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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

1,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $364.92/cwt +14.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,642/hd at 724 lb · 155 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.70/cwt -17.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 644 lb · 91 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.66/cwt +15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,384/hd at 680 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,632 2,535 2,124
Feeder cattle 1,296 2,016 1,944
Slaughter cattle 221 311 156
Replacement cattle 115 208 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sales, All classes of Feeder Cattle 20.00-30.00 lower, Slaughter Cows traded uneven from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,616 -14.13
318–345 327 3 550.00–560.00 $553.52 $1,810 -0.35
350–380 365 3 500.00–540.00 $517.99 $1,891 -32.21
405–406 406 5 500.00–530.00 $505.99 $2,054 -11.42
455–495 470 12 455.00–485.00 $466.70 $2,193 -19.09
480 480 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 -95.79
510–548 536 7 400.00–465.00 $424.20 $2,274 -23.85
550–555 value added 552 3 415.00–455.00 $441.59 $2,438 —
565–593 581 48 370.00–430.00 $416.33 $2,419 +16.33
610 610 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,226 -63.40
607–637 624 53 392.50–409.00 $405.74 $2,532 -22.66
655 655 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,554 +8.00
710–735 723 147 332.50–370.00 $365.46 $2,642 +17.51
744 value added 744 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,641 -10.00
755–780 768 2 340.00–350.00 $344.92 $2,649 +27.50
800 800 4 322.50–327.50 $326.25 $2,610 -6.24
875 875 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,756 —
900 900 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,790 -20.00
929 value added 929 18 320.00 $320.00 $2,973 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,222 —
315 315 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,591 -62.05
415 415 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,971 +0.19
485 485 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,158 -18.42
520–535 532 13 415.00–440.00 $431.20 $2,294 +7.76
578 578 3 393.00 $393.00 $2,272 -39.59
613–633 623 6 367.50–385.00 $376.11 $2,343 +51.11
626 value added 626 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,598 -17.00
658–661 660 11 372.50–380.00 $373.86 $2,467 -7.87
665 value added 665 17 416.00 $416.00 $2,766 -10.05
721 721 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,722 +28.80
759–767 762 8 362.50–366.00 $364.68 $2,779 +4.71
815 value added 815 19 340.00 $340.00 $2,771 —
885 885 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,766 —
920 920 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,783 —
955 955 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 360.00–460.00 $411.70 $1,515 -13.30
400–445 428 4 445.00–475.00 $461.17 $1,974 +7.56
460–495 473 3 415.00–430.00 $425.14 $2,011 -36.34
525–542 536 3 375.00–410.00 $398.58 $2,136 -51.42
600 600 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,247 +7.00
605–610 608 2 327.50–332.50 $330.01 $2,006 -31.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 510.00–520.00 $515.05 $1,432 -19.50
330–345 340 4 410.00–480.00 $459.78 $1,563 -21.96
360 thin fleshed 360 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,800 —
355–390 375 16 375.00–475.00 $452.66 $1,697 -9.86
400–445 421 7 395.00–455.00 $430.07 $1,811 -17.70
450–484 468 19 370.00–440.00 $428.87 $2,007 +8.89
505 value added 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 —
500–546 535 22 345.00–407.50 $398.58 $2,132 +23.58
560 thin fleshed 560 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,436 —
550–590 566 15 350.00–400.00 $380.60 $2,154 -1.56
603–645 value added 628 8 355.00–380.00 $364.00 $2,286 —
605–646 645 83 350.00–363.00 $362.57 $2,339 -22.18
650–690 671 5 320.00–350.00 $332.94 $2,234 -2.13
679–697 value added 680 76 350.00–360.00 $350.67 $2,385 —
693 thin fleshed 693 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,633 —
700 value added 700 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 —
940 940 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,585 +9.96
970 970 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–297 293 6 500.00–560.00 $509.23 $1,492 —
310–320 315 6 430.00–460.00 $445.24 $1,403 -19.03
369–378 373 12 400.00–430.00 $417.32 $1,557 -33.13
420–448 434 4 400.00–415.00 $407.74 $1,770 -30.84
489 489 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,029 -17.20
502–548 522 29 350.00–372.50 $361.81 $1,889 -51.03
573–591 583 14 315.00–325.00 $321.04 $1,872 -49.65
633 633 14 332.00 $332.00 $2,102 -38.03
667 667 9 323.00 $323.00 $2,154 -24.27
694 value added 694 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,422 —
705–712 710 4 325.00–335.00 $332.52 $2,361 +1.73
752 752 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,331 ±0.00
845 845 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,408 -17.00
905 905 14 281.00 $281.00 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 thin fleshed 326 11 485.00 $485.00 $1,581 —
370–385 378 2 415.00–425.00 $420.10 $1,588 +21.08
391 thin fleshed 391 35 455.00 $455.00 $1,779 —
410–435 424 5 370.00–415.00 $397.05 $1,683 -11.21
450–497 480 9 410.00–415.00 $411.93 $1,977 +13.70
505 505 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 +15.00
590 590 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,154 +3.27
615 615 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,106 +4.58
790 790 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,357 +66.29
515 515 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,738 -20.74
565–590 578 2 305.00–308.00 $306.53 $1,772 -28.43
612–643 627 6 288.00–305.00 $297.23 $1,864 -40.53
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 —
300 300 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,110 —
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 -12.46
660–680 670 2 290.00–330.00 $310.30 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 —
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 442.50 $442.50 $1,717 -87.95
445–449 448 21 420.00–445.00 $442.87 $1,984 -12.18
515–516 516 14 405.00–429.00 $422.15 $2,178 +10.20
578 578 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 -62.91
665–668 667 6 355.00–367.50 $361.24 $2,409 +23.50
715 715 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 +3.28
908 908 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,633 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,622 -68.07
300–345 321 7 510.00–540.00 $531.17 $1,705 -38.87
350–395 371 7 410.00–540.00 $510.94 $1,896 -21.83
400–425 415 5 420.00–495.00 $457.53 $1,899 -28.86
450–490 466 10 420.00–460.00 $434.66 $2,026 -35.04
500–540 526 14 360.00–445.00 $423.56 $2,228 -20.86
550–595 566 7 355.00–415.00 $385.63 $2,183 -24.73
600–640 619 4 350.00–365.00 $359.27 $2,224 -26.43
650–670 663 4 340.00–350.00 $343.70 $2,279 -13.83
705–715 710 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 +5.67
770 770 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,606 -33.49
410–445 426 6 390.00–415.00 $401.07 $1,709 +31.59
490 490 2 320.00–352.50 $336.25 $1,648 -57.50
517–538 528 6 367.50–377.50 $372.40 $1,966 -6.04
580 580 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,914 -42.47
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -6.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 520.00–530.00 $525.09 $1,523 —
388–395 390 4 490.00–495.00 $493.73 $1,926 +30.91
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 +8.12
465–490 478 2 375.00–410.00 $392.96 $1,878 -25.39
555–580 567 3 375.00–385.00 $378.41 $2,146 +7.35
695 695 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 —
910 910 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,138 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,062 -165.00
400–405 403 2 360.00–425.00 $392.30 $1,581 -57.70
555 555 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,081 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,248 —
350–390 370 2 400.00–420.00 $410.54 $1,519 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1215 1116 80-85% 14 154.00–171.00 $165.08 $1,842 —
1025–1415 1147 80-85% 11 175.00–210.00 $187.74 $2,153 —
1015–1410 1179 80-85% 18 161.00–188.00 $174.60 $2,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1205 934 85-90% 7 147.00–153.00 $149.44 $1,396 —
865–1095 991 85-90% 12 165.00–170.00 $168.40 $1,669 —
875–1245 1017 85-90% 21 150.00–165.00 $158.08 $1,608 +23.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1595 1378 75-80% 15 170.00–183.00 $176.02 $2,426 —
1270–1860 1446 75-80% 6 165.00–168.00 $165.94 $2,399 -25.75
1285–1660 1473 75-80% 3 182.00–188.00 $184.38 $2,716 +6.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1555 1341 6 185.00–200.00 $191.63 $2,570 —
1270–2260 1680 16 197.00–224.00 $212.56 $3,571 —
1840–1995 1885 4 225.00–237.00 $231.13 $4,357 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1060 1043 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,452.52
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,025.00–2,300.00 $2,162.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
950–1470 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,650.00–2,800.00 $2,714.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,225.00 $2,012.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105–1210 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 4,600.00–5,400.00 $4,921.40 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1195–1250 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 5,250.00–5,800.00 $5,498.56 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1320 1298 85-90% 2 153.00–155.50 $154.27 $2,002 —
1155–1445 1335 85-90% 4 135.00–148.00 $143.16 $1,911 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,184 —
1715 1715 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,538 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
380 380 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
444 444 4 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
520 520 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.