Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.51/cwt +29.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,685/hd at 664 lb · 255 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.47/cwt +12.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 745 lb · 206 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $387.59/cwt -15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,265/hd at 584 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,597	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	455.00–460.00	$457.48	$1,318	-142.77
390	390	2	440.00–455.00	$447.50	$1,745	-11.36
400 value added	400	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,940	—
415–445	430	4	410.00–420.00	$412.56	$1,774	-30.35
450–495	468	12	397.00–442.50	$414.09	$1,938	-11.26
505–545	533	21	375.00–400.00	$391.48	$2,087	-0.52
550–592	571	29	361.00–390.00	$381.77	$2,180	-19.52
564–597 value added	594	41	379.00–393.00	$391.70	$2,327	-26.02
605–645	628	15	345.00–367.50	$354.91	$2,229	-22.87
628 value added	628	5	381.00	$381.00	$2,393	-38.45
658–669 value added	662	229	408.00–411.00	$409.93	$2,714	+18.80
655–693	679	26	340.00–365.00	$356.73	$2,422	-12.21
700–725	711	4	320.00–340.00	$328.76	$2,337	-17.52
735	735	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,278	-36.28
746 value added	746	201	388.00	$388.00	$2,894	+7.40
759–787 value added	776	26	346.00–357.50	$350.32	$2,718	-4.68
777–785	780	3	330.00–340.00	$333.36	$2,600	-4.24
825	825	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,475	-32.86
831 value added	831	64	367.50	$367.50	$3,054	+6.25
865 value added	865	60	356.75	$356.75	$3,086	—
880	880	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,728	-22.48
1010	1010	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,929	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	408.00	$408.00	$1,571	-13.76
440–445	443	2	345.00–380.00	$362.60	$1,606	-34.81
455–495	469	9	335.00–390.00	$368.99	$1,731	-11.15
540	540	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,944	-16.98
555–585	569	8	320.00–365.00	$336.36	$1,914	-30.47
600–645	620	3	310.00–340.00	$330.08	$2,046	-23.06
670–690	682	5	310.00–335.00	$322.46	$2,199	-14.46
750	750	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,212	—
910	910	1	294.00	$294.00	$2,675	+34.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,457	—
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	264	4	400.00–415.00	$407.20	$1,075	-146.56
300–345	316	6	400.00–424.00	$412.90	$1,305	-26.46
350–390	371	11	377.00–430.00	$400.15	$1,485	-26.52
386 value added	386	5	445.00	$445.00	$1,718	—
400–445	421	16	355.00–435.00	$402.45	$1,694	-0.90
435 value added	435	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,936	+33.30
470	470	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,598	-36.58
450–495	476	39	350.00–420.00	$377.18	$1,795	+0.60
492–495 value added	492	7	370.00–440.00	$380.05	$1,870	-29.26
500–505 value added	503	2	392.50–405.00	$398.72	$2,006	+18.72
500–545	521	39	340.00–390.00	$362.83	$1,890	+1.60
550–593	567	34	337.00–375.00	$345.25	$1,958	-5.91
550–595	570	7	310.00–335.00	$328.76	$1,874	-22.40
620	620	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,015	-11.79
624 value added	624	35	356.00	$356.00	$2,221	+4.89
600–645	632	24	320.00–355.00	$336.03	$2,124	-0.76
668 value added	668	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,271	-19.71
655–695	677	8	278.00–330.00	$314.68	$2,130	-38.32
700–715	708	2	310.00–330.00	$319.89	$2,265	-2.32
765	765	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,372	+2.46
782 value added	782	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,346	-23.50
810	810	1	251.00	$251.00	$2,033	-38.31
1040	1040	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	435.00	$435.00	$957	+8.69
290–295	293	2	385.00–395.00	$390.04	$1,143	-45.14
295 thin fleshed	295	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,224	—
335–340	338	2	385.00–395.00	$389.96	$1,318	-9.92
360–388	370	15	360.00–390.00	$374.51	$1,386	+11.24
380–385 thin fleshed	383	2	400.00–405.00	$402.52	$1,542	—
405–445	430	16	330.00–390.00	$366.04	$1,574	-5.99
450–495	467	10	335.00–385.00	$357.14	$1,668	+10.56
510–545	527	9	327.50–355.00	$340.74	$1,796	+1.85
550–590	568	15	234.00–340.00	$320.36	$1,820	-8.86
614–623 value added	619	17	300.00–325.00	$314.79	$1,949	—
635–645	640	4	285.00–320.00	$307.31	$1,967	-3.09
650–685	668	2	250.00–290.00	$269.48	$1,800	-41.84
705–725	715	4	250.00–275.00	$263.72	$1,886	-26.43
755–795	779	7	250.00–282.00	$269.54	$2,100	-17.96
810	810	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,106	—
900	900	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	-4.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	367	3	315.00–350.00	$338.07	$1,241	—
425	425	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,402	—
455–490	473	2	300.00–335.00	$318.15	$1,505	—
590	590	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,711	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
445	445	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,424	—
495	495	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,757	—
500–520	510	2	312.00–350.00	$330.63	$1,686	—
560–580	570	2	265.00–300.00	$282.81	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,549	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,189	-42.33
270	270	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,485	-40.00
300–340	319	8	445.00–480.00	$461.63	$1,473	-1.96
335 thin fleshed	335	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,642	—
350–391	373	12	417.00–465.00	$442.26	$1,650	-7.38
400–445	418	14	392.00–430.00	$416.67	$1,742	-4.22
462 thin fleshed	462	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,871	—
450–496	476	31	365.00–412.00	$381.68	$1,817	-18.33
500–540	522	23	350.00–380.00	$362.73	$1,893	-32.29
555–590	565	19	335.00–370.00	$354.38	$2,002	-18.64
600–645	616	14	317.00–355.00	$335.70	$2,068	-12.28
650–695	662	13	300.00–326.00	$314.98	$2,085	-24.14
690–695	693	2	285.00–290.00	$287.51	$1,992	-51.61
700–742	718	7	270.00–315.00	$281.53	$2,021	-39.24
850	850	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,210	-50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	3	425.00–460.00	$440.69	$1,221	-71.92
300 thin fleshed	300	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,365	—
310–345	328	2	400.00–425.00	$411.83	$1,351	+11.83
375 thin fleshed	375	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,519	—
365–398	384	6	390.00–412.00	$403.26	$1,549	-19.08
405–448	432	20	362.00–402.00	$383.40	$1,656	-0.89
436 thin fleshed	436	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,788	—
464–495	477	12	340.00–384.00	$354.10	$1,689	-16.17
500–545	525	8	330.00–340.00	$335.22	$1,760	-30.87
550–595	575	19	305.00–337.50	$318.93	$1,834	-27.18
605–635	620	11	287.00–325.00	$311.47	$1,931	-17.21
650–695	676	4	285.00–310.00	$296.57	$2,005	-20.43
740–745	743	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,080	—
760	760	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,090	—
865	865	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,076	—
915	915	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
435	435	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,544	—
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	—
590	590	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	3	352.00–362.00	$358.01	$1,736	+38.01
550	550	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,870	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1390	1095	80-85%	16	144.00–158.00	$151.97	$1,664	—
1010–1405	1191	80-85%	7	166.00–174.00	$169.71	$2,021	-7.51
925–1520	1198	80-85%	34	156.00–172.00	$162.88	$1,951	-14.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1445	1251	75-80%	8	150.00–161.00	$157.90	$1,975	—
1160–1745	1397	75-80%	19	165.00–180.00	$173.86	$2,429	-5.50
1150–1715	1414	75-80%	18	156.00–171.00	$165.22	$2,336	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1130	999	85-90%	7	121.00–138.00	$131.35	$1,312	—
730–1190	1035	85-90%	13	140.00–157.00	$144.57	$1,496	—
805–1260	1076	85-90%	10	150.00–159.00	$155.31	$1,671	+21.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1460	1308	4	169.00–185.00	$178.52	$2,335	—
1345	1345	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,381	—
1415	1415	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,052	—
1125–1860	1663	14	185.00–205.00	$194.79	$3,239	—
1850–2330	2122	3	210.00–213.00	$210.87	$4,475	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1100–1245	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,875.00–2,825.00	$2,422.61
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1170–1340	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,975.00–2,450.00	$2,170.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1175	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,700.00	$1,522.22
1025–1045	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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
1350–1365	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,950.00–4,000.00	$3,975.14	-24.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1245	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,908.78	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	225.00	$225.00	$788	—
405	405	1	225.00	$225.00	$911	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,279	—

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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.