Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

1,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $339.70/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 618 lb · 121 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.39/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 562 lb · 81 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $332.57/cwt +18.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 718 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,440	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	475.00–485.00	$479.73	$1,094	-35.27
275–298	292	6	420.00–475.00	$430.96	$1,258	-9.85
305–340	327	3	390.00–420.00	$404.54	$1,323	-30.69
385	385	8	367.00	$367.00	$1,413	-54.95
400–440	430	9	385.00–400.00	$395.21	$1,699	+2.17
450	450	1	362.00	$362.00	$1,629	-19.71
453 value added	453	43	410.00	$410.00	$1,857	+17.50
450–499	479	13	370.00–402.00	$386.92	$1,853	+5.21
500–546	528	15	340.00–365.00	$356.81	$1,884	-12.99
559–591	581	29	350.00–367.00	$357.56	$2,077	+3.82
600–642 value added	607	77	337.50–346.00	$345.05	$2,094	+11.54
602–645	636	44	325.00–342.50	$330.35	$2,101	-13.87
650–690	686	16	315.00–335.00	$324.29	$2,225	-8.17
700–710	703	5	275.00–300.00	$294.95	$2,073	-18.81
710–719 value added	719	73	310.00–335.50	$335.15	$2,410	—
820 value added	820	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,214	—
854–879 value added	869	10	275.00–277.00	$276.21	$2,400	—
985	985	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,561	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	8	490.00	$490.00	$1,205	+90.00
258–291	279	8	450.00–485.00	$462.15	$1,289	+62.15
305–315	315	20	452.50–465.00	$453.11	$1,427	+33.73
370–380	375	2	435.00–437.50	$436.27	$1,636	+17.11
405–435	425	3	380.00–410.00	$389.53	$1,656	-35.53
470–487	479	7	345.00–375.00	$362.03	$1,734	-13.61
512–535	526	13	350.00–377.50	$370.21	$1,947	+13.58
580–596	593	11	330.00–340.00	$338.22	$2,006	-2.76
614–644	628	16	322.00–339.00	$331.28	$2,080	+8.76
666–691 value added	682	27	329.00–333.50	$331.87	$2,263	-24.41
685–693	687	8	296.00–319.00	$313.20	$2,152	-24.36
745 value added	745	9	319.00	$319.00	$2,377	—
755–764	761	8	284.00–291.00	$286.61	$2,181	—
763 value added	763	12	310.00	$310.00	$2,365	—
802	802	8	281.00	$281.00	$2,254	+11.00
838 value added	838	27	289.00	$289.00	$2,422	+23.00
850–863	860	4	269.00–282.00	$272.21	$2,341	—
935	935	1	259.00	$259.00	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,363	+3.99
378	378	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,436	+30.00
427	427	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,494	+20.00
470	470	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,516	+7.40
510–525	518	2	305.00–327.50	$316.41	$1,639	-11.34
580–590	583	3	280.00–302.50	$294.91	$1,719	-38.38
655–690	687	10	277.00–292.50	$291.02	$1,999	—
755	755	2	271.00	$271.00	$2,046	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	445.00	$445.00	$890	—
260–290	278	3	355.00–450.00	$411.89	$1,145	-12.60
315–335	325	2	350.00–360.00	$355.15	$1,154	-14.23
385	385	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,348	—
410–420	415	2	330.00–345.00	$337.59	$1,401	—
450–490	476	8	315.00–355.00	$338.70	$1,612	+4.98
545	545	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,798	-13.26
570–595	580	3	330.00–337.00	$334.02	$1,937	+4.64
625	625	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,750	—
775	775	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,131	+10.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	290.00–315.00	$302.50	$1,044	—
535	535	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,525	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,365	-35.00
505	505	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,540	-30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	227	3	420.00–480.00	$438.09	$994	-6.91
255–295	274	6	355.00–425.00	$405.08	$1,110	-3.00
305–340	331	4	385.00–390.00	$388.85	$1,287	+1.62
365–395	388	5	350.00–380.00	$364.20	$1,413	-20.85
419–432 value added	422	13	377.00–385.00	$382.13	$1,613	-8.69
400–449	435	20	340.00–365.00	$348.71	$1,517	-15.95
435	435	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,414	-39.66
450–485	460	16	307.50–355.00	$336.42	$1,548	-14.41
457–466 value added	465	35	357.00–360.00	$357.17	$1,661	-25.62
500 value added	500	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,625	-30.00
500–540	522	21	310.00–325.00	$321.24	$1,677	-1.58
552–566 value added	561	50	325.00–326.50	$325.97	$1,829	-4.03
555–565	563	4	280.00–292.50	$283.08	$1,594	-19.51
558–568	563	27	310.00–315.00	$312.57	$1,760	+9.98
620	620	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,767	+10.16
631 value added	631	17	294.00	$294.00	$1,855	-23.50
665	665	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,696	+5.00
650–690	675	3	270.00–290.00	$278.37	$1,879	-4.25
706–722	716	8	260.00–270.00	$266.30	$1,907	+12.47
808	808	8	250.00	$250.00	$2,020	+9.17
841 value added	841	60	264.50	$264.50	$2,224	—
890	890	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,047	-9.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,033	+25.00
328–343	336	15	390.00–405.00	$396.83	$1,333	+19.62
381	381	12	371.00	$371.00	$1,414	-31.55
415–437	435	16	339.00–360.00	$347.69	$1,512	-12.46
450–498	468	18	324.00–336.00	$329.73	$1,543	-5.27
506–530 value added	520	30	330.00–342.00	$335.06	$1,742	—
530–545	540	10	308.00–310.00	$309.40	$1,671	-5.60
570–595	587	24	304.00–306.00	$304.62	$1,788	-25.47
598 value added	598	20	310.00	$310.00	$1,854	—
606–630 value added	624	25	300.00–307.00	$301.63	$1,882	—
628–649	644	13	276.00–287.00	$282.12	$1,817	+17.12
705–708	707	3	250.00–252.00	$250.66	$1,772	-14.34
795	795	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,848	-27.50
855	855	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	345.00–370.00	$357.39	$1,011	+6.41
315–330	320	3	325.00–340.00	$333.86	$1,068	-16.14
365–395	383	4	335.00–345.00	$339.90	$1,302	-8.97
400–425	418	8	317.00–335.00	$321.82	$1,345	-17.74
450–495	470	3	285.00–317.50	$299.71	$1,409	-25.16
530–535	533	2	282.00–305.00	$293.45	$1,564	-6.55
555–590	573	6	270.00–300.00	$285.83	$1,638	-1.47
600–610	607	3	240.00–250.00	$243.35	$1,477	-29.79

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	355.00	$355.00	$923	-38.22
328–333	329	8	310.00–370.00	$354.83	$1,167	+9.47
365–390	381	5	265.00–335.00	$320.56	$1,221	-20.18
445	445	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	+26.11
475–485	480	2	310.00–315.00	$312.47	$1,500	+4.92
538	538	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,237	-89.12
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	-34.78
735	735	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	265.00	$265.00	$795	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,446	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	15	409.00	$409.00	$1,583	+9.55
430	430	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	-25.95
503–521	519	21	335.00–353.00	$351.34	$1,823	-2.84
579	579	7	323.00	$323.00	$1,870	-27.71
646	646	7	320.00	$320.00	$2,067	+15.00
720–740	728	8	235.00–279.00	$262.22	$1,909	-12.12
770–790	780	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,086	-7.50
820	820	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,112	—
1050	1050	1	207.50	$207.50	$2,179	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,102	—
260	260	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,196	—
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	-46.32
350–395	369	5	380.00–435.00	$401.33	$1,481	+3.58
406–445	419	10	350.00–390.00	$377.62	$1,582	-12.42
455–490	472	8	355.00–395.00	$371.60	$1,754	+2.20
510–545	518	8	322.50–342.00	$336.10	$1,741	+1.62
555	555	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,790	+17.49
550–585	568	5	300.00–335.00	$323.79	$1,839	-1.19
610–635	627	3	282.00–325.00	$295.95	$1,856	+2.76
652	652	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,891	-2.56
718	718	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,788	-37.71
755	755	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,001	-11.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	335.00–355.00	$345.15	$1,122	-4.85
355–375	365	2	335.00–365.00	$350.41	$1,279	—
430–445	438	2	290.00–332.50	$311.61	$1,365	-43.39
475–490	483	2	320.00–345.00	$332.31	$1,605	-25.92
520	520	2	295.00–305.00	$300.00	$1,560	-21.33
590	590	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	+8.14
600	600	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,662	-18.00
675–690	683	2	225.00–275.00	$250.27	$1,709	—
880	880	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	373	3	340.00–375.00	$352.19	$1,314	+1.46
470	470	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,504	-18.54
530	530	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,484	-51.86
560	560	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,736	-12.72
630	630	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	-3.59
765	765	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,740	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,296	-71.76
545	545	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,417	-75.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1885	1885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1385	1156	80-85%	8	130.00–153.00	$141.68	$1,638	—
850–1460	1211	80-85%	28	140.00–174.00	$155.35	$1,881	—
1100–1430	1233	80-85%	12	155.00–180.00	$167.97	$2,071	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1500	1356	75-80%	6	155.00–180.00	$161.96	$2,196	—
1125–1620	1396	75-80%	10	135.00–154.00	$145.41	$2,030	-19.30
1075–1800	1436	75-80%	17	148.00–175.00	$160.32	$2,302	+4.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1115	972	85-90%	10	110.00–127.00	$116.61	$1,133	—
910–1095	1029	85-90%	6	134.00–152.00	$141.21	$1,453	—
865–1245	1091	85-90%	10	123.00–159.00	$135.87	$1,482	+10.72
1020–1405	1213	85-90%	2	103.00–105.00	$103.84	$1,260	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1855	1438	2	150.00–165.00	$159.68	$2,296	—
1010–1950	1667	11	179.00–209.00	$191.67	$3,195	—
1690–2250	1911	6	182.00–231.00	$206.76	$3,951	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,100	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1155–1585	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,150.00–3,250.00	$3,180.72	-269.28
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	+200.00
1545	1545	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,939	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	—
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	—
660	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.