Tennessee cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 10 Tennessee auctions and 247 head, the head-weighted average was $377.50/cwt (lot range $332.50–$425.00). That ranked 19th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Dickson Regional Livestock Center was the biggest single barn (52 head). The count includes USDA’s statewide daily summary report (100 head here), which can overlap individual barn reports.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	116	$419.76
500–600 lb	247	$377.50
601–700 lb	226	$339.99

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Tennessee barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary (statewide AMS report)	100	$376.00
Dickson Regional Livestock Center, Dickson	52	$380.16
Knoxville Livestock Center, Knoxville	25	$377.85
Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC, Unionville	22	$398.46
Dickson Regional Livestock West, Huntingdon	16	$379.78

Worked example from a real sale

From Dickson Regional Livestock Center (Dickson, TN) on 2026-11-02, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Dickson Regional Livestock Center",
  "state": "TN", "report_date": "2026-11-02",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 23,
  "weight_avg": 580, "price_avg": 368.21,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 23 steers, about 580 lb average, at $368.21 per cwt. That is about $2,100 a head (580 ÷ 100 × 368.21), or roughly $49,100 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Tennessee lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=TN&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.