Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

Tennessee cattle market

Auction averages from 17 reporting markets in Tennessee, head-weighted across 4,387 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $378.38; ▼ 8.42
7wt steers: $332.05; ▼ 5.91
Cull cows: $118.66; ▼ 8.10
Head sold: 4,387
Markets: 17

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.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb195 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $406.66▼ 2.12

400–500 lb511 head

Steers: $417.59▼ 5.57
Heifers: $359.07▼ 7.96
Steer premium: $58.52

500–600 lb743 head

Steers: $378.38▼ 8.42
Heifers: $331.42▼ 7.04
Steer premium: $46.96

600–700 lb783 head

Steers: $339.53▼ 13.23
Heifers: $332.37▲ 11.25
Steer premium: $7.16

700–800 lb336 head

Steers: $332.05▼ 5.91
Heifers: $300.51▼ 2.84
Steer premium: $31.54

800–900 lb867 head

Steers: $314.84▼ 22.53
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb503 head

Steers: $304.02thin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	—	thin	$406.66	▼ 2.12	—	195
400–500 lb	$417.59	$1,896	▼ 5.57	$359.07	▼ 7.96	$58.52	511
500–600 lb	$378.38	$2,074	▼ 8.42	$331.42	▼ 7.04	$46.96	743
600–700 lb	$339.53	$2,200	▼ 13.23	$332.37	▲ 11.25	$7.16	783
700–800 lb	$332.05	$2,454	▼ 5.91	$300.51	▼ 2.84	$31.54	336
800–900 lb	$314.84	$2,648	▼ 22.53	thin	thin	—	867
900–1000 lb	$304.02	$2,849	thin	thin	thin	—	503

What’s a calf worth in Tennessee?

At this week's Tennessee class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,081

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $378.38 per hundredweight — down $8.42 on last week.

Based on 303 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

The Tennessee Cattle Square

Full tool

Every weight class priced against every other, at Tennessee averages. Sell down the side, buy across the top; the figure is what the spread pays per pound of gain.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

Your cost of gain$1.10/lb

Return on gain for selling each weight class and buying each other weight class, at Tennessee averages.
Sell ↓ Buy →	400	500	600	700	800	900
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Each figure is the return on gain in dollars per pound — what the spread between the two classes pays you for a pound. Green means the trade is ahead of your cost of gain, red means it is behind. Below the diagonal you sell the heavier animal and buy back lighter, so you want a high figure. Above it you are trading up and buying pounds ready-made, so you want a low one. Tap any cell for the whole trade.

This week's best spreads

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$118.66 /cwt
▼ 8.10637 head
Breaker 75-80%$125.46 /cwt
▼ 6.98158 head
Boner 80-85%$123.39 /cwt
▼ 7.62251 head
Lean 85-90%$108.74 /cwt
▼ 6.75228 head
Slaughter bulls$161.96 /cwt
▼ 8.40132 head
Bred cows$2252.00 /hd
▼ 239.00286 head
Cow–calf pairs$3173.44 /hd
thin88 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$118.66 /cwt	▼ 8.10	637
Breaker 75-80%	$125.46 /cwt	▼ 6.98	158
Boner 80-85%	$123.39 /cwt	▼ 7.62	251
Lean 85-90%	$108.74 /cwt	▼ 6.75	228
Slaughter bulls	$161.96 /cwt	▼ 8.40	132
Bred cows	$2252.00 /hd	▼ 239.00	286
Cow–calf pairs	$3173.44 /hd	thin	88

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.