Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

2,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.60/cwt +32.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,847/hd at 628 lb · 218 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.75/cwt +42.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,198/hd at 933 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.95/cwt +36.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,386/hd at 622 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,557	1,689
Feeder cattle	2,153	1,079
Slaughter cattle	280	247
Replacement cattle	124	363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower, with instances of 10.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with instances of 5.00 higher to 2.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher. Average demand was seen on a moderate supply of cattle.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with instances of 5.00 higher to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–248	239	4	710.00–750.00	$726.68	$1,737	—
255–299	289	7	600.00–680.00	$618.22	$1,787	+23.51
305–348	329	13	550.00–650.00	$569.36	$1,873	-11.76
350–395	376	13	540.00–660.00	$582.15	$2,189	+56.05
420	420	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,785	-55.00
400–445	428	31	500.00–555.00	$523.85	$2,242	+43.85
418–443 value added	434	8	560.00–565.00	$563.19	$2,444	—
450–495	482	33	490.00–535.00	$517.93	$2,496	+20.43
455–495 value added	489	38	539.00–550.00	$539.39	$2,638	+39.39
500–538 value added	508	10	510.00–525.00	$520.97	$2,647	—
500–545	522	31	475.00–520.00	$500.41	$2,612	+67.26
550–585	569	36	445.00–485.00	$459.33	$2,614	+4.01
600–646	624	59	410.00–455.00	$439.22	$2,741	+34.22
616–633 value added	629	159	438.00–469.50	$458.93	$2,887	+34.46
650–686	665	20	410.00–445.00	$429.75	$2,858	+29.75
684 value added	684	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,839	—
703–740	720	11	350.00–385.00	$374.75	$2,698	+3.75
705–740 value added	725	12	374.00–405.00	$387.25	$2,808	+8.71
750–790	768	10	350.00–375.00	$364.21	$2,797	—
758–778 value added	775	31	367.00–387.00	$369.50	$2,864	+24.50
815–840	825	3	347.00–365.00	$357.23	$2,947	—
874 value added	874	58	354.25	$354.25	$3,096	+18.25
860–895	877	3	327.50–335.00	$331.62	$2,908	-4.88
933 value added	933	110	342.75	$342.75	$3,198	+42.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,380	+92.50
270	270	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,472	+95.00
300–345	322	9	510.00–617.50	$568.20	$1,830	—
380–390	385	2	490.00–500.00	$494.94	$1,906	—
405–445	420	4	460.00–510.00	$490.24	$2,059	+45.24
498	498	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,341	—
510–545	534	28	440.00–482.00	$460.38	$2,458	—
555–590	578	16	417.50–462.50	$438.61	$2,535	—
605–635	623	5	397.50–425.00	$408.56	$2,545	—
680	680	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,618	—
735–745	740	2	337.00–350.00	$343.54	$2,542	—
771	771	6	347.50	$347.50	$2,679	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	7	444.00	$444.00	$2,562	-22.29
936 value added	936	56	326.50	$326.50	$3,056	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,192	—
420–440	430	2	350.00–450.00	$401.16	$1,725	—
495	495	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,079	—
620	620	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,108	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,322	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	234	4	600.00–640.00	$624.71	$1,462	—
270	270	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	—
305–343	327	19	500.00–590.00	$555.55	$1,817	+66.03
345	345	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,846	+45.48
350–395	373	33	490.00–555.00	$520.75	$1,942	+47.88
400–445	423	63	451.00–535.00	$502.33	$2,125	+76.54
450–473 value added	460	12	490.00–510.00	$498.98	$2,295	—
450–499	476	88	450.00–490.00	$467.03	$2,223	+29.16
508–531 value added	519	17	435.00–450.00	$444.20	$2,305	—
505–548	527	70	400.00–450.00	$424.63	$2,238	+14.76
555–565 value added	557	13	425.00–475.00	$443.84	$2,472	—
553–595	574	61	392.00–445.00	$413.77	$2,375	+11.24
608–618 value added	612	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,448	—
600–645	622	100	370.00–417.50	$383.15	$2,383	+35.31
668 value added	668	3	362.00	$362.00	$2,418	+2.00
653–690	677	18	355.00–382.50	$363.92	$2,464	+37.31
700–740	718	8	335.00–350.00	$342.66	$2,460	—
729–747 value added	736	13	349.00–351.00	$350.22	$2,578	—
755–793	781	10	313.00–345.00	$323.31	$2,525	+42.31
800–804	803	5	312.50–315.00	$314.50	$2,525	—
855–875	865	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,595	—
905	905	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,624	-25.00
950	950	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,612	—
970 value added	970	1	287.00	$287.00	$2,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,192	+25.00
310–345	328	3	480.00–545.00	$514.04	$1,686	+114.04
350 thin fleshed	350	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,942	—
350–390	380	10	450.00–515.00	$489.15	$1,859	+79.15
405–447	435	17	450.00–485.00	$460.94	$2,005	+55.78
450–488	477	21	420.00–455.00	$445.01	$2,123	+37.90
505–545	532	10	370.00–415.00	$387.10	$2,059	-3.55
550–585	575	10	370.00–407.50	$386.72	$2,224	+49.72
620–630	626	5	330.00–355.00	$346.96	$2,172	+5.62
663–688	673	6	322.00–352.50	$335.37	$2,257	+3.37
700–745	719	4	320.00–330.00	$324.92	$2,336	—
775	775	2	285.00–320.00	$302.50	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
793 value added	793	64	329.00	$329.00	$2,609	-19.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,620	—
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,827	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–283	274	3	640.00–660.00	$646.21	$1,771	—
313	313	2	660.00	$660.00	$2,066	+111.55
350–395	375	24	490.00–575.00	$556.84	$2,088	+79.46
400–445	428	43	500.00–545.00	$519.16	$2,222	+5.15
450–499	474	56	480.00–535.00	$510.72	$2,421	+24.48
500–545	516	35	450.00–500.00	$477.87	$2,466	+74.00
550–585	567	17	435.00–470.00	$448.49	$2,543	+12.77
570	570	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,995	-85.72
600–645	616	14	395.00–435.00	$415.37	$2,559	+19.62
617 thin fleshed	617	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,653	—
655–695	677	16	385.00–400.00	$391.03	$2,647	+22.76
710–745	736	5	370.00–385.00	$375.93	$2,767	+24.38
755–790	775	12	350.00–375.00	$366.84	$2,843	+66.84
850–885	876	5	327.50–332.50	$330.98	$2,899	—
910–915	913	2	312.00–332.50	$322.28	$2,942	+51.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,698	—
345	345	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,915	+95.00
355–395	382	10	500.00–545.00	$529.09	$2,021	+89.24
425 thin fleshed	425	1	525.00	$525.00	$2,231	—
415–440	429	5	445.00–495.00	$464.18	$1,991	-4.81
455–495	474	12	342.50–490.00	$461.46	$2,187	+36.46
510–545	530	13	435.00–455.00	$446.87	$2,368	+34.87
550–580	571	13	400.00–430.00	$421.98	$2,410	—
610–640	628	3	390.00–425.00	$401.33	$2,520	+67.77
715	715	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,088	—
790	790	2	310.00–332.50	$321.25	$2,538	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,638	—
410	410	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
963–1500	1166	80-85%	32	150.00–185.00	$176.19	$2,054	—
1040–1480	1196	80-85%	34	185.00–200.00	$188.29	$2,252	—
1015–1580	1235	80-85%	11	160.00–172.00	$167.41	$2,068	-11.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1650	1398	75-80%	20	140.00–188.00	$176.97	$2,474	—
1332–1855	1498	75-80%	6	165.00–177.00	$172.27	$2,581	-22.95
1230–1860	1519	75-80%	16	186.00–203.00	$192.81	$2,929	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1250	998	85-90%	15	125.00–167.00	$152.21	$1,519	—
830–1350	1013	85-90%	14	110.50–159.00	$142.19	$1,440	-1.27
805–1195	1071	85-90%	4	171.00–175.00	$172.85	$1,851	+15.03
1110	1110	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1900	1497	10	132.00–195.00	$171.57	$2,568	—
1070–2125	1592	12	195.00–210.00	$204.24	$3,252	+14.98
1460–1995	1811	5	214.00–230.00	$219.86	$3,982	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–1175	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–2,640.00	$2,233.30
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,370.00	$2,370.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
860–1570	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,600.00	$3,085.25
890–1400	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,350.00	$3,005.21
750–1550	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,450.00–3,400.00	$3,004.86
970–1565	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–3,125.00	$2,818.70
1510	1510	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
950–1075	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00–2,900.00	$2,714.20
1000–1445	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,650.00–2,775.00	$2,238.57
1110–1190	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,375.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1135	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,144.46
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1172	1172	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,600.00	$3,600.00
1159–1196	1184	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	4,000.00–4,050.00	$4,033.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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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
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
910–950	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,850.00–4,000.00	$3,923.39	—
945–975	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–3,400.00	$3,095.31	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—
985–1315	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,607.87	—
900–1650	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,700.00–4,450.00	$4,112.22	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1250–1485	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,250.00–4,900.00	$4,547.07	—
1640	1640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,750.00	$4,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1145–1405	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,300.00–3,850.00	$3,493.69	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1185	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,850.00–5,400.00	$5,128.53	+1,378.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	+1,300.00

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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.