Tennessee cattle market

Auction averages from 13 reporting markets in Tennessee, week of 09/14/2026 – 09/20/2026. Compared with 09/07/2026–09/13/2026.

Work in progress — please don't trade on these numbers.

The figures come straight from USDA Market News and we believe they're correct, but they haven't been through enough weeks of checking for us to stand behind them. Check with your sale barn before you act.

5wt steers: $372.70; ▲ 22.44
7wt steers: $327.40; ▼ 1.03
Cull cows: $144.60; thin
Head sold: 5,105
Markets: 13

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Tennessee auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

300–400 lb297 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $386.77thin

400–500 lb838 head

Steers: $408.65thin
Heifers: $359.18▲ 6.80
Steer premium: $49.47

500–600 lb1,518 head

Steers: $372.70▲ 22.44
Heifers: $336.56▲ 9.15
Steer premium: $36.14

600–700 lb1,143 head

Steers: $338.09▲ 3.92
Heifers: $327.44▲ 5.44
Steer premium: $10.65

700–800 lb782 head

Steers: $327.40▼ 1.03
Heifers: $311.92thin
Steer premium: $15.48

800–900 lb409 head

Steers: $318.95▼ 2.59
Heifers: $284.24thin
Steer premium: $34.71

900–1000 lb118 head

Steers: $304.45thin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	thin	$386.77	thin	—	297
400–500 lb	$408.65	thin	$359.18	▲ 6.80	$49.47	838
500–600 lb	$372.70	▲ 22.44	$336.56	▲ 9.15	$36.14	1,518
600–700 lb	$338.09	▲ 3.92	$327.44	▲ 5.44	$10.65	1,143
700–800 lb	$327.40	▼ 1.03	$311.92	thin	$15.48	782
800–900 lb	$318.95	▼ 2.59	$284.24	thin	$34.71	409
900–1000 lb	$304.45	thin	thin	thin	—	118

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Tennessee auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$144.60/cwt
thin450 head
Breaker 75-80%$157.02/cwt
▲ 5.86101 head
Boner 80-85%$149.49/cwt
▲ 0.77224 head
Lean 85-90%$125.81/cwt
▲ 1.39125 head
Slaughter bulls$188.63/cwt
▲ 3.5381 head
Bred cows$2511.00/hd
thin106 head
Cow–calf pairs$3351.90/hd
thin26 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$144.60/cwt	thin	450
Breaker 75-80%	$157.02/cwt	▲ 5.86	101
Boner 80-85%	$149.49/cwt	▲ 0.77	224
Lean 85-90%	$125.81/cwt	▲ 1.39	125
Slaughter bulls	$188.63/cwt	▲ 3.53	81
Bred cows	$2511.00/hd	thin	106
Cow–calf pairs	$3351.90/hd	thin	26

Other states

Missouri 19,790 Oklahoma 9,710 Nebraska 9,478 South Dakota 9,205 Kentucky 7,919 Iowa 6,505 Kansas 5,136 Texas 3,211

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. This site is a work in progress — please don't make financial decisions from it.