Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

2,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.52/cwt +29.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 627 lb · 132 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.86/cwt +24.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 579 lb · 123 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.06/cwt +32.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,646/hd at 725 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,363	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–248	245	4	690.00–710.00	$705.20	$1,728	—
255–280	264	4	500.00–620.00	$583.22	$1,540	+68.22
306–330 value added	314	6	550.00–565.00	$559.75	$1,758	—
305–345	326	23	495.00–600.00	$539.35	$1,758	+80.59
358–363 value added	360	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,872	—
360–385	370	3	450.00–500.00	$477.07	$1,765	+22.07
413–428 value added	423	8	505.00–517.00	$512.74	$2,169	+87.74
405–444	425	23	430.00–500.00	$463.31	$1,969	+13.35
450–488 value added	469	13	450.00–490.00	$479.15	$2,247	+49.15
460–495	483	22	420.00–460.00	$443.03	$2,140	-10.50
500–528 value added	514	12	420.00–427.00	$421.32	$2,166	+16.23
508–549	529	55	390.00–435.00	$413.75	$2,189	-10.92
550–595	578	66	370.00–417.50	$396.72	$2,293	—
574–588 value added	580	20	400.00–417.00	$408.81	$2,371	+28.95
600–644 value added	617	26	397.00–417.00	$404.37	$2,495	+30.03
600–649	630	59	360.00–407.50	$381.81	$2,405	—
653–688 value added	669	15	380.00–392.00	$385.09	$2,576	+28.09
650–695	670	46	360.00–377.50	$369.57	$2,476	—
701–740 value added	723	88	356.00–376.00	$367.44	$2,657	+34.20
710–745	730	28	345.00–367.00	$357.56	$2,610	+52.56
752–785	761	7	327.00–357.00	$347.86	$2,647	—
750–786 value added	776	89	347.00–370.00	$357.17	$2,772	—
804–806 value added	805	20	346.00–347.50	$347.05	$2,794	+22.38
800–815	808	7	322.00–332.00	$328.95	$2,658	—
851–885 value added	852	64	332.00–336.25	$336.11	$2,864	+16.11
875–895	886	6	315.00–327.00	$320.13	$2,836	—
900–940	910	4	280.00–325.00	$307.20	$2,796	—
913 value added	913	3	312.00	$312.00	$2,849	-7.58
958–985 value added	972	4	290.00–325.00	$307.26	$2,987	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,210	—
265	265	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,404	+115.00
310–343	333	4	450.00–475.00	$460.95	$1,535	—
360–390	375	4	400.00–440.00	$424.93	$1,593	—
410–443	429	19	385.00–420.00	$405.39	$1,739	—
468 thin fleshed	468	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,928	—
460–495	476	12	370.00–415.00	$388.62	$1,850	+8.62
510–535	526	7	350.00–410.00	$379.97	$1,999	—
550–585	570	10	345.00–390.00	$368.38	$2,100	+37.42
615–645	631	9	342.00–377.50	$360.45	$2,274	—
658 thin fleshed	658	2	357.00	$357.00	$2,349	—
650–676	669	10	319.00–357.50	$333.79	$2,233	+11.99
718–740	724	4	330.00–337.50	$333.16	$2,412	—
760	760	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,432	—
858	858	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,317	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–404	404	9	440.00–450.00	$441.10	$1,782	+36.30
806 value added	806	62	337.00	$337.00	$2,716	+16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,015	—
490	490	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,715	—
500	500	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,560	—
553–590	565	3	300.00–317.00	$311.09	$1,758	—
600	600	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—
745	745	3	298.00	$298.00	$2,220	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,472	—
430	430	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,763	—
460	460	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,803	—
625	625	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,719	—
730	730	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–239	229	10	500.00–640.00	$606.56	$1,389	+176.56
250–295	274	9	470.00–500.00	$485.18	$1,329	+20.18
300–345	324	28	420.00–480.00	$444.94	$1,442	+7.14
335 value added	335	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,675	—
352–378 value added	358	9	437.00–442.00	$438.17	$1,569	—
350–395	374	52	402.00–437.00	$420.71	$1,573	+2.06
400–448	426	44	387.00–445.00	$405.10	$1,726	-10.84
435–443 value added	437	15	433.00–460.00	$438.48	$1,916	+38.48
450–498	475	81	370.00–405.00	$386.04	$1,834	+15.87
465–478 value added	477	20	410.00–421.00	$417.82	$1,993	+17.82
500–549	524	61	350.00–385.00	$362.85	$1,901	+8.64
505–538 value added	529	20	390.00–400.00	$392.40	$2,076	+36.28
553–599	576	82	330.00–370.00	$343.95	$1,981	+48.95
553–599 value added	584	41	362.00–380.00	$370.69	$2,165	—
600–645	627	49	320.00–350.00	$334.17	$2,095	+12.37
602–640 value added	627	83	357.00–367.00	$364.94	$2,288	+39.35
655–674 value added	669	50	325.00–344.00	$333.69	$2,232	+0.19
650–697	673	52	305.00–335.00	$327.44	$2,204	+16.90
707–745	723	7	315.00–322.00	$319.24	$2,308	+29.10
723 value added	723	25	324.00	$324.00	$2,343	+14.25
750–785	766	6	307.50–325.00	$312.32	$2,392	—
810–820	813	3	272.00–280.00	$275.65	$2,241	—
850–865	858	2	270.00–275.00	$272.48	$2,338	+42.48
868–893 value added	881	6	250.00–285.00	$267.25	$2,354	—
1020	1020	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,499	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	465.00	$465.00	$930	+40.00
225 thin fleshed	225	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,091	—
260–295	286	12	390.00–460.00	$436.80	$1,249	+56.97
322–348	335	11	350.00–412.00	$393.85	$1,319	-16.15
355–398	381	6	360.00–400.00	$377.67	$1,439	-1.67
405–445	426	10	350.00–375.00	$369.48	$1,574	-2.55
455–495	474	25	350.00–370.00	$357.00	$1,692	+2.09
515–545	530	18	300.00–340.00	$325.53	$1,725	-9.59
550–595	578	10	305.00–342.50	$326.16	$1,885	+15.82
625–645	636	9	310.00–335.00	$319.99	$2,035	+19.99
670–695	683	2	275.00–305.00	$290.27	$1,983	—
725–740	733	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,199	+46.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–390	372	5	350.00–365.00	$353.14	$1,314	—
410–445	428	10	325.00–347.00	$333.13	$1,426	—
482–485	483	6	325.00–335.00	$333.32	$1,610	—
530–538	534	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,629	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,311	—
293	293	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,612	-11.41
300–345	322	13	520.00–550.00	$541.26	$1,743	+71.52
355–398	372	24	470.00–500.00	$482.70	$1,796	+9.31
415 fancy	415	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,013	—
400–445	424	18	445.00–477.00	$463.22	$1,964	+26.86
458 fancy	458	2	470.00	$470.00	$2,153	—
450–490	474	30	400.00–457.00	$422.17	$2,001	-22.83
500–545	521	26	370.00–420.00	$390.92	$2,037	+15.14
515–535 fancy	529	7	417.00–422.00	$418.39	$2,213	—
565 fancy	565	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,260	—
550–595	571	26	365.00–395.00	$381.16	$2,176	+26.13
600–635	618	18	345.00–380.00	$361.69	$2,235	+35.06
650–698	667	30	332.00–360.00	$344.92	$2,301	+29.81
705–740	715	12	322.00–342.50	$332.74	$2,379	+22.74
780–795	788	2	320.00–325.00	$322.48	$2,541	+40.12
800–825	808	4	307.00–310.00	$307.89	$2,488	+54.39
875	875	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,581	+48.68
945	945	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,504	+40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,040	—
270	270	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,390	—
341–345	342	6	475.00–480.00	$475.84	$1,627	-39.16
375–390 thin fleshed	383	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,724	—
385–395	390	6	365.00–435.00	$404.14	$1,576	-30.83
400–445	418	20	365.00–420.00	$399.00	$1,668	+27.45
430 thin fleshed	430	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,849	—
450–495	474	18	385.00–415.00	$393.66	$1,866	+12.35
500–548	530	18	325.00–385.00	$346.54	$1,837	-6.02
550–595	569	8	327.50–365.00	$344.12	$1,958	+34.12
605–635	626	11	332.00–350.00	$339.63	$2,126	+39.47
656–695	664	9	315.00–338.00	$334.07	$2,218	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–445	440	3	377.00–380.00	$378.99	$1,668	—
473–495	484	4	370.00–377.00	$373.58	$1,808	—
568	568	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527–545	533	5	360.00–365.00	$362.03	$1,930	+13.06

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,540	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1390	1196	80-85%	18	167.00–180.00	$173.03	$2,069	—
990–1470	1232	80-85%	14	140.00–153.00	$149.18	$1,838	-2.22
985–1675	1246	80-85%	37	154.00–167.00	$161.56	$2,013	+10.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1635	1418	75-80%	4	153.00–159.00	$155.36	$2,203	—
1193–1677	1458	75-80%	28	155.00–173.00	$165.71	$2,416	+9.18
985–1850	1464	75-80%	20	169.00–185.00	$176.12	$2,578	+30.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1190	983	85-90%	13	113.00–142.00	$131.78	$1,295	—
835–1170	1023	85-90%	7	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$1,561	+33.96
990–1455	1133	85-90%	13	135.00–149.00	$143.28	$1,623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1860	1579	11	160.00–182.00	$174.68	$2,758	—
1430–2075	1714	13	184.00–196.00	$189.97	$3,256	—
1780–2045	1912	5	200.00–215.00	$208.28	$3,982	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1070–1095	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,201.15
990–1300	1094	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,272.69
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1080–1400	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,525.00	$2,429.88
1130–1475	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,111.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1315	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,450.00–2,800.00	$2,608.40
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1375	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,550.00–3,025.00	$2,799.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1083	1083	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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
875–885	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,373.15	—
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00	-444.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.