Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

1,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.37/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,472/hd at 581 lb · 122 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.15/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,514/hd at 661 lb · 120 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,021/hd at 868 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,326	2,959	2,633
Feeder cattle	1,120	2,389	2,209
Slaughter cattle	158	330	356
Replacement cattle	48	240	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test this week; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2,00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher; Demand was moderate overall on a light to moderate supply of average quality cattle.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test this week
▲ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2,00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,247	—
255–285	265	3	495.00–570.00	$533.11	$1,413	-54.80
315–336	333	10	490.00–560.00	$546.07	$1,818	+2.67
360–398	379	11	465.00–517.50	$499.87	$1,895	-22.08
397 value added	397	6	500.00	$500.00	$1,985	—
425 fancy	425	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,082	—
405–440	432	27	442.50–480.00	$472.60	$2,042	-16.16
455–490	484	47	380.00–470.00	$441.42	$2,136	-3.06
510–541	534	81	390.00–438.00	$427.54	$2,283	+4.88
553–578 value added	573	32	410.00–425.00	$420.57	$2,410	—
550–590	584	90	360.00–436.00	$427.07	$2,494	+14.23
605–630	622	3	325.00–375.00	$349.66	$2,175	-31.47
620–645 value added	630	27	360.00–390.00	$376.24	$2,370	-42.24
653–670	659	107	350.00–402.00	$381.06	$2,511	+19.49
680–688 value added	681	13	360.00–375.00	$372.67	$2,538	-0.23
705–732 value added	720	33	345.00–367.00	$347.48	$2,502	-5.49
700–735	725	4	330.00–351.00	$345.43	$2,504	+9.93
768–790	774	4	325.00–327.50	$325.64	$2,520	+2.71
820 value added	820	1	342.00	$342.00	$2,804	—
825	825	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,640	-3.81
868 value added	868	120	348.00	$348.00	$3,021	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,378	—
311–329	319	9	455.00–465.00	$460.42	$1,469	-12.40
423	423	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,861	-12.57
465 value added	465	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,139	—
475–483	480	3	390.00–400.00	$393.30	$1,888	-36.70
510–525	514	4	410.00–415.00	$413.72	$2,127	-9.64
525 value added	525	6	420.00	$420.00	$2,205	-35.00
560–573	571	7	367.50–380.00	$378.25	$2,160	-34.81
584 value added	584	8	400.00	$400.00	$2,336	-35.00
628	628	3	382.00	$382.00	$2,399	-14.19
639 value added	639	17	395.00	$395.00	$2,524	-17.50
657–680	659	12	340.00–365.00	$362.85	$2,391	-12.56
685 value added	685	3	372.50	$372.50	$2,552	-27.50
700–745	720	5	332.50–350.00	$343.95	$2,476	-11.49
750	750	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,400	-25.72
750 value added	750	15	374.00	$374.00	$2,805	—
873	873	4	311.00	$311.00	$2,715	—
982 value added	982	17	305.00	$305.00	$2,995	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,372	—
315–345	329	4	440.00–480.00	$455.95	$1,500	-41.69
365–385	375	2	445.00–450.00	$447.57	$1,678	-12.43
405–435	425	3	370.00–435.00	$400.12	$1,701	-42.04
450	450	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,868	+9.16
505–535	520	2	365.00–375.00	$370.14	$1,925	+0.14
585	585	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,872	-40.00
645	645	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,225	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,120	-59.36
445	445	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,691	-39.88
523	523	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,909	-7.49
590	590	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,006	+5.00
635	635	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,000	-42.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,615	-64.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	455.00–480.00	$467.37	$1,112	+12.37
260–295	273	3	470.00–485.00	$478.57	$1,306	+45.14
300–330	315	4	440.00–450.00	$443.73	$1,398	-10.50
361 value added	361	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,588	—
355–395	375	8	370.00–425.00	$409.34	$1,535	-21.12
405	405	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,600	-22.46
400–440	417	26	390.00–425.00	$414.07	$1,727	-3.39
451–495	469	26	380.00–422.00	$397.52	$1,864	+1.53
495	495	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,807	-30.99
507	507	2	510.00	$510.00	$2,586	+134.34
500–530	517	13	350.00–405.00	$373.73	$1,932	-1.93
555–595	573	5	335.00–380.00	$353.49	$2,025	-4.00
557–594 value added	580	8	372.00–375.00	$373.08	$2,164	-19.42
600 fancy	600	4	367.00	$367.00	$2,202	—
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	-22.41
615–640 value added	619	26	340.00–355.00	$342.39	$2,119	-37.68
625–640	633	5	330.00–345.00	$341.03	$2,159	+21.05
655–690	672	9	315.00–342.00	$328.28	$2,206	+13.28
722–740 value added	724	8	315.00–335.00	$332.45	$2,407	—
720–728	725	3	315.00–320.00	$318.35	$2,308	-1.30
773 value added	773	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,435	—
770–780	775	2	307.00–312.00	$309.48	$2,398	+3.63
840	840	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,394	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,256	+5.00
322–340	327	4	400.00–430.00	$422.19	$1,381	-34.40
368–387	378	12	385.00–400.00	$392.31	$1,483	-44.73
400–431	416	14	412.50–422.50	$417.69	$1,738	+57.69
453–495	463	13	372.50–405.00	$390.29	$1,807	-24.55
512–535	531	16	375.00–385.00	$376.81	$2,001	+2.22
561–589 value added	577	18	352.50–365.00	$359.75	$2,076	—
575–590	584	8	337.50–348.00	$340.08	$1,986	-2.92
639	639	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,933	-22.39
652 value added	652	13	334.00	$334.00	$2,178	—
658–685	663	12	292.50–315.00	$298.99	$1,982	-35.15
736	736	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,134	-30.00
780	780	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,262	—
845	845	3	262.50	$262.50	$2,218	-27.50
885	885	2	272.50	$272.50	$2,412	—
979	979	20	264.00	$264.00	$2,585	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	420.00–430.00	$424.95	$1,033	—
265–295	280	2	440.00–455.00	$447.10	$1,252	—
300	300	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,125	-4.88
350–395	382	5	365.00–380.00	$372.92	$1,425	-39.98
435	435	2	360.00–380.00	$370.00	$1,610	-17.22
555–590	571	4	320.00–350.00	$334.84	$1,912	-3.67
600–635	618	2	315.00–320.00	$317.57	$1,963	+10.91
665–680	672	3	275.00–295.00	$286.66	$1,926	-31.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	347.50–355.00	$351.27	$1,679	-6.86
520	520	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,872	+23.31
745	745	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,900	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	8	512.50	$512.50	$1,927	+42.95
448	448	11	477.50	$477.50	$2,139	+25.16
475–478	477	3	400.00–430.00	$420.04	$2,004	-17.23
518	518	16	410.00	$410.00	$2,124	+25.92
590–594	592	9	335.00–360.00	$348.85	$2,065	-27.73
610–646	635	17	333.00–335.00	$333.80	$2,120	-5.87
654–669	662	8	325.00	$325.00	$2,152	-8.55
732	732	3	319.00	$319.00	$2,335	+14.00
750–758	757	8	327.50	$327.50	$2,479	+11.22
853	853	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,346	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,528	+7.69
312–340	324	6	410.00–495.00	$472.42	$1,531	-59.43
375–385	379	5	450.00–485.00	$462.06	$1,751	-24.47
400–410	407	11	445.00–480.00	$473.69	$1,928	+38.69
400–420	410	2	420.00–430.00	$424.88	$1,742	-10.12
450–485	468	14	350.00–435.00	$399.29	$1,869	-30.44
500–529	519	7	385.00–405.00	$390.77	$2,028	+30.77
550–576	565	15	360.00–380.00	$363.91	$2,056	-12.10
620–630	624	4	335.00–365.00	$354.94	$2,215	+2.37
635	635	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,968	-42.57
650–655	653	4	325.00–352.50	$336.22	$2,196	-2.11
700–735	715	4	275.00–315.00	$292.73	$2,093	-0.14
757–795	770	5	280.00–285.00	$282.95	$2,179	+12.38
810	810	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,268	+9.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	470.00–485.00	$477.37	$1,384	+7.37
425	425	3	360.00–400.00	$378.33	$1,608	-44.64
468–475	469	7	390.00–415.00	$393.62	$1,846	-5.95
500–540	525	8	330.00–360.00	$340.40	$1,787	-21.00
550–595	583	8	295.00–325.00	$313.63	$1,828	-32.34
600	600	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,890	+33.51
670–685	678	2	285.00–290.00	$287.53	$1,949	—
925	925	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,238	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–395	379	4	420.00–435.00	$427.18	$1,619	+33.87
410	410	1	432.50	$432.50	$1,773	+44.17
540	540	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,998	+35.82
615	615	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,784	-26.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1455	1144	80-85%	23	170.00–186.00	$176.87	$2,023	—
965–1380	1201	80-85%	14	153.00–170.00	$164.47	$1,975	-30.21
1055–1355	1241	80-85%	8	191.00–202.00	$194.44	$2,413	+32.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1035	915	85-90%	3	115.00–125.00	$120.23	$1,100	—
835–1300	1045	85-90%	12	135.00–154.00	$146.97	$1,536	—
945–1185	1068	85-90%	5	166.00–180.00	$170.31	$1,819	+29.96
830–1345	1084	85-90%	24	150.00–169.00	$157.39	$1,706	+17.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1770	1396	75-80%	6	160.00–169.00	$165.21	$2,306	—
1360–1500	1414	75-80%	5	190.00–198.00	$194.46	$2,750	+30.62
1255–1885	1503	75-80%	27	172.00–190.00	$179.31	$2,695	+1.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,096	—
1490	1490	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,622	—
1165–1845	1578	3	225.00–245.00	$235.79	$3,721	—
1475–2140	1780	12	205.00–230.00	$214.83	$3,824	-2.71

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
955–1430	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,800.00	$3,223.43
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–981	943	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,275.00–3,000.00	$2,831.99
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,004	—
510	510	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,071	—
570	570	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,197	—

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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.