Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

1,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.72/cwt +34.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,658/hd at 789 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.64/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 468 lb · 59 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.29/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $3,060/hd at 891 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,237	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	440.00	$440.00	$990	-160.00
265–295	284	5	410.00–455.00	$429.73	$1,220	-93.11
305–345	326	5	430.00–462.50	$446.45	$1,455	-13.26
350–385	359	12	440.00–485.00	$471.96	$1,694	+43.23
385	385	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,694	+11.27
416 value added	416	3	495.00	$495.00	$2,059	—
400–440	427	20	385.00–445.00	$424.25	$1,812	+9.05
455–485	473	14	385.00–437.50	$409.62	$1,938	+14.72
500–540	523	37	360.00–410.00	$385.40	$2,016	-15.68
510–545	528	2	350.00–355.00	$352.42	$1,861	-48.66
545 value added	545	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,207	—
555–563 value added	560	7	387.50–390.00	$388.94	$2,178	+0.94
555–590	582	26	340.00–387.50	$370.17	$2,154	-3.62
600–635	621	11	342.50–370.00	$360.42	$2,238	-0.34
622–632 value added	628	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,355	-15.00
650–685	664	33	325.00–360.00	$346.60	$2,301	-10.44
700–726	709	21	320.00–340.00	$333.60	$2,365	-12.60
772	772	2	317.00	$317.00	$2,447	-19.79
792–798 value added	794	9	330.00–335.00	$331.68	$2,634	-31.76
855	855	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,715	-0.42
892 value added	892	56	343.75	$343.75	$3,066	+4.25
905 value added	905	56	344.50	$344.50	$3,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	—
300–345	326	5	350.00–420.00	$390.41	$1,273	-34.49
375–387	381	4	440.00–460.00	$450.16	$1,715	—
420–437	431	3	340.00–412.50	$388.97	$1,676	+11.72
472–490	475	7	305.00–400.00	$368.93	$1,752	-3.98
520–540	524	5	355.00–370.00	$360.99	$1,892	+6.07
585	585	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,135	+20.44
640	640	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,952	-45.00
825	825	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,434	-20.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,935	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	435.00–440.00	$437.39	$984	+57.39
250–295	269	11	410.00–450.00	$428.96	$1,154	+28.96
310–345	323	7	385.00–425.00	$415.14	$1,341	+3.80
360	360	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,404	-16.21
350–395	374	14	372.50–445.00	$408.43	$1,528	+2.22
400–447	424	54	360.00–422.50	$392.89	$1,666	+20.95
435	435	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,588	-6.94
465 thin fleshed	465	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,930	—
450–495	466	54	345.00–390.00	$370.49	$1,726	+11.09
480–495	491	4	340.00–355.00	$346.85	$1,703	-12.55
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	-83.88
500–547	520	50	330.00–360.00	$347.70	$1,808	-6.18
550–573 value added	571	12	350.00–351.00	$350.92	$2,004	+0.92
550–595	574	30	320.00–355.00	$341.48	$1,960	-4.65
550–592	575	4	285.00–312.50	$302.85	$1,741	-43.28
615 value added	615	3	347.50	$347.50	$2,137	+2.50
600–648	621	28	312.50–342.50	$325.19	$2,019	-4.81
635–645	642	3	300.00–302.50	$301.68	$1,937	-28.32
650–695	666	13	290.00–325.00	$317.90	$2,117	+6.52
720–745	730	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,263	+2.50
760–785	773	3	275.00–290.00	$284.99	$2,203	-2.01
790 value added	790	68	339.00	$339.00	$2,678	+35.00
805–845	818	3	265.00–280.00	$272.38	$2,228	-7.84
831 value added	831	9	290.00	$290.00	$2,410	—
850–895	873	2	201.00–221.00	$211.26	$1,844	—
1012	1012	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,479	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	375.00	$375.00	$844	—
260	260	1	380.00	$380.00	$988	+10.14
305–335	318	3	300.00–315.00	$310.21	$986	-44.23
350–392	371	5	325.00–397.50	$363.46	$1,348	-19.05
400–435	419	10	325.00–370.00	$351.99	$1,475	-3.36
450–495	471	9	320.00–360.00	$341.74	$1,610	-9.78
500–545	521	8	300.00–337.50	$319.07	$1,662	-3.21
570	570	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,852	+3.76
605–625	615	3	184.00–312.50	$252.58	$1,553	-63.27
650–670	660	3	197.50–302.50	$239.27	$1,579	-53.23
710–725	715	3	265.00–275.00	$268.38	$1,919	+16.38

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	—
465	465	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,442	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310 thin fleshed	308	2	530.00–535.00	$532.48	$1,640	—
320–345	333	3	435.00–470.00	$457.08	$1,522	+22.08
350–360 thin fleshed	355	2	485.00–505.00	$494.86	$1,757	—
355 fancy	355	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,633	—
352–397	376	22	395.00–465.00	$429.95	$1,617	-0.78
415	415	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,639	-9.59
400–445	423	28	385.00–445.00	$405.52	$1,715	+0.93
425 thin fleshed	425	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,955	—
450–495	472	29	360.00–425.00	$382.20	$1,804	-2.66
500–525	510	3	325.00–340.00	$333.38	$1,700	-41.64
505–540	522	35	330.00–386.00	$360.45	$1,882	-14.57
550–595	568	30	325.00–365.00	$348.14	$1,977	-5.64
565–595	585	5	325.00–327.50	$326.53	$1,910	-27.25
600–636	618	13	310.00–360.00	$331.09	$2,046	+8.32
626–640	629	5	297.00–300.00	$299.39	$1,883	-23.38
650–690	664	21	300.00–346.00	$317.56	$2,109	-6.58
700–730	706	12	285.00–315.00	$299.60	$2,115	-10.98
755–777	762	6	275.00–280.00	$277.52	$2,115	-13.38
800–845	819	4	260.00–275.00	$270.52	$2,216	-4.48
855–860	858	2	225.00–242.50	$233.78	$2,006	-31.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	375	9	330.00–405.00	$366.37	$1,374	-1.52
400–445	416	11	302.50–375.00	$339.01	$1,410	-38.33
460	460	3	315.00–362.50	$340.83	$1,568	-25.74
500–545	524	8	285.00–347.50	$316.08	$1,656	-34.40
555–585	569	6	300.00–327.50	$313.12	$1,782	-5.79
610–640	623	3	275.00–302.50	$287.39	$1,790	-42.11
650–675	663	2	275.00–280.00	$277.45	$1,839	-6.45
700–710	705	2	257.50–275.00	$266.31	$1,877	-3.69
910	910	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,570	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1410	1186	80-85%	24	143.00–179.00	$162.35	$1,925	+14.24
950–1345	1222	80-85%	10	165.00–190.00	$179.56	$2,194	+6.92
1085–1625	1261	80-85%	9	128.00–158.00	$146.07	$1,842	-13.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1450	1355	75-80%	3	145.00–159.50	$151.53	$2,053	—
1315–1655	1468	75-80%	9	170.00–190.00	$176.43	$2,590	+10.30
1250–1795	1508	75-80%	27	156.00–180.50	$168.36	$2,539	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,050	—
905–1250	1068	85-90%	5	115.00–145.00	$128.74	$1,375	+16.41
1060–1170	1115	85-90%	2	150.00–157.00	$153.67	$1,713	—
940–1270	1121	85-90%	11	137.00–163.00	$151.74	$1,701	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2300	1679	18	182.00–208.00	$197.03	$3,308	—
1855	1855	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,246	—
1825–2050	1903	3	195.00–220.00	$210.08	$3,998	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1070	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,750.00–3,075.00	$2,857.36
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1055–1415	1288	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,000.00–3,650.00	$3,376.44
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1335–1710	1476	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,618.29
1550	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,635.00	$2,635.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1105–1290	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00–3,400.00	$2,869.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–970	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,734.36
965	965	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595–765	683	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–2,550.00	$2,139.94	—
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–910	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–2,950.00	$2,869.71	—
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062	1062	6	193.00	$193.00	$2,050	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–4,100.00	$3,858.33	—

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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.