Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $334.18/cwt ≈ $2,623/hd at 785 lb · 75 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.11/cwt +25.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 579 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.53/cwt +25.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 573 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,254	939	2,543
Feeder cattle	1,130	683	2,136
Slaughter cattle	92	143	333
Replacement cattle	32	113	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady, with instances of 8.00 lower to 15.00 higher across all weight classes; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a weak undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a weak undertone

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	4	480.00–535.00	$511.78	$1,755	+76.78
350–395	370	9	440.00–485.00	$461.93	$1,709	+51.93
405–445	428	4	420.00–437.50	$428.11	$1,832	+24.97
465 value added	465	7	445.00	$445.00	$2,069	—
460–497	482	12	390.00–430.00	$413.32	$1,992	+32.14
500–535	516	14	370.00–412.50	$392.99	$2,028	+36.98
556–569 value added	563	10	370.00–410.00	$385.80	$2,172	—
554–598	575	51	340.00–400.00	$377.11	$2,168	+24.28
600–648	630	26	345.00–375.00	$360.22	$2,269	+42.22
655–676 value added	669	14	365.00–375.00	$367.67	$2,460	—
650–690	670	39	340.00–355.00	$346.29	$2,320	+16.29
700–730	715	23	320.00–350.00	$326.88	$2,337	—
755–779	768	12	320.00–345.00	$331.20	$2,544	—
788 value added	788	63	334.75	$334.75	$2,638	—
809 value added	809	14	335.00	$335.00	$2,710	—
805–840	830	5	320.00–325.00	$322.18	$2,674	—
855	855	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,693	+7.59
933 value added	933	57	309.50	$309.50	$2,888	—
960	960	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,544	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	460.00–470.00	$465.23	$1,489	—
355	355	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	+20.00
440	440	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,573	-7.50
455–498	483	11	350.00–405.00	$374.10	$1,807	—
500–540	521	8	340.00–380.00	$360.54	$1,878	+30.02
550–590	577	10	320.00–370.00	$337.59	$1,948	+37.59
610–645	632	8	300.00–345.00	$331.99	$2,098	—
650–668	662	6	317.50–340.00	$331.09	$2,192	—
715–730	723	2	310.00–312.50	$311.26	$2,250	—
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,606	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–265	263	3	440.00–480.00	$466.57	$1,227	+66.57
300–345	328	5	405.00–445.00	$431.37	$1,415	+66.37
370 value added	370	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,628	—
358–397	379	17	400.00–445.00	$416.45	$1,578	+36.06
400–440	415	26	365.00–415.00	$388.95	$1,614	+16.08
450–495	468	35	340.00–390.00	$367.79	$1,721	+25.02
473 value added	473	4	425.00	$425.00	$2,010	—
500–548	523	35	330.00–380.00	$351.74	$1,840	+22.60
507–545 value added	524	11	350.00–360.00	$354.22	$1,856	—
550–595	576	52	320.00–365.00	$338.02	$1,947	+23.42
565–597 value added	590	14	345.00–355.00	$347.85	$2,052	—
602–630 value added	614	8	330.00–340.00	$333.80	$2,050	—
600–645	627	42	300.00–353.00	$332.23	$2,083	+0.44
650–658 value added	653	5	330.00–342.00	$337.16	$2,202	—
650–690	670	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,010	+2.03
650–693	676	19	310.00–330.00	$318.25	$2,151	+20.28
708 value added	708	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,407	—
700–740	711	7	315.00–322.00	$319.14	$2,269	+14.23
765–770	768	6	297.50–317.50	$308.16	$2,367	—
800	800	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,400	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	382	3	370.00–385.00	$378.52	$1,446	+78.52
410–445	426	9	315.00–370.00	$350.42	$1,493	+25.60
450–488	473	7	330.00–350.00	$341.98	$1,618	+17.65
505–545	523	13	310.00–350.00	$336.02	$1,757	+26.02
565–590	574	8	300.00–337.50	$318.62	$1,829	+27.06
620–625	623	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,056	—
730	730	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,080	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,348	—
255–280	268	2	500.00–525.00	$513.08	$1,375	+38.17
340	340	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,615	+30.00
355–394	381	9	430.00–495.00	$455.68	$1,736	+33.83
405–448	425	8	412.50–450.00	$429.82	$1,827	+26.63
455–495	474	16	390.00–430.00	$411.93	$1,953	+49.93
505–545	521	13	355.00–390.00	$372.49	$1,941	+24.69
555–595	578	18	332.50–365.00	$342.97	$1,982	+15.03
600–640	620	18	330.00–350.00	$336.55	$2,087	+18.26
650–695	678	11	305.00–340.00	$326.63	$2,215	+33.36
700–740	724	13	290.00–330.00	$312.99	$2,266	+22.99
753–790	772	7	285.00–325.00	$302.71	$2,337	+4.80
810	810	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	—
850	850	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,380	—
965	965	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,215	—
353 thin fleshed	353	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,518	—
373–390	379	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,592	—
410–447	433	18	360.00–405.00	$372.25	$1,612	+54.10
460–490	470	14	340.00–390.00	$370.28	$1,740	+40.28
510–549	538	21	300.00–340.00	$330.72	$1,779	+29.74
550–590	570	11	295.00–330.00	$314.68	$1,794	+19.16
620–645	630	7	305.00–328.00	$316.42	$1,993	+11.42
695	695	1	296.00	$296.00	$2,057	—
720	720	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,250	—
750–770	760	2	292.00–300.00	$296.05	$2,250	+15.05
815	815	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,038	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1035	953	85-90%	2	116.00–117.00	$116.46	$1,110	—
805–1070	960	85-90%	11	106.00–132.00	$118.15	$1,134	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,605	—
1045–1235	1144	85-90%	8	122.00–142.00	$132.64	$1,517	+19.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1795	1555	75-80%	10	144.00–165.00	$152.21	$2,367	—
1285–1760	1586	75-80%	6	160.00–175.00	$165.36	$2,623	—
1660	1660	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,573	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1445	1214	80-85%	9	140.00–162.00	$149.54	$1,815	—
1240	1240	80-85%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,232	—
1100–1410	1298	80-85%	4	134.00–138.00	$136.18	$1,768	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1915	1478	4	167.00–178.00	$173.79	$2,569	—
1565–2220	1855	11	180.00–200.00	$190.51	$3,534	—
2025	2025	1	200.00	$200.00	$4,050	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1200	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,075.00–2,800.00	$2,476.85
1020–1170	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,706.85
1040–1285	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.22
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1250–1310	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,746.48	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.