Feeder steer prices in Tennessee ran from about $240 to $600 per cwt this week, with lighter calves bringing more per hundredweight than heavy yearlings; feeder heifers ran about $207 to $540 per cwt. Prices are from the USDA weekly cattle auction summary for the week ending Oct 31, 2026. These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News; feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt).
Feeder steers
$240 to $600
Feeder heifers
$207 to $540
Auction receipts
6,268 head
Week ending
Oct 31, 2026
Tennessee Feeder Steers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
200-250 lb
238 lb
2
$530.00
$560.00
$545.47
200-250 lb
230 lb
1
$460.00
$460.00
$460.00
200-250 lb
235 lb
2
$510.00
$550.00
$530.85
250-300 lb
290 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
250-300 lb
285 lb
2
$450.00
$490.00
$470.35
250-300 lb
284 lb
8
$465.00
$560.00
$531.37
250-300 lb
290 lb
3
$370.00
$410.00
$397.13
250-300 lb
263 lb
8
$420.00
$460.00
$441.74
300-350 lb
320 lb
11
$245.00
$400.00
$332.18
300-350 lb
327 lb
9
$350.00
$480.00
$409.53
300-350 lb
334 lb
19
$420.00
$475.00
$445.18
300-350 lb
323 lb
21
$425.00
$600.00
$498.18
300-350 lb
332 lb
3
$500.00
$515.00
$509.80
350-400 lb
371 lb
5
$390.00
$420.00
$407.86
350-400 lb
386 lb
17
$412.50
$485.00
$446.67
350-400 lb
388 lb
3
$430.00
$430.00
$430.00
350-400 lb
374 lb
5
$320.00
$350.00
$328.07
350-400 lb
378 lb
3
$385.00
$425.00
$407.44
400-450 lb
420 lb
4
$415.00
$415.00
$415.00
400-450 lb
425 lb
32
$405.00
$480.00
$438.63
400-450 lb
405 lb
1
$410.00
$410.00
$410.00
400-450 lb
437 lb
5
$420.00
$430.00
$427.12
400-450 lb
418 lb
3
$300.00
$320.00
$310.12
400-450 lb
415 lb
4
$375.00
$400.00
$385.15
400-450 lb
435 lb
1
$440.00
$440.00
$440.00
450-500 lb
460 lb
1
$375.00
$375.00
$375.00
450-500 lb
470 lb
43
$380.00
$450.00
$413.38
450-500 lb
458 lb
2
$425.00
$425.00
$425.00
450-500 lb
480 lb
24
$315.00
$400.00
$367.32
450-500 lb
472 lb
7
$365.00
$415.00
$385.23
450-500 lb
471 lb
4
$270.00
$350.00
$316.68
450-500 lb
451 lb
4
$400.00
$400.00
$400.00
500-550 lb
520 lb
29
$350.00
$394.00
$384.55
500-550 lb
527 lb
4
$310.00
$352.50
$335.01
500-550 lb
523 lb
47
$345.00
$440.00
$395.11
500-550 lb
523 lb
13
$300.00
$380.00
$349.80
500-550 lb
515 lb
1
$305.00
$305.00
$305.00
500-550 lb
530 lb
51
$399.00
$440.00
$411.38
500-550 lb
543 lb
3
$370.00
$370.00
$370.00
550-600 lb
558 lb
35
$375.00
$410.00
$390.33
550-600 lb
581 lb
18
$347.50
$380.00
$357.50
550-600 lb
573 lb
2
$325.00
$340.00
$332.60
550-600 lb
572 lb
72
$335.00
$397.50
$367.26
550-600 lb
562 lb
6
$325.00
$340.00
$332.41
550-600 lb
595 lb
27
$340.00
$340.00
$340.00
550-600 lb
572 lb
19
$282.50
$340.00
$323.80
600-650 lb
626 lb
18
$330.00
$355.00
$339.91
600-650 lb
627 lb
106
$332.50
$372.50
$355.42
600-650 lb
625 lb
29
$361.00
$400.00
$370.20
600-650 lb
612 lb
4
$310.00
$320.00
$312.62
600-650 lb
625 lb
20
$270.00
$345.00
$319.43
650-700 lb
670 lb
66
$339.00
$375.00
$358.49
650-700 lb
688 lb
24
$342.00
$350.00
$348.02
650-700 lb
668 lb
35
$320.00
$335.00
$330.28
650-700 lb
673 lb
73
$320.00
$365.00
$343.15
650-700 lb
665 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
650-700 lb
653 lb
2
$270.00
$292.50
$281.21
650-700 lb
670 lb
1
$365.00
$365.00
$365.00
650-700 lb
668 lb
7
$300.00
$342.50
$327.11
700-750 lb
705 lb
2
$305.00
$305.00
$305.00
700-750 lb
726 lb
12
$300.00
$310.00
$305.38
700-750 lb
725 lb
53
$317.50
$349.00
$333.06
700-750 lb
715 lb
19
$331.00
$342.50
$332.72
700-750 lb
725 lb
13
$340.00
$365.00
$350.02
700-750 lb
735 lb
1
$330.00
$330.00
$330.00
750-800 lb
753 lb
3
$310.00
$310.00
$310.00
750-800 lb
774 lb
12
$306.00
$327.50
$314.76
750-800 lb
782 lb
15
$315.00
$335.00
$319.99
750-800 lb
773 lb
210
$334.00
$350.50
$341.25
800-850 lb
840 lb
1
$327.00
$327.00
$327.00
800-850 lb
845 lb
1
$313.00
$313.00
$313.00
800-850 lb
820 lb
1
$295.00
$295.00
$295.00
800-850 lb
815 lb
1
$240.00
$240.00
$240.00
800-850 lb
805 lb
184
$315.00
$353.50
$346.02
800-850 lb
819 lb
14
$280.00
$327.50
$305.90
850-900 lb
890 lb
237
$315.00
$333.25
$332.10
850-900 lb
864 lb
10
$295.00
$320.00
$314.36
850-900 lb
895 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
900-950 lb
913 lb
10
$305.00
$315.00
$313.75
900-950 lb
910 lb
1
$290.00
$290.00
$290.00
900-950 lb
915 lb
1
$285.00
$285.00
$285.00
950-1000 lb
960 lb
1
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
950-1000 lb
995 lb
1
$275.00
$275.00
$275.00
Tennessee Feeder Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
200-250 lb
235 lb
1
$430.00
$430.00
$430.00
200-250 lb
235 lb
1
$290.00
$290.00
$290.00
200-250 lb
233 lb
5
$425.00
$540.00
$463.21
200-250 lb
228 lb
4
$400.00
$420.00
$407.53
250-300 lb
288 lb
2
$440.00
$440.00
$440.00
250-300 lb
278 lb
3
$400.00
$410.00
$403.47
250-300 lb
272 lb
3
$250.00
$325.00
$281.96
250-300 lb
282 lb
13
$400.00
$500.00
$445.35
250-300 lb
270 lb
4
$370.00
$370.00
$370.00
250-300 lb
295 lb
1
$530.00
$530.00
$530.00
300-350 lb
327 lb
31
$367.00
$480.00
$414.49
300-350 lb
339 lb
6
$265.00
$352.50
$300.19
300-350 lb
320 lb
6
$325.00
$410.00
$365.43
300-350 lb
315 lb
1
$420.00
$420.00
$420.00
300-350 lb
345 lb
1
$305.00
$305.00
$305.00
300-350 lb
319 lb
8
$400.00
$435.00
$413.02
350-400 lb
380 lb
2
$425.00
$425.00
$425.00
350-400 lb
373 lb
41
$365.00
$455.00
$420.59
350-400 lb
369 lb
6
$330.00
$380.00
$356.88
350-400 lb
375 lb
6
$250.00
$345.00
$302.14
350-400 lb
380 lb
1
$325.00
$325.00
$325.00
350-400 lb
386 lb
17
$350.00
$400.00
$378.92
400-450 lb
424 lb
85
$335.00
$430.00
$386.93
400-450 lb
422 lb
7
$300.00
$335.00
$316.46
400-450 lb
435 lb
9
$345.00
$380.00
$360.31
400-450 lb
420 lb
1
$385.00
$385.00
$385.00
400-450 lb
435 lb
1
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
400-450 lb
433 lb
33
$295.00
$390.00
$353.29
400-450 lb
420 lb
1
$340.00
$340.00
$340.00
400-450 lb
440 lb
1
$370.00
$370.00
$370.00
400-450 lb
410 lb
1
$410.00
$410.00
$410.00
400-450 lb
413 lb
2
$400.00
$410.00
$404.85
400-450 lb
430 lb
1
$405.00
$405.00
$405.00
450-500 lb
465 lb
1
$255.00
$255.00
$255.00
450-500 lb
477 lb
12
$270.00
$320.00
$306.46
450-500 lb
485 lb
1
$360.00
$360.00
$360.00
450-500 lb
452 lb
4
$395.00
$395.00
$395.00
450-500 lb
460 lb
1
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
450-500 lb
475 lb
34
$301.00
$375.00
$347.63
450-500 lb
490 lb
1
$310.00
$310.00
$310.00
450-500 lb
470 lb
45
$325.00
$355.00
$338.26
450-500 lb
474 lb
126
$335.00
$410.00
$366.14
450-500 lb
483 lb
2
$270.00
$340.00
$305.91
450-500 lb
480 lb
13
$360.00
$370.00
$364.98
500-550 lb
523 lb
8
$355.00
$355.00
$355.00
500-550 lb
530 lb
1
$225.00
$225.00
$225.00
500-550 lb
533 lb
4
$285.00
$305.00
$297.50
500-550 lb
523 lb
30
$300.00
$345.00
$325.92
500-550 lb
522 lb
148
$310.00
$370.00
$343.50
500-550 lb
523 lb
12
$335.00
$370.00
$351.61
500-550 lb
524 lb
45
$320.00
$350.00
$335.13
550-600 lb
560 lb
1
$225.00
$225.00
$225.00
550-600 lb
570 lb
105
$290.00
$350.00
$328.93
550-600 lb
578 lb
42
$310.00
$340.00
$327.23
550-600 lb
552 lb
3
$341.00
$341.00
$341.00
550-600 lb
558 lb
4
$350.00
$350.00
$350.00
550-600 lb
566 lb
77
$327.50
$362.50
$351.12
550-600 lb
572 lb
14
$280.00
$305.00
$296.41
550-600 lb
579 lb
34
$250.00
$330.00
$309.14
550-600 lb
565 lb
1
$270.00
$270.00
$270.00
550-600 lb
560 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
600-650 lb
618 lb
119
$275.00
$345.00
$324.25
600-650 lb
612 lb
24
$330.00
$355.00
$340.45
600-650 lb
623 lb
2
$230.00
$280.00
$255.90
600-650 lb
620 lb
18
$275.00
$320.00
$297.64
600-650 lb
618 lb
36
$290.00
$327.00
$311.24
600-650 lb
645 lb
1
$260.00
$260.00
$260.00
650-700 lb
660 lb
2
$255.00
$260.00
$257.46
650-700 lb
650 lb
1
$245.00
$245.00
$245.00
650-700 lb
683 lb
58
$325.00
$337.50
$327.15
650-700 lb
662 lb
89
$309.00
$334.00
$331.49
650-700 lb
676 lb
12
$270.00
$300.00
$287.06
650-700 lb
664 lb
44
$290.00
$320.00
$297.00
650-700 lb
668 lb
67
$275.00
$335.00
$313.05
650-700 lb
668 lb
4
$230.00
$285.00
$266.35
650-700 lb
670 lb
1
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
650-700 lb
688 lb
3
$245.00
$300.00
$265.05
700-750 lb
725 lb
31
$260.00
$315.00
$295.78
700-750 lb
722 lb
7
$240.00
$295.00
$273.76
700-750 lb
707 lb
15
$315.00
$320.00
$319.00
700-750 lb
715 lb
1
$235.00
$235.00
$235.00
700-750 lb
725 lb
13
$290.00
$310.00
$300.37
700-750 lb
710 lb
1
$270.00
$270.00
$270.00
750-800 lb
790 lb
2
$252.50
$252.50
$252.50
750-800 lb
782 lb
33
$260.00
$312.00
$289.80
750-800 lb
769 lb
7
$270.00
$295.00
$274.90
750-800 lb
775 lb
15
$265.00
$293.00
$288.42
750-800 lb
768 lb
51
$305.00
$317.25
$316.42
750-800 lb
795 lb
1
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
800-850 lb
803 lb
3
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
800-850 lb
826 lb
7
$257.00
$290.00
$272.79
800-850 lb
800 lb
1
$260.00
$260.00
$260.00
800-850 lb
840 lb
1
$220.00
$220.00
$220.00
800-850 lb
810 lb
1
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
850-900 lb
850 lb
1
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
850-900 lb
855 lb
2
$207.50
$207.50
$207.50
850-900 lb
865 lb
11
$245.00
$285.00
$268.34
900-950 lb
900 lb
1
$207.00
$207.00
$207.00
900-950 lb
945 lb
1
$290.00
$290.00
$290.00
900-950 lb
905 lb
24
$275.00
$301.00
$299.92
900-950 lb
905 lb
1
$247.00
$247.00
$247.00
950-1000 lb
975 lb
1
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
1050-1100 lb
1090 lb
1
$235.00
$235.00
$235.00
Tennessee Feeder Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
200-250 lb
227 lb
3
$510.00
$580.00
$552.79
250-300 lb
276 lb
13
$510.00
$700.00
$576.63
250-300 lb
290 lb
1
$450.00
$450.00
$450.00
250-300 lb
265 lb
1
$565.00
$565.00
$565.00
300-350 lb
340 lb
1
$435.00
$435.00
$435.00
300-350 lb
300 lb
1
$570.00
$570.00
$570.00
300-350 lb
324 lb
26
$435.00
$600.00
$500.80
350-400 lb
394 lb
5
$450.00
$475.00
$469.99
350-400 lb
385 lb
1
$435.00
$435.00
$435.00
350-400 lb
365 lb
3
$422.00
$422.00
$422.00
350-400 lb
372 lb
3
$230.00
$390.00
$318.83
350-400 lb
385 lb
1
$480.00
$480.00
$480.00
350-400 lb
378 lb
8
$300.00
$365.00
$331.98
350-400 lb
366 lb
10
$355.00
$435.00
$390.36
350-400 lb
377 lb
12
$370.00
$425.00
$401.67
350-400 lb
375 lb
55
$400.00
$490.00
$444.81
400-450 lb
430 lb
1
$205.00
$205.00
$205.00
400-450 lb
423 lb
42
$340.00
$400.00
$381.66
400-450 lb
410 lb
1
$460.00
$460.00
$460.00
400-450 lb
417 lb
6
$290.00
$350.00
$322.08
400-450 lb
405 lb
3
$385.00
$410.00
$394.98
400-450 lb
415 lb
4
$190.00
$260.00
$242.28
400-450 lb
434 lb
9
$450.00
$465.00
$453.09
400-450 lb
433 lb
2
$420.00
$425.00
$422.54
400-450 lb
423 lb
67
$375.00
$470.00
$420.69
450-500 lb
477 lb
32
$325.00
$397.50
$367.23
450-500 lb
471 lb
99
$365.00
$445.00
$404.81
450-500 lb
480 lb
5
$305.00
$335.00
$325.91
450-500 lb
481 lb
13
$365.00
$390.00
$377.62
450-500 lb
462 lb
16
$285.00
$340.00
$318.67
450-500 lb
491 lb
6
$390.00
$390.00
$390.00
450-500 lb
460 lb
2
$415.00
$415.00
$415.00
500-550 lb
524 lb
125
$325.00
$415.00
$367.82
500-550 lb
540 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
500-550 lb
505 lb
2
$380.00
$380.00
$380.00
500-550 lb
506 lb
5
$395.00
$400.00
$397.96
500-550 lb
531 lb
27
$340.00
$370.00
$353.68
500-550 lb
512 lb
8
$285.00
$330.00
$308.41
500-550 lb
508 lb
3
$340.00
$340.00
$340.00
500-550 lb
524 lb
32
$250.00
$370.00
$328.05
550-600 lb
575 lb
1
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
550-600 lb
564 lb
3
$370.00
$380.00
$376.54
550-600 lb
595 lb
1
$317.50
$317.50
$317.50
550-600 lb
560 lb
2
$350.00
$355.00
$352.50
550-600 lb
568 lb
2
$240.00
$255.00
$247.73
550-600 lb
579 lb
22
$277.50
$352.50
$318.80
550-600 lb
577 lb
18
$290.00
$325.00
$305.72
550-600 lb
575 lb
2
$305.00
$305.00
$305.00
550-600 lb
573 lb
95
$310.00
$395.00
$353.04
550-600 lb
588 lb
2
$262.50
$262.50
$262.50
550-600 lb
587 lb
30
$310.00
$345.00
$326.10
600-650 lb
631 lb
9
$295.00
$305.00
$300.00
600-650 lb
618 lb
18
$246.00
$310.00
$290.70
600-650 lb
619 lb
69
$285.00
$360.00
$326.59
600-650 lb
603 lb
2
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
600-650 lb
644 lb
4
$320.00
$320.00
$320.00
600-650 lb
625 lb
1
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
600-650 lb
631 lb
7
$200.00
$285.00
$264.63
600-650 lb
610 lb
9
$320.00
$325.00
$321.89
600-650 lb
615 lb
1
$230.00
$230.00
$230.00
650-700 lb
685 lb
4
$240.00
$270.00
$252.54
650-700 lb
660 lb
23
$280.00
$308.00
$299.74
650-700 lb
687 lb
9
$259.00
$305.00
$278.66
650-700 lb
660 lb
2
$312.00
$312.00
$312.00
650-700 lb
673 lb
2
$205.00
$225.00
$215.04
650-700 lb
665 lb
1
$257.50
$257.50
$257.50
650-700 lb
672 lb
73
$280.00
$345.00
$313.63
700-750 lb
703 lb
3
$235.00
$235.00
$235.00
700-750 lb
717 lb
50
$265.00
$327.50
$296.19
700-750 lb
733 lb
6
$210.00
$295.00
$263.21
700-750 lb
747 lb
9
$220.00
$260.00
$255.57
700-750 lb
733 lb
11
$270.00
$295.00
$284.06
750-800 lb
767 lb
13
$260.00
$280.00
$273.37
750-800 lb
778 lb
3
$225.00
$250.00
$238.35
750-800 lb
774 lb
4
$211.00
$270.00
$231.27
750-800 lb
790 lb
1
$235.00
$235.00
$235.00
750-800 lb
773 lb
30
$265.00
$310.00
$292.36
800-850 lb
810 lb
2
$230.00
$250.00
$239.94
800-850 lb
822 lb
13
$245.00
$305.00
$275.89
800-850 lb
813 lb
4
$250.00
$270.00
$262.45
800-850 lb
805 lb
1
$202.00
$202.00
$202.00
850-900 lb
875 lb
13
$225.00
$305.00
$261.61
850-900 lb
865 lb
15
$227.50
$227.50
$227.50
850-900 lb
866 lb
4
$210.00
$250.00
$233.77
850-900 lb
850 lb
3
$245.00
$245.00
$245.00
900-950 lb
917 lb
4
$245.00
$250.00
$246.23
900-950 lb
920 lb
1
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
900-950 lb
915 lb
1
$220.00
$220.00
$220.00
900-950 lb
945 lb
1
$230.00
$230.00
$230.00
1000-1050 lb
1010 lb
2
$177.50
$177.50
$177.50
Tennessee Slaughter Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1842 lb
19
$170.00
$200.00
$185.65
N/A
1808 lb
63
$150.00
$183.00
$172.68
N/A
1728 lb
27
$130.00
$170.00
$157.33
N/A
1252 lb
6
$157.50
$165.00
$161.48
N/A
1133 lb
2
$152.00
$154.00
$152.98
N/A
2380 lb
2
$171.00
$175.00
$173.06
Tennessee Slaughter Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1141 lb
11
$60.00
$95.00
$82.81
N/A
1070 lb
3
$105.00
$112.00
$108.98
N/A
1073 lb
8
$153.00
$157.00
$153.48
N/A
1311 lb
176
$117.00
$144.00
$130.82
N/A
1268 lb
49
$128.00
$164.00
$143.13
N/A
1360 lb
1
$104.00
$104.00
$104.00
N/A
1484 lb
113
$118.00
$144.00
$132.13
N/A
1159 lb
107
$105.00
$134.00
$119.17
N/A
1141 lb
9
$124.00
$137.00
$131.47
N/A
1097 lb
52
$86.50
$119.00
$105.82
N/A
1470 lb
23
$110.00
$133.00
$122.82
N/A
1440 lb
27
$135.00
$152.50
$142.66
N/A
1253 lb
49
$104.00
$128.00
$120.71
Tennessee Slaughter Dairy Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1175 lb
3
$102.00
$110.00
$106.19
N/A
895 lb
1
$130.00
$130.00
$130.00
N/A
1173 lb
2
$111.00
$114.00
$112.39
N/A
1370 lb
1
$122.00
$122.00
$122.00
Tennessee Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1115 lb
2
$2,450.00
$2,600.00
$2,528.36
Medium and Large
1220 lb
1
$240.00
$240.00
$240.00
Tennessee Cow-Calf Pairs prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1335 lb
1
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
Medium and Large
1395 lb
1
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,800.00
$2,800.00
$2,800.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,450.00
$2,450.00
$2,450.00
Medium and Large
1100 lb
2
$2,800.00
$2,900.00
$2,850.91
Medium and Large
1125 lb
1
$3,300.00
$3,300.00
$3,300.00
Medium and Large
1295 lb
1
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Medium and Large
1405 lb
2
$3,400.00
$3,900.00
$3,690.93
Medium and Large
615 lb
1
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Medium and Large
1365 lb
1
$2,550.00
$2,550.00
$2,550.00
Medium and Large
1400 lb
3
$2,550.00
$3,250.00
$2,764.46
Medium and Large
1455 lb
2
$3,000.00
$3,050.00
$3,023.37
Medium and Large
1298 lb
2
$3,200.00
$3,500.00
$3,357.80
Medium and Large
980 lb
1
$3,150.00
$3,150.00
$3,150.00
Medium and Large
1200 lb
1
$3,400.00
$3,400.00
$3,400.00
Medium and Large
1090 lb
1
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
Medium and Large
1325 lb
1
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Medium and Large
955 lb
2
$2,550.00
$2,700.00
$2,624.61
Medium and Large
975 lb
1
$1,925.00
$1,925.00
$1,925.00
Medium and Large
-
2
$1,900.00
$2,450.00
$2,175.00
Medium and Large
1015 lb
1
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Medium and Large
1250 lb
1
$2,250.00
$2,250.00
$2,250.00
Medium and Large
1210 lb
1
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
Medium and Large
1255 lb
1
$2,325.00
$2,325.00
$2,325.00
Medium and Large
1275 lb
1
$2,950.00
$2,950.00
$2,950.00
Medium and Large
925 lb
1
$3,200.00
$3,200.00
$3,200.00
Tennessee Bred Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1165 lb
2
$1,800.00
$1,850.00
$1,825.97
Medium and Large
1031 lb
12
$1,000.00
$1,975.00
$1,654.75
Medium and Large
720 lb
1
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Medium and Large
1352 lb
3
$2,275.00
$2,800.00
$2,484.86
Medium and Large
1328 lb
15
$2,350.00
$2,950.00
$2,699.20
Medium and Large
1233 lb
3
$2,500.00
$3,025.00
$2,799.59
Medium and Large
1293 lb
2
$2,050.00
$2,350.00
$2,208.99
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,075.00
$2,075.00
$2,075.00
Small and Medium
970 lb
1
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Medium and Large
915 lb
1
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Small and Medium
953 lb
2
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Medium and Large
1288 lb
3
$1,650.00
$2,200.00
$1,919.83
Medium and Large
1263 lb
5
$2,400.00
$2,700.00
$2,532.94
Medium and Large
-
1
$2,150.00
$2,150.00
$2,150.00
Medium and Large
1038 lb
3
$1,800.00
$2,175.00
$2,005.98
Medium and Large
1225 lb
1
$2,450.00
$2,450.00
$2,450.00
Medium and Large
-
1
$1,650.00
$1,650.00
$1,650.00
Medium and Large
1075 lb
1
$1,625.00
$1,625.00
$1,625.00
Medium and Large
1095 lb
8
$1,800.00
$2,450.00
$2,260.06
Medium and Large
1202 lb
15
$2,200.00
$2,950.00
$2,711.20
Medium and Large
-
1
$1,775.00
$1,775.00
$1,775.00
Medium and Large
1370 lb
1
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
Medium and Large
1158 lb
8
$2,550.00
$2,950.00
$2,785.41
Medium and Large
995 lb
2
$1,900.00
$2,000.00
$1,953.77
Medium and Large
1175 lb
1
$1,750.00
$1,750.00
$1,750.00
Medium and Large
1295 lb
4
$2,150.00
$2,500.00
$2,357.29
Medium and Large
1530 lb
2
$2,200.00
$2,325.00
$2,260.25
Medium and Large
1093 lb
11
$1,450.00
$1,500.00
$1,482.49
Medium and Large
1339 lb
32
$2,000.00
$3,250.00
$2,478.97
Medium and Large
1061 lb
11
$1,550.00
$2,450.00
$1,898.14
Medium and Large
1350 lb
2
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
Medium and Large
1200 lb
6
$1,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,126.86
Small and Medium
-
1
$1,850.00
$1,850.00
$1,850.00
Medium and Large
1218 lb
7
$1,000.00
$2,250.00
$1,728.59
Medium and Large
1379 lb
4
$1,600.00
$2,200.00
$1,964.51
Medium and Large
1263 lb
7
$1,700.00
$2,400.00
$2,129.50
Medium and Large
1315 lb
1
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Medium and Large
860 lb
2
$1,575.00
$1,850.00
$1,722.09
Medium and Large
1353 lb
2
$2,150.00
$2,350.00
$2,246.49
Medium and Large
1303 lb
11
$1,650.00
$2,550.00
$2,222.92
Medium and Large
1200 lb
3
$2,075.00
$2,075.00
$2,075.00
Tennessee Bred Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
Medium and Large
860 lb
1
$270.00
$270.00
$270.00
Medium and Large
940 lb
1
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
Small and Medium
885 lb
1
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Medium and Large
1285 lb
1
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Medium and Large
960 lb
1
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Medium and Large
780 lb
5
$2,500.00
$2,600.00
$2,561.54
Medium and Large
917 lb
3
$2,200.00
$2,700.00
$2,425.18
Medium and Large
1000 lb
1
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
Medium and Large
1031 lb
6
$2,625.00
$2,750.00
$2,652.56
Medium and Large
-
1
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Medium and Large
990 lb
1
$2,700.00
$2,700.00
$2,700.00
Medium and Large
755 lb
1
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Tennessee Stock Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1055 lb
13
$1,850.00
$2,350.00
$2,146.50
Medium and Large
820 lb
1
$235.00
$235.00
$235.00
Medium and Large
1023 lb
3
$198.00
$255.00
$222.97
Medium and Large
1050 lb
2
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Tennessee Heifer Pairs prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
875 lb
1
$2,050.00
$2,050.00
$2,050.00
Tennessee Open Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
Medium and Large
1135 lb
1
$215.00
$215.00
$215.00
Medium and Large
753 lb
6
$270.00
$315.00
$292.88
Medium and Large
1190 lb
1
$215.00
$215.00
$215.00
Auction volume
Tennessee auctions reported 6,268 head this week@if ($report->receipts_week_ago), compared with 7,817 head last week@if ($report->receipts_year_ago) and 6,020 head a year ago@endif.
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Tennessee cattle markets
Tennessee's cattle sector is centered on cow-calf production, with beef herds spread across Middle Tennessee, the Cumberland Plateau, and East Tennessee. Calves commonly move through local livestock auctions and private sales to stocker operations or feedlots outside the state. Spring calving is common, and sale barns typically see larger runs of weaned calves in the fall, with another marketing period for spring-born or wintered cattle in the spring.
Tennessee cattle market commentary
Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 8.00-9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 6.00-8.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling mostly steady. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average to good quality cattle.
Market commentary above is quoted from the USDA Market News report.
About this data
These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News from livestock auctions across Tennessee, summarized weekly. Feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt); breeding and replacement cattle are often quoted per head or per pair. Prices move with the futures market, feed costs, and demand, so confirm current values at your local auction.
Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, report AMS_2063, published Oct 26, 2026. Original USDA report (PDF). This page is informational and is not market or investment advice.
Tennessee cattle price frequently asked questions
How much are feeder steers in Tennessee right now?
Feeder steer prices in Tennessee ran from about $240 to $600 per cwt this week, with lighter calves bringing more per hundredweight than heavy yearlings; feeder heifers ran about $207 to $540 per cwt. Prices are from the USDA weekly cattle auction summary for the week ending Oct 31, 2026. Exact prices depend on weight, frame, and quality, shown in the tables above.
Why do lighter cattle cost more per hundredweight?
Buyers usually pay a higher price per pound for lighter calves than for heavy yearlings, a pattern often called the price slide, because lighter cattle have more weight left to gain. That is why a 5-weight steer can post a higher per-cwt price than an 8-weight steer at the same auction.
How often are these cattle prices updated?
USDA Market News publishes Tennessee auction summaries weekly, and this page refreshes after each new report. Auction prices can change from week to week, so check the report date shown above.