Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

1,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.87/cwt -7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 517 lb · 36 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $322.40/cwt -25.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 618 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.77/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 637 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,171	927	1,519
Feeder cattle	917	734	1,281
Slaughter cattle	143	102	134
Replacement cattle	111	91	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, with instances of 10.00-12.00 lower at lower weights; Slaughter Cows sold steady with instances of 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower
→ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold steady with instances of 4.00 higher 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
315–340	325	5	440.00–500.00	$471.80	$1,533	-48.20
350–385	368	4	460.00–500.00	$480.00	$1,766	+22.43
410–445	425	11	450.00–495.00	$471.97	$2,006	+57.39
453–490	467	11	400.00–475.00	$453.07	$2,116	+77.60
504 value added	504	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,268	—
500–548	524	23	400.00–440.00	$422.83	$2,216	+32.32
555–588	578	16	370.00–430.00	$391.76	$2,264	—
600–648	630	12	325.00–350.00	$337.71	$2,128	-12.07
650–697	675	15	330.00–367.00	$355.24	$2,398	+9.24
700–746	722	13	320.00–360.00	$342.55	$2,473	-2.45
752 value added	752	22	348.50	$348.50	$2,621	+0.98
755–785	768	4	310.00–322.50	$315.55	$2,423	—
815	815	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,649	—
833 value added	833	23	333.50	$333.50	$2,778	—
910	910	3	311.00	$311.00	$2,830	—
965–990	978	2	280.00–290.00	$284.94	$2,787	-14.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	+5.31
320–332	329	4	420.00–425.00	$421.22	$1,386	+21.76
360–380	370	5	395.00–450.00	$416.77	$1,542	-3.23
420–440	431	9	420.00–430.00	$425.08	$1,832	—
450–460	455	2	370.00–395.00	$382.36	$1,740	+52.36
503–548	525	6	370.00–380.00	$376.52	$1,977	+71.52
560–593	582	8	325.00–385.00	$359.69	$2,093	—
600–625	615	3	312.00–340.00	$324.82	$1,998	-24.18
655–675	668	6	285.00–325.00	$314.02	$2,098	-24.98
715–730	723	2	295.00–305.00	$300.05	$2,169	—
785	785	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,316	-34.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	15	260.00	$260.00	$1,911	—
839	839	13	255.00	$255.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–243	236	6	480.00–560.00	$540.98	$1,277	—
260–295	288	5	430.00–500.00	$450.83	$1,298	+25.83
330–340	337	5	430.00–500.00	$476.17	$1,605	+50.28
350–390	368	8	430.00–470.00	$450.23	$1,657	+60.86
400–445	427	19	372.50–440.00	$414.48	$1,770	+41.11
450–495	476	23	342.50–400.00	$377.77	$1,798	+17.77
500–546	516	35	340.00–405.00	$361.01	$1,863	-6.70
535	535	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,712	-47.71
560 value added	560	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,072	—
550–590	569	24	301.00–350.00	$328.76	$1,871	-12.73
614–645	637	33	317.50–355.00	$329.77	$2,101	-3.18
660–685	672	10	300.00–335.00	$316.90	$2,130	—
728–747	739	5	290.00–310.00	$297.88	$2,201	-28.55
788–790	789	3	297.00–300.00	$299.00	$2,359	—
800	800	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,360	-25.00
860	860	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,537	-13.00
985	985	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,660	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,281	—
350–390	380	9	345.00–415.00	$407.26	$1,548	+38.26
405–440	426	8	300.00–390.00	$360.79	$1,537	+29.72
455–495	473	8	290.00–365.00	$349.54	$1,653	+51.13
515–533	528	4	330.00–360.00	$350.03	$1,848	+20.05
560–588	570	8	263.00–320.00	$286.29	$1,632	-18.19
605–610	608	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,824	+10.00
720–725	723	2	290.00–300.00	$294.98	$2,133	—
810–825	818	2	213.00–220.00	$216.53	$1,771	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,197	—
515–530	521	4	270.00–320.00	$304.77	$1,588	+74.77
605	605	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,456	+27.83
305–345	326	9	500.00–530.00	$514.23	$1,676	+60.86
370–390	382	5	445.00–470.00	$459.06	$1,754	+19.06
400–449	418	17	412.50–470.00	$455.63	$1,905	+59.72
450–497	477	32	365.00–450.00	$404.83	$1,931	+3.81
500–540	513	14	345.00–395.00	$373.05	$1,914	-0.71
555–595	572	15	320.00–370.00	$341.20	$1,952	+0.31
600–645	618	33	280.00–350.00	$322.40	$1,992	-21.15
650–680	667	6	310.00–330.00	$321.78	$2,146	+4.46
705–730	716	6	300.00–315.00	$306.65	$2,196	+12.40
760–795	780	5	260.00–300.00	$277.97	$2,168	+10.43
810	810	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	—
965	965	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,412	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,530	—
405–445	428	3	420.00–430.00	$424.84	$1,818	+97.05
458–480	468	6	325.00–400.00	$365.56	$1,711	+27.04
510–540	526	6	300.00–365.00	$339.59	$1,786	-3.82
565–595	576	8	300.00–320.00	$309.44	$1,782	+13.24
645	645	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,645	-44.33
690	690	2	240.00–300.00	$270.00	$1,863	±0.00
730	730	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,190	—
790–795	792	3	210.00–250.00	$223.39	$1,769	-41.61
860	860	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,866	-27.00
915–925	918	3	180.00–240.00	$200.15	$1,837	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	325.00–380.00	$353.64	$1,496	—
488–493	490	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	—
560	560	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,736	—
765	765	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,066	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1865	1865	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1595	1409	75-80%	30	162.50–193.00	$180.44	$2,542	—
1210–1650	1441	75-80%	8	190.00–209.00	$197.09	$2,840	—
1485	1485	75-80%	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,643	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1570	1235	80-85%	18	154.50–182.00	$170.54	$2,106	—
940–1515	1278	80-85%	8	160.00–167.00	$162.96	$2,083	-31.22
1175–1775	1383	80-85%	6	182.00–198.00	$192.76	$2,666	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1125	988	85-90%	6	120.00–157.00	$131.51	$1,299	—
925–1150	1038	85-90%	8	140.00–167.00	$152.32	$1,581	—
1015–1260	1110	85-90%	3	160.00–177.00	$169.60	$1,883	+38.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1755	1434	8	164.50–205.00	$194.26	$2,786	—
1335–2105	1760	13	194.50–228.00	$212.48	$3,740	—
1820–2020	1920	2	227.00–235.00	$231.21	$4,439	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–800	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,360.00	$2,181.70

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1065	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,450.00–3,500.00	$3,161.38
965–980	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,351.16
815–1090	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,700.00	$3,555.02
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00
1140–1315	1228	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,360.69
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
920–1485	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,617.82
1110–1640	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,054.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1055–1380	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,975.00–2,325.00	$2,187.09
1175–1380	1285	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,750.00	$2,419.51
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00
1130–1415	1317	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00–4,500.00	$3,176.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
750–1175	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,317.70
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1200–1285	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,351.71
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1040	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,750.00	$2,420.80
925–1095	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,325.00–2,850.00	$2,531.68
1380	1380	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,575.00	$2,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1275–1455	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,400.00–4,700.00	$4,540.11	—
1305–1555	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,425.00–4,700.00	$4,266.82	—
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,550.00	$4,550.00	—
1530	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1535–1615	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,000.00–4,950.00	$4,487.06	—
1880	1880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	5,350.00	$5,350.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,840	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.