Cattle AuctionPrices

Tennessee cattle auction prices

16 sales at 16 USDA-reported barns from Oct 18 to October 24, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$379.88/cwt
4-week average
$371.49
13-week average
$374.96
4-week vs 13-week
−0.9%
52-wk low $329.89high $484.95

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$325.28/cwt
4-week average
$324.23
13-week average
$324.51
4-week vs 13-week
−0.1%
52-wk low $271.79high $371.94

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$342.29/cwt
4-week average
$341.01
13-week average
$343.92
4-week vs 13-week
−0.8%
52-wk low $289.95high $417.34

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Volunteer Stockyards, Greeneville Sat Oct 24 245 ——$337.33 Rising (+3.5%)
Smith County Commission Co., Carthage Sat Oct 24 630 $386.83$315.00$336.57 Steady (−0.7%)
Crossville Stockyard, Crossville Sat Oct 24 338 $385.42$323.18$331.44 Steady (0.0%)
Trenton Regional Stockyards, Trenton Wed Oct 21 246 $363.50†—$342.99 Easing (−1.1%)
Hardin County Stockyard, Savannah Wed Oct 21 588 $359.92$325.00†$334.48 Easing (−1.5%)
East Tennessee Livestock Center, Sweetwater Wed Oct 21 100 —$317.50†$315.36 Easing (−2.4%)
Columbia Livestock Center, Columbia Wed Oct 21 249 $349.80$317.52†$333.80 Steady (−0.9%)
Browning Livestock Market, Lafayette Wed Oct 21 632 $375.75$310.40$346.02 Steady (−0.4%)
United Producers Inc, Fayetteville Tue Oct 20 244 $368.96$339.00†$333.16 Steady (+0.8%)
Pulaski Stockyard, Pulaski Tue Oct 20 294 $357.48$299.69†$327.15 Easing (−2.3%)
Knoxville Livestock Center, Knoxville Tue Oct 20 612 $409.94$334.26$349.05 Steady (−0.2%)
Dickson Regional Livestock West, Huntingdon Tue Oct 20 219 $353.77$320.00†$343.48 Falling (−3.2%)
Athens Regional Stockyard, Athens Tue Oct 20 1,088 $359.35$330.80$329.10 Easing (−2.7%)
Warren Co. Livestock Auction, McMinnville Mon Oct 19 220 ——— —
Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC, Unionville Mon Oct 19 629 $393.03$315.91$349.71 Easing (−1.5%)
Dickson Regional Livestock Center, Dickson Mon Oct 19 1,093 $377.41$332.22$357.07 Easing (−2.9%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN Oct 192,785 $331.54$348.45$320.91
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Tennessee barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 16 Tennessee barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.