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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 16, 2026

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $312.10/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,934/hd at 940 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.50/cwt -11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 534 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $356.78/cwt -9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 588 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 3,054 2,198
Feeder cattle 556 2,458 1,967
Slaughter cattle 82 345 231
Replacement cattle — 251 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, no market trends available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes and a lower undertone was noted for slaughter classes. Demand overall was moderate on a light 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
398 398 6 447.50 $447.50 $1,781 -22.11
408–447 437 13 390.00–437.00 $421.82 $1,843 -19.18
451–489 479 37 360.00–402.00 $393.23 $1,884 -8.71
510–536 534 52 371.00–380.00 $378.50 $2,021 +4.10
585–588 588 52 330.00–359.50 $356.78 $2,098 -2.99
601 value added 601 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,104 —
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 -11.81
660–663 662 50 326.00–340.00 $334.11 $2,212 -5.05
707 value added 707 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,333 -19.80
752–786 782 26 321.50–323.00 $321.67 $2,515 -1.77
940 value added 940 63 294.00–313.00 $312.10 $2,934 -3.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 3 380.00–400.00 $387.23 $1,231 -84.19
370 370 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,508 +7.50
400–443 414 11 365.00–397.50 $386.63 $1,601 -40.04
460–495 477 9 390.00–410.00 $392.17 $1,871 -18.35
535–547 544 4 357.50–365.00 $359.34 $1,955 -15.88
572 value added 572 22 387.50 $387.50 $2,216 —
588–595 591 8 355.00–365.00 $361.22 $2,135 +4.51
600–638 621 10 337.50–365.00 $351.64 $2,184 +34.14
638 value added 638 9 381.00 $381.00 $2,431 —
662 662 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,251 +1.75
700–733 726 5 310.00–320.00 $318.07 $2,309 -18.80
740 value added 740 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 -15.00
755–790 773 2 305.00–312.50 $308.83 $2,387 -17.85
835 835 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,722 +15.99
905 905 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–283 280 4 430.00–445.00 $441.38 $1,236 +36.38
385–390 387 3 417.50–430.00 $421.70 $1,632 +6.70
420–445 431 9 400.00–428.00 $423.92 $1,827 +46.55
479–495 481 9 330.00–385.00 $378.71 $1,822 +21.21
528–530 529 3 332.50–337.50 $334.17 $1,768 +35.42
551–598 560 10 341.00–355.00 $352.01 $1,971 +17.97
600–645 630 3 321.00–331.00 $324.89 $2,047 +6.67
661 661 5 327.50 $327.50 $2,165 +37.50
720 720 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 -29.57
493 493 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,701 +16.53
535 535 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 +4.71
560 560 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,814 -7.78
660 660 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,062 +3.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,156 -68.74
355–361 360 8 355.00–365.00 $363.77 $1,310 -28.08
410 410 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,486 -3.75
453–479 470 11 347.50–365.00 $350.60 $1,648 -16.36
500–539 522 17 337.50–352.50 $349.05 $1,822 +2.94
558 value added 558 6 347.00 $347.00 $1,936 —
570–585 580 21 312.50–337.00 $332.22 $1,927 +17.25
626–639 632 11 307.50–320.00 $314.25 $1,986 -10.18
660–698 687 14 302.50–305.00 $304.31 $2,091 +4.31
720–725 723 3 285.00–296.00 $292.35 $2,114 -26.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 370.00–390.00 $380.07 $1,456 -20.71
430–435 434 4 360.00–362.50 $360.62 $1,565 -12.57
460–478 value added 474 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,612 -40.24
478–495 484 3 322.50–330.00 $327.44 $1,585 -28.99
515–518 value added 517 4 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,719 -44.85
508–545 524 9 310.00–337.00 $323.96 $1,698 -19.76
595 value added 595 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,946 —
620–645 628 3 315.00–317.00 $316.34 $1,987 -7.10
650 650 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,028 -3.97
700–727 value added 716 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,148 -25.66
705–745 732 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,152 -10.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 300.00 $300.00 $915 -26.67
368 368 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,159 +8.18
455 455 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 +1.85
525–540 531 4 315.00–322.50 $319.35 $1,696 +6.84
593 593 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,809 -4.93
658–680 665 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,879 -17.50
730 730 2 271.00–280.00 $275.50 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 -11.97
400–405 403 2 335.00–345.00 $340.03 $1,370 —
505 505 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,591 -4.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,495 —
360–390 380 3 365.00–390.00 $372.89 $1,417 -42.70
448 448 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,859 +2.43
490 490 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 -38.32
505–538 532 17 345.00–362.50 $359.57 $1,913 +9.73
565–595 583 10 337.50 $337.50 $1,968 +5.07
610–643 629 4 301.00–310.00 $307.20 $1,932 -3.24
650 650 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,100 +21.74
724–747 739 24 300.00–311.00 $306.31 $2,264 +6.36
847 847 3 259.00 $259.00 $2,194 —
960 960 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 -16.25
475–480 478 2 367.00–381.00 $374.04 $1,788 -0.93
500–530 515 4 332.00–335.00 $333.46 $1,717 -22.97
565–598 586 7 317.00–320.00 $319.59 $1,873 -11.21
600–645 615 3 312.00–320.00 $317.20 $1,951 +4.65
710–745 728 2 295.00–302.00 $298.42 $2,172 -2.21
780 780 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 +1.79
853–855 854 3 272.00–280.00 $274.67 $2,346 +8.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 -11.22
518 518 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,735 +40.00
575 575 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,869 +25.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 +37.19
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 -24.93
550 550 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 +15.16

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1140 949 85-90% 5 105.00–130.00 $121.16 $1,150 —
815–1200 1006 85-90% 7 125.00–149.00 $136.00 $1,368 —
1060–1240 1130 85-90% 3 149.00–160.00 $156.10 $1,764 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1650 1407 75-80% 10 145.00–172.00 $160.23 $2,254 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,069 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,621 +26.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,085 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,613 —
1145–1460 1336 80-85% 8 148.00–161.00 $153.43 $2,050 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2460 1657 11 179.00–194.00 $185.51 $3,074 +7.66
1710–2105 1858 4 203.00–210.00 $206.59 $3,838 —

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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.