Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

1,816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.70/cwt +35.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,803/hd at 576 lb · 128 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $459.57/cwt +29.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 469 lb · 88 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $411.17/cwt +42.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,372/hd at 577 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,816	1,126	1,905
Feeder cattle	1,556	789	1,602
Slaughter cattle	170	179	240
Replacement cattle	90	158	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of cattle.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-15.00 higher
▼ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	208	11	650.00–860.00	$778.21	$1,619	—
250–285	274	6	630.00–700.00	$670.24	$1,836	+198.85
300–315 value added	309	5	700.00–725.00	$718.10	$2,219	—
305–335	314	9	580.00–690.00	$611.24	$1,919	+139.74
350–379	366	14	530.00–600.00	$558.98	$2,046	—
378 value added	378	3	610.00	$610.00	$2,306	—
400–445	417	42	505.00–565.00	$536.57	$2,237	+21.57
415–440 value added	434	8	575.00–585.00	$576.20	$2,501	+13.70
455 value added	455	1	555.00	$555.00	$2,525	+15.00
450–495	467	43	500.00–545.00	$530.91	$2,479	+37.45
501–513 value added	506	19	520.00–529.00	$525.27	$2,658	—
500–545	522	29	470.00–530.00	$498.18	$2,600	+26.85
550–595	573	54	430.00–510.00	$454.76	$2,606	+9.10
578 value added	578	74	510.00	$510.00	$2,948	+27.50
605–648	619	20	410.00–445.00	$422.68	$2,616	+24.31
619 value added	619	7	459.00	$459.00	$2,841	—
650–675	662	19	400.00–425.00	$412.37	$2,730	+53.55
659–666 value added	663	11	425.00–445.00	$432.22	$2,866	—
732 value added	732	13	400.00	$400.00	$2,928	—
700–749	733	9	370.00–395.00	$381.20	$2,794	+14.20
836 value added	836	60	370.00	$370.00	$3,093	—
845	845	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,662	—
855–875	863	3	315.00–317.50	$315.83	$2,726	—
913	913	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,693	—
1010	1010	1	300.00	$300.00	$3,030	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–248 thin fleshed	224	5	790.00	$790.00	$1,770	—
260–285	273	4	540.00–660.00	$604.77	$1,651	+124.74
315–345	335	4	480.00–630.00	$539.91	$1,809	+51.02
355–395	374	5	515.00–550.00	$529.52	$1,980	+129.26
400–435	421	9	495.00–525.00	$513.32	$2,161	+10.99
453–499	484	13	460.00–500.00	$484.18	$2,343	+44.18
515–546	538	22	420.00–450.00	$438.15	$2,357	+6.15
555–595	579	14	400.00–460.00	$418.57	$2,424	+21.97
620	620	2	380.00–390.00	$385.00	$2,387	+38.49
695	695	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,572	—
714–725	716	5	364.00–367.50	$364.71	$2,611	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,900	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–236	236	5	640.00	$640.00	$1,510	—
255–285	269	8	500.00–665.00	$617.23	$1,660	+105.62
323 value added	323	14	645.00	$645.00	$2,083	—
300–345	327	19	500.00–605.00	$555.35	$1,816	+90.35
355–375 value added	369	5	540.00–555.00	$544.92	$2,011	—
353–395	371	28	490.00–540.00	$508.96	$1,888	+56.20
400–425 value added	405	10	535.00	$535.00	$2,167	—
410	410	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,845	+25.63
400–445	416	26	460.00–520.00	$487.20	$2,027	+62.83
455 value added	455	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,298	+45.00
450–499	469	87	450.00–495.00	$459.05	$2,153	+69.05
500–545	518	71	420.00–460.00	$426.83	$2,211	+33.99
550–583 value added	569	27	420.00–426.00	$424.45	$2,415	—
550–595	581	50	390.00–415.00	$404.00	$2,347	+38.91
618 value added	618	3	405.00	$405.00	$2,503	—
603–649	632	26	370.00–550.00	$394.98	$2,496	+35.80
660–673 value added	670	15	367.00–375.00	$368.12	$2,466	—
650–698	681	18	350.00–375.00	$361.89	$2,464	+66.89
705–730	720	4	320.00–350.00	$337.59	$2,431	+18.59
750–760	755	4	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$2,435	+22.52
991	991	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	620.00–640.00	$629.32	$1,385	+139.32
255–280	265	4	550.00–595.00	$572.31	$1,517	+172.31
317–345	334	12	470.00–555.00	$522.84	$1,746	+22.84
350–385	371	10	450.00–490.00	$476.12	$1,766	+96.34
400–448	429	18	440.00–470.00	$454.95	$1,952	—
450–495	478	31	415.00–452.00	$437.13	$2,089	+61.89
520–545	533	3	385.00–415.00	$399.86	$2,131	+66.31
560–590	575	5	350.00–370.00	$366.00	$2,104	+22.41
600	600	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,100	+46.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	5	470.00	$470.00	$2,026	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,225	—
285	285	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,425	—
380	380	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,653	—
480	480	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,920	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	715.00	$715.00	$2,109	—
320–335	328	3	620.00–650.00	$636.85	$2,089	—
350–395	364	7	510.00–640.00	$554.75	$2,019	+52.73
400–445	423	34	495.00–540.00	$515.19	$2,179	+16.62
450–495	471	33	470.00–515.00	$496.19	$2,337	+9.64
500–545	521	17	440.00–495.00	$461.17	$2,403	-2.67
550–590	571	19	400.00–480.00	$424.63	$2,425	+27.13
608–645	619	26	380.00–428.00	$408.90	$2,531	+49.32
655–695	681	6	350.00–385.00	$367.30	$2,501	+16.21
705–740	719	7	340.00–360.00	$354.23	$2,547	+64.26
790	790	2	332.50–350.00	$341.25	$2,696	+41.25
860	860	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,967	+50.00
900–945	917	7	280.00–307.00	$293.07	$2,687	+13.07
990	990	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,574	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	690.00	$690.00	$1,690	—
340	340	1	600.00	$600.00	$2,040	—
378 thin fleshed	378	3	570.00	$570.00	$2,155	—
365–390	382	5	505.00–565.00	$521.53	$1,992	+97.74
405–445	428	6	410.00–505.00	$473.83	$2,028	+51.72
450–495	481	11	450.00–460.00	$454.20	$2,185	+77.49
500–540	525	7	400.00–450.00	$425.66	$2,235	+48.86
560–588	579	5	370.00–440.00	$400.70	$2,320	+26.54
600–635	613	4	350.00–395.00	$378.80	$2,322	+23.80
710–720	715	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,360	+60.00
770	770	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,618	—
875	875	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,756	+105.00
985	985	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,610	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,881	—
495	495	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,153	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1030	983	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,404.83	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,002	+150.00
455	455	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,956	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1510	1204	80-85%	6	158.00–166.00	$161.77	$1,948	-13.59
865–1575	1218	80-85%	18	167.00–185.00	$176.85	$2,154	+1.49
1000–1660	1250	80-85%	14	176.00–207.00	$186.97	$2,337	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1110	956	85-90%	10	116.00–142.00	$133.44	$1,276	-1.33
865–1465	1062	85-90%	13	140.00–158.00	$148.65	$1,579	-3.59
925–1365	1080	85-90%	6	159.00–172.00	$166.41	$1,797	+14.17
1090	1090	85-90%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,493	-15.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1311	75-80%	8	187.00–196.00	$192.04	$2,518	-1.36
1185–1575	1419	75-80%	14	172.00–185.00	$178.50	$2,533	+1.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–2015	1425	8	175.00–190.00	$184.09	$2,623	—
1470–2260	1788	10	190.00–205.00	$199.21	$3,562	—
1585–2175	1858	10	208.00–216.00	$211.26	$3,925	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1075	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–2,750.00	$2,282.10
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,860.00	$1,860.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,260.00	$2,260.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00
940–1355	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,275.00–2,800.00	$2,503.42
965–1415	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,425.00–3,250.00	$2,680.71
1095–1520	1329	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–2,875.00	$2,648.29
960–1900	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,650.00–3,700.00	$3,199.19

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1030	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,295.57
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1005–1235	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,600.00	$2,230.73
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,325.00	$3,325.00

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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
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
975–1075	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,062.35	-437.65
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-531.68
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,075.00	$3,075.00	-700.33

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1140	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,250.00	$2,225.17	—

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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.