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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 31, 2025

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.68/cwt ≈ $1,840/hd at 577 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.56/cwt ≈ $1,549/hd at 463 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $380.10/cwt ≈ $1,767/hd at 465 lb · 39 head
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,101 —
300–316 314 8 420.00–440.00 $437.61 $1,374 —
435 435 3 402.50 $402.50 $1,751 —
458 458 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,832 —
522–529 526 18 371.00–377.00 $373.98 $1,967 —
578–589 584 18 351.00–362.00 $356.60 $2,083 —
620 value added 620 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,139 —
605–644 639 24 320.00–329.75 $328.60 $2,100 —
663–670 668 10 322.00–328.00 $323.79 $2,163 —
700 700 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
735 value added 735 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,359 —
750–759 753 17 275.00–286.00 $283.77 $2,137 —
833 value added 833 5 269.50 $269.50 $2,245 —
845 845 2 253.00–255.00 $254.00 $2,146 —
913 913 2 239.00 $239.00 $2,182 —
1000 1000 5 230.50 $230.50 $2,305 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 420.00–430.00 $426.67 $1,451 —
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 -12.27
417–423 420 4 410.00–429.00 $419.43 $1,762 +23.57
435 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 +8.00
475–483 479 4 372.50–375.00 $373.74 $1,790 -1.67
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 +6.04
510–520 515 2 353.00–360.00 $356.47 $1,836 +2.51
555 555 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,854 -17.04
575 575 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,926 -16.04
605 605 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,739 -37.65
601–635 614 8 310.00–329.00 $325.05 $1,996 -0.10
650 650 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 +24.13
700–705 703 2 321.00–325.00 $322.99 $2,271 +40.48
710 value added 710 3 296.00 $296.00 $2,102 -7.51
765 765 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,188 +8.50
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 +30.00
840 value added 840 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,243 —
868 868 2 243.00 $243.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 thin fleshed 245 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,090 —
280 280 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,211 +37.50
340 340 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,459 +69.00
400 400 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,560 +32.97
475–480 476 4 373.00–386.00 $376.28 $1,791 +70.17
520–545 541 9 315.00–367.00 $343.39 $1,858 +15.74
595 595 1 336.00 $336.00 $1,999 +29.39
647 647 2 325.50 $325.50 $2,106 —
710 710 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 —
500–538 523 4 333.00–357.50 $343.10 $1,794 —
550–593 583 6 300.00–330.00 $321.94 $1,877 —
627 627 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,975 —
710–715 713 4 222.50–231.00 $226.76 $1,617 —
775 775 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 435.00 $435.00 $979 —
300 300 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 —
363 363 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,452 —
374 374 14 377.50 $377.50 $1,412 —
436 value added 436 5 357.00 $357.00 $1,557 —
439–445 441 7 335.00–342.50 $340.34 $1,501 —
453–467 463 51 330.00–347.00 $334.56 $1,549 —
529 value added 529 18 338.00 $338.00 $1,788 —
530 530 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,736 —
550 value added 550 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 —
573–585 583 43 311.00–327.00 $315.27 $1,838 —
600 value added 600 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,830 —
663–667 666 16 260.00–265.00 $260.93 $1,738 —
700 700 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 —
705 value added 705 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 —
760 760 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
870 870 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,109 +36.84
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 +12.46
365–380 373 2 325.00–340.00 $332.65 $1,241 -43.32
360–390 381 9 367.50–390.00 $379.52 $1,446 +3.55
420 420 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,460 -15.34
425–440 433 3 350.00–352.50 $351.65 $1,523 -11.19
465–498 478 22 335.00–357.50 $339.56 $1,623 -2.05
484 thin fleshed 484 6 351.00 $351.00 $1,699 —
485 485 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,613 -9.11
490–495 492 3 290.00–317.00 $307.94 $1,515 -33.67
525 525 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 -4.98
500–548 534 11 310.00–352.50 $326.46 $1,743 +16.48
550–595 567 6 297.50–323.00 $307.20 $1,742 +5.11
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 -5.82
605–610 608 7 270.00–321.50 $300.13 $1,825 +14.31
663 value added 663 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,823 —
650–695 668 3 233.00–270.00 $257.50 $1,720 -21.35
700 700 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 -17.50
765 765 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,828 -31.00
865 865 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,085 -5.03
885 885 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,044 -15.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 4 367.50–380.00 $375.36 $1,186 —
447–448 448 13 322.50 $322.50 $1,445 —
555–589 582 15 250.00–298.00 $282.72 $1,645 —
670 670 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 —
732 732 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,720 —
780 780 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 —
830 830 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 315.00 $315.00 $882 —
310 310 1 294.00 $294.00 $911 -46.00
315 315 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,002 -22.00
375–385 380 2 312.50–352.00 $331.99 $1,262 -4.88
405–445 427 10 329.00–351.00 $340.74 $1,455 +40.78
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 -6.92
500–545 524 5 297.00–324.00 $311.96 $1,635 +21.96
555–590 574 6 270.00–324.00 $305.66 $1,754 +40.51
610–645 628 2 275.00–305.00 $289.58 $1,819 +17.10
650–665 658 3 270.00–300.00 $283.55 $1,866 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 302.00–322.00 $312.20 $1,180 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 13 412.50 $412.50 $1,493 —
428 428 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,626 —
455–484 465 39 377.50–385.00 $380.10 $1,767 —
527 527 30 367.50 $367.50 $1,937 —
587 587 27 339.00 $339.00 $1,990 —
645 645 23 300.50 $300.50 $1,938 —
755 755 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,211 ±0.00
360–390 375 2 395.00–425.00 $409.40 $1,535 +27.15
420 thin fleshed 420 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
400–445 422 7 375.00–410.00 $390.91 $1,650 +18.29
455–495 466 15 340.00–390.00 $370.12 $1,725 -4.52
500–530 512 14 337.00–357.50 $351.27 $1,799 +7.58
550–580 560 14 305.00–350.00 $335.05 $1,876 +35.05
600–645 630 17 280.00–331.00 $308.43 $1,943 -8.73
653–695 672 7 262.50–291.00 $276.53 $1,858 -21.83
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 ±0.00
800–810 805 2 250.00–265.00 $257.55 $2,073 —
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 380.00–395.00 $384.78 $1,431 —
458–488 468 6 341.00–350.00 $344.13 $1,611 —
515–542 522 13 312.00–325.00 $320.55 $1,673 —
577–594 585 21 265.00–317.50 $295.24 $1,727 —
615 615 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 —
656–680 667 9 248.00–275.00 $260.24 $1,736 —
707–734 722 11 245.00–255.00 $250.55 $1,809 —
790 790 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,936 —
815 815 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,813 —
903 903 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 —
350–390 381 5 365.00–399.00 $391.42 $1,491 +41.19
405–435 422 3 301.00–362.50 $335.93 $1,418 +23.55
470–480 478 4 326.00–347.00 $337.20 $1,612 -6.05
500–535 515 5 305.00–333.00 $321.38 $1,655 +26.38
561 561 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,790 +15.30
655 655 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,729 +17.00
700–745 717 3 230.00–290.00 $260.74 $1,870 —
900 900 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,944 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,249 —
567 567 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,573 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,444 +24.00
545 545 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,161 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1540 1187 80-85% 21 134.00–153.00 $144.74 $1,718 -9.70
930–1490 1191 80-85% 49 138.00–171.00 $159.84 $1,904 +5.40
1120–1640 1323 80-85% 16 159.00–186.00 $175.10 $2,317 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1255 1002 85-90% 25 105.00–141.00 $118.74 $1,190 —
985–1125 1056 85-90% 4 149.00–157.00 $152.17 $1,607 —
890–1480 1077 85-90% 33 126.00–145.00 $135.92 $1,464 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1510 1311 75-80% 4 142.00–150.00 $148.17 $1,943 -9.36
1325–1420 1373 75-80% 2 174.00–184.00 $179.17 $2,460 —
1180–1810 1465 75-80% 19 142.00–170.50 $157.27 $2,304 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–2310 1575 9 150.00–175.00 $166.79 $2,627 —
1450–2020 1739 10 198.00–215.00 $206.12 $3,584 —
1210–2330 1749 18 174.00–195.00 $184.46 $3,226 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,625.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1130–1135 1131 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,339.79
1027–1350 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,675.00–3,325.00 $3,044.16
1258 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1028–1385 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,525.00–2,925.00 $2,744.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1000–1300 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,700.00 $2,490.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1200–1300 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,600.00–2,800.00 $2,750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1120–1123 1122 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,700.00 $1,687.52
1103–1420 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,050.00–2,100.00 $2,068.48
1185–1370 1231 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,050.00–2,350.00 $2,266.55

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Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1200 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,375.00–2,600.00 $2,481.32 —
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,175.00 $3,175.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.