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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 6, 2025

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt -23.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 456 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.28/cwt -16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 469 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.09/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 568 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 924 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,338 -38.55
365 365 14 442.50 $442.50 $1,615 +0.56
457 457 17 435.00 $435.00 $1,988 +20.62
515–520 value added 516 13 385.00–387.50 $385.39 $1,989 —
560–580 570 2 350.00–352.50 $351.27 $2,002 -8.09
588 value added 588 16 377.50 $377.50 $2,220 -4.83
640 640 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,163 -9.01
650 value added 650 3 344.00 $344.00 $2,236 -3.22
650–693 656 16 325.00–335.50 $332.16 $2,179 —
725 725 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,320 +0.41
725 value added 725 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 —
770–780 775 2 320.00–326.00 $322.98 $2,503 +12.98
794 value added 794 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,652 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,340 —
318 318 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,479 +65.84
355 355 2 409.00 $409.00 $1,452 -17.32
430 430 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,795 +2.33
482–497 491 9 403.00–424.00 $415.72 $2,041 +35.72
510–513 value added 513 6 400.00–417.00 $414.18 $2,125 —
510–540 524 7 340.00–381.00 $364.05 $1,908 -22.16
550–590 558 9 327.50–375.00 $362.79 $2,024 +12.79
605–615 608 3 325.00–360.00 $348.21 $2,117 +5.44
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 -42.77
653 653 3 336.00 $336.00 $2,194 +20.51
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 -35.49
700–701 701 4 313.00–323.50 $320.88 $2,249 +7.48
758 758 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,933 -35.00
780 780 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,301 +5.00
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 +30.00
800 800 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 -40.00
950 950 1 276.00 $276.00 $2,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–293 284 3 327.50–415.00 $354.75 $1,007 +19.66
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 +15.54
390 390 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 +46.14
405 405 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,122 -70.29
500 500 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 -7.91
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 -30.00
620 620 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,798 -32.60
675 675 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,072 -0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 +34.47
508–515 512 4 325.00–350.00 $337.59 $1,728 -6.13
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 -50.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 —
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,205 -29.36
389 389 11 377.50 $377.50 $1,468 -27.70
456 456 42 340.00 $340.00 $1,550 +0.01
530–533 value added 533 23 351.00–353.00 $352.83 $1,881 -4.02
540 540 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 +27.53
585 585 25 331.00 $331.00 $1,936 +13.53
635–647 646 22 300.00 $300.00 $1,938 +2.60
675–693 value added 680 14 304.00–307.50 $305.02 $2,074 -2.98
735–743 value added 738 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,177 -9.72
933 933 2 251.00 $251.00 $2,342 +21.00
953 953 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,335 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 369.00–395.00 $377.67 $1,057 -22.33
324–345 329 8 355.00–370.00 $368.03 $1,211 +1.60
355–397 384 10 350.00–385.00 $365.37 $1,403 -15.36
405–445 428 9 340.00–362.50 $350.85 $1,502 +0.08
445 445 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 -30.77
447 value added 447 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,654 -13.08
460 460 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,449 -31.75
458–497 469 26 320.00–354.00 $336.06 $1,576 -10.69
500–545 523 18 307.50–336.00 $322.16 $1,685 -9.00
527 value added 527 4 354.00 $354.00 $1,866 +6.50
545 545 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,608 +10.00
550–595 565 20 300.00–330.00 $322.86 $1,824 -4.08
581 value added 581 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,970 +11.50
600 thin fleshed 600 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,986 —
600–615 610 6 280.00–325.00 $309.54 $1,888 +9.54
605–630 618 2 265.00–270.00 $267.45 $1,653 -31.37
670 670 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 -11.84
670–690 681 6 272.50–306.00 $293.68 $2,000 +11.84
682 value added 682 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,148 +6.80
707–730 715 3 281.00–296.00 $290.89 $2,080 +14.59
1010 1010 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,015 +53.22
385–393 387 7 320.00–330.00 $327.10 $1,266 +19.86
400–425 413 2 270.00–325.00 $296.67 $1,225 -19.78
450–468 461 5 300.00–320.00 $315.12 $1,453 +15.12
516 516 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,625 +72.85
554–590 561 14 285.00–308.00 $304.54 $1,708 +24.54
691 691 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,935 +35.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 310.00 $310.00 $837 -50.00
315–345 332 3 290.00–345.00 $315.45 $1,047 -9.33
365–370 368 2 204.00–318.00 $260.61 $959 -61.02
410 410 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 +6.45
460 460 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 +1.75
500–510 505 2 250.00–301.00 $275.75 $1,393 -23.34
605 605 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,712 +12.92
950–965 958 2 185.00–189.00 $186.98 $1,791 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 -50.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,449 +55.00
350–390 373 5 432.50–457.50 $444.60 $1,658 +17.27
375 thin fleshed 375 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,781 —
382 382 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,509 -32.33
400–445 417 10 409.00–437.50 $418.14 $1,744 +14.50
465–480 469 6 345.00–371.00 $362.49 $1,700 -32.85
487 fancy 487 12 412.00 $412.00 $2,006 —
500–535 511 13 320.00–375.00 $361.15 $1,845 -4.90
560–583 574 16 297.50–341.00 $334.40 $1,919 -10.60
615–645 628 4 282.50–302.50 $288.84 $1,814 -27.66
660–680 670 2 270.00–310.00 $289.70 $1,941 -15.98
717 thin fleshed 717 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,438 —
738 738 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,177 -2.17
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —
800 800 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,032 -16.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 16 417.50 $417.50 $1,929 +37.53
543 543 9 362.50 $362.50 $1,968 +5.20
589 589 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,973 -14.64
659 659 22 309.00 $309.00 $2,036 +1.66
747 747 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,868 -38.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–375 359 4 385.00–395.00 $392.38 $1,409 +77.44
422 422 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,435 +14.87
465–480 475 3 320.00–350.00 $329.79 $1,567 -18.74
533–540 535 4 280.00–285.00 $283.74 $1,518 -51.20
568–570 569 4 270.00–307.50 $298.10 $1,696 -8.53
600 600 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,515 +37.50
675 675 3 257.50–287.50 $277.50 $1,873 -12.50
760 760 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,786 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 433 4 179.00–341.00 $258.94 $1,121 -91.57
460–490 475 3 303.00–358.00 $333.48 $1,584 -33.76
510–540 530 5 300.00–345.00 $333.40 $1,767 +18.46
582 582 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,600 -38.58
705–740 723 2 250.00–260.00 $255.12 $1,845 +7.53
790 790 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,007 —
900–945 923 2 196.00–197.00 $196.51 $1,814 —
965 965 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,843 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 -10.00
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1510 1233 80-85% 19 125.00–148.00 $138.70 $1,710 —
970–1535 1267 80-85% 37 139.00–161.00 $152.82 $1,936 -0.38
1100–1550 1325 80-85% 2 120.00–126.50 $122.70 $1,626 -13.52
1095–1510 1365 80-85% 9 163.00–175.00 $169.30 $2,311 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1650 1448 75-80% 8 165.00–187.00 $173.74 $2,516 +31.93
1180–1850 1503 75-80% 46 139.00–168.50 $153.57 $2,308 —
1175–1655 1518 75-80% 6 140.00–151.00 $146.81 $2,229 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,215 -36.86
820–1255 1103 85-90% 6 115.00–125.50 $119.08 $1,313 +0.23
865–1500 1127 85-90% 16 128.00–140.00 $135.04 $1,522 +16.19
905–1415 1140 85-90% 4 142.00–156.00 $146.59 $1,671 +12.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2000 1601 10 151.50–175.00 $166.22 $2,661 —
1405–2235 1783 16 171.00–194.00 $184.07 $3,282 —
2110 2110 1 203.00 $203.00 $4,283 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1173 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1070–1295 1181 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,850.00–2,275.00 $2,047.94
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1263 1263 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,175.00 $2,175.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
870–955 929 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,575.00 $2,421.57
1043 1043 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,575.00 $2,575.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,834 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,750 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.