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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 20, 2026

1,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $437.06/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 619 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.58/cwt +57.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,766/hd at 569 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $466.24/cwt +32.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 514 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,218 1,647 1,033
Feeder cattle 825 1,365 751
Slaughter cattle 179 223 151
Replacement cattle 214 59 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows selling unevenly steady, with instances of 3.00 higher to 4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,331 -15.00
307–342 323 7 520.00 $520.00 $1,680 -12.55
358–360 359 4 500.00–530.00 $507.53 $1,822 -16.93
400 400 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,740 -30.91
450–478 466 10 425.00–485.00 $459.50 $2,141 -11.51
475–488 value added 477 16 491.00–500.00 $498.85 $2,380 +3.69
513 value added 513 23 480.00 $480.00 $2,462 —
500–535 515 19 395.00–476.00 $449.59 $2,315 +17.66
567–568 value added 568 42 470.00–499.00 $490.03 $2,783 +58.03
575–585 580 2 409.00–419.00 $414.04 $2,401 -11.76
600–612 607 6 375.00–431.00 $406.80 $2,469 +20.97
620 value added 620 79 437.00–444.00 $440.63 $2,732 +2.41
645 645 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,174 -48.83
655 655 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,417 -5.98
706 value added 706 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,683 —
745 745 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,563 -6.18
755–760 758 3 300.00–345.00 $320.88 $2,432 -9.06
840 840 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,709 —
922 922 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 5 580.00 $580.00 $1,392 —
311 311 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,571 +25.00
468–480 473 8 455.00–462.50 $461.55 $2,183 -40.46
528–545 532 12 420.00–435.00 $431.16 $2,294 -20.00
545 value added 545 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,452 —
594 594 7 424.00 $424.00 $2,519 +5.66
635 635 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,445 -13.08
649 value added 649 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,791 -11.85
650–665 655 6 385.00–400.00 $390.08 $2,555 +3.08
700–725 710 5 330.00–350.00 $341.83 $2,427 -13.19
810–825 818 2 319.00–325.00 $322.03 $2,634 -12.97
885 885 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,655 -30.00
895 895 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,416 -60.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 —
310–335 326 4 445.00–470.00 $453.87 $1,480 -31.13
360–382 375 3 440.00–450.00 $443.20 $1,662 -6.80
400–425 412 3 310.00–435.00 $384.04 $1,582 -60.96
460–495 478 2 440.00–447.00 $443.63 $2,121 +7.53
501 value added 501 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,064 —
575 value added 575 9 416.00 $416.00 $2,392 —
595 595 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,172 -23.73
765 765 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,283 —
535–540 538 2 325.00–400.00 $362.67 $1,951 -49.89
645 645 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —
580 580 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
438 438 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,862 -43.41
464–480 466 15 400.00–420.00 $417.25 $1,944 -15.80
506–527 521 17 396.00–412.50 $400.71 $2,088 +11.90
579–584 580 27 367.50–380.00 $370.30 $2,148 +21.32
608–645 623 5 320.00–325.00 $322.93 $2,012 -42.75
695 695 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,259 —
706–749 728 8 290.00–310.00 $299.70 $2,182 -34.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–293 289 6 460.00–500.00 $466.22 $1,347 -51.77
305–325 315 2 405.00–460.00 $431.63 $1,360 -38.18
365–395 378 7 400.00–480.00 $426.94 $1,614 -41.39
400–445 430 13 385.00–432.50 $410.52 $1,765 -28.18
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 -63.70
465–470 468 2 365.00–370.00 $367.51 $1,720 -55.25
455–495 474 9 392.50–420.00 $400.38 $1,898 -22.38
505–540 526 7 355.00–414.00 $383.21 $2,016 -14.80
555–595 581 14 350.00–384.00 $369.14 $2,145 +2.14
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 -39.36
643 643 2 359.00 $359.00 $2,308 -0.36
665 665 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,460 +12.54
700–735 714 4 300.00–341.00 $318.41 $2,273 -9.79
770 770 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,564 +8.00
813 value added 813 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,297 —
865 value added 865 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 3 375.00–425.00 $398.95 $1,105 —
305–345 322 3 360.00–420.00 $394.51 $1,270 -63.17
382–395 389 7 395.00–445.00 $422.19 $1,642 -12.51
405–445 425 2 306.00–380.00 $341.26 $1,450 -82.45
520–525 523 2 303.00–350.00 $326.39 $1,707 -36.34
570 570 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 -90.82
625–630 628 2 309.00–333.00 $321.05 $2,016 —
700 700 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,247 —
810 810 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 370.00–405.00 $387.64 $1,194 —
369–380 371 5 355.00–385.00 $378.86 $1,406 —
413 413 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,528 —
465 465 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 -45.00
539–540 539 5 350.00–360.00 $358.00 $1,930 +4.56
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 —
645 645 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,967 -30.00
680 680 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,591 -53.29
360–385 373 2 400.00–485.00 $443.93 $1,656 -59.03
405 405 2 375.00–380.00 $377.50 $1,529 -90.88
400–440 424 10 400.00–485.00 $441.13 $1,870 -27.25
470–475 473 4 415.00–457.50 $436.77 $2,066 -6.69
500–536 520 17 390.00–438.00 $424.31 $2,206 +20.88
520 520 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 -38.43
560–598 586 8 371.00–385.00 $378.85 $2,220 -22.39
600–625 607 11 340.00–390.00 $374.97 $2,276 +5.99
658–695 677 7 317.50–355.00 $345.53 $2,339 -4.44
700–730 713 6 275.00–336.00 $316.48 $2,257 -0.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 10 472.50 $472.50 $1,791 -32.50
466 466 12 460.00 $460.00 $2,144 -30.00
530 530 9 424.50 $424.50 $2,250 +8.62
587 587 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,348 -1.07
668 668 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,371 -7.73
735 735 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,297 -20.64
810 810 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 ±0.00
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 —
465–482 478 4 400.00–405.00 $401.22 $1,918 -3.78
530–535 533 2 350.00–400.00 $374.88 $1,998 —
570–573 572 6 360.00–365.00 $363.34 $2,078 -1.66
615 615 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,214 —
655–678 670 3 287.50–342.50 $324.59 $2,175 —
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 -60.12
410–420 415 3 354.00–412.00 $388.90 $1,614 -36.46
475–495 486 4 353.00–409.00 $378.31 $1,839 -33.95
535–545 540 2 340.00–405.00 $372.20 $2,010 +2.80
560–575 568 2 340.00–350.00 $345.07 $1,960 -28.24
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 —
465–470 468 2 360.00–381.00 $370.44 $1,734 —
530 530 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,537 —
560 560 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,786 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1540 1219 80-85% 16 150.00–170.00 $159.53 $1,945 —
1035–1405 1238 80-85% 34 163.00–184.00 $175.24 $2,169 —
1035–1485 1244 80-85% 21 184.00–200.00 $189.80 $2,361 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1715 1387 75-80% 9 185.00–198.00 $188.99 $2,621 —
1330–1720 1498 75-80% 5 150.00–172.00 $165.46 $2,479 -21.28
1210–1735 1502 75-80% 20 167.00–183.00 $174.29 $2,618 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1155 999 85-90% 4 122.50–150.00 $136.53 $1,364 —
835–1215 1052 85-90% 15 139.00–168.00 $151.28 $1,591 -4.52
1040–1170 1125 85-90% 5 158.00–175.00 $164.14 $1,847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,315 —
1290–2305 1682 13 200.00–220.00 $211.70 $3,561 —
1700–1755 1728 2 190.00 $190.00 $3,283 -19.87
1755–2065 1953 3 221.00–240.00 $228.10 $4,455 —
2215 2215 1 192.00 $192.00 $4,253 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1033 1033 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1145–1155 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,449.78
1128–1245 1187 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,800.00–3,125.00 $2,970.51
1065–1460 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,700.00–3,900.00 $3,084.55
1235–1460 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 2,725.00–3,550.00 $3,146.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,425.00 $3,425.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1175–1200 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,400.00–3,750.00 $3,576.84 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,125.00 $3,125.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.