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Steers and heifers, 500 lb and over: price received: Tennessee

The average price farmers received per hundredweight for steers and heifers of 500 pounds and over each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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LateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Jan 1, 2012. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Tennessee, December 2010
$103 a hundredweight
Up 4.0% from $99 in November 2010
United States, August 2026
$234 a hundredweight
Down 6.0% from $249 in July 2026
TennesseeUnited States
$0$100$200$300Oct 2002Dec 2004Feb 2007Apr 2009Jun 2011Aug 2013Oct 2015Dec 2017Feb 2020Apr 2022Jun 2024Aug 2026Tennessee$103United States$234

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What the numbers say

  • In December 2010, Tennessee's price received was the same as the US average.
  • From January 2001 to December 2010 it rose 22.6%, from $84 to $103 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Steers and heifers, 500 lb and over: price received, dollars a hundredweight
MonthTennesseeUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$234
Jul 2026No figure$249
Jun 2026No figure$258
May 2026No figure$256
Apr 2026No figure$245
Mar 2026No figure$240
Feb 2026No figure$243
Jan 2026No figure$233
Dec 2025No figure$224
Nov 2025No figure$228
Oct 2025No figure$235
Sep 2025No figure$241
Aug 2025No figure$239
Jul 2025No figure$232
Jun 2025No figure$231
May 2025No figure$221
Apr 2025No figure$211
Mar 2025No figure$204
Feb 2025No figure$206
Jan 2025No figure$202
Dec 2024No figure$193
Nov 2024No figure$190
Oct 2024No figure$189
Sep 2024No figure$185
Aug 2024No figure$192
Jul 2024No figure$195
Jun 2024No figure$191
May 2024No figure$188
Apr 2024No figure$187
Mar 2024No figure$188
Feb 2024No figure$182
Jan 2024No figure$176
Dec 2023No figure$176
Nov 2023No figure$184
Oct 2023No figure$186
Sep 2023No figure$184
Aug 2023No figure$186
Jul 2023No figure$184
Jun 2023No figure$184
May 2023No figure$177
Apr 2023No figure$175
Mar 2023No figure$167
Feb 2023No figure$162
Jan 2023No figure$160
Dec 2022No figure$158
Nov 2022No figure$154
Oct 2022No figure$148
Sep 2022No figure$145
Aug 2022No figure$144
Jul 2022No figure$144
Jun 2022No figure$142
May 2022No figure$144
Apr 2022No figure$142
Mar 2022No figure$142
Feb 2022No figure$141
Jan 2022No figure$139
Dec 2021No figure$141
Nov 2021No figure$132
Oct 2021No figure$126
Sep 2021No figure$127
Aug 2021No figure$125
Jul 2021No figure$125
Jun 2021No figure$123
May 2021No figure$121
Apr 2021No figure$121
Mar 2021No figure$116
Feb 2021No figure$115
Jan 2021No figure$112
Dec 2020No figure$111
Nov 2020No figure$109
Oct 2020No figure$108
Sep 2020No figure$105
Aug 2020No figure$104
Jul 2020No figure$98
Jun 2020No figure$110
May 2020No figure$111
Apr 2020No figure$111
Mar 2020No figure$114
Feb 2020No figure$122
Jan 2020No figure$125
Dec 2019No figure$120
Nov 2019No figure$115
Oct 2019No figure$109
Sep 2019No figure$104
Aug 2019No figure$112
Jul 2019No figure$113
Jun 2019No figure$115
May 2019No figure$122
Apr 2019No figure$128
Mar 2019No figure$129
Feb 2019No figure$126
Jan 2019No figure$124
Dec 2018No figure$119
Nov 2018No figure$115
Oct 2018No figure$112
Sep 2018No figure$110
Aug 2018No figure$112
Jul 2018No figure$112
Jun 2018No figure$113
May 2018No figure$122
Apr 2018No figure$122
Mar 2018No figure$127
Feb 2018No figure$127
Jan 2018No figure$123
Dec 2017No figure$120
Nov 2017No figure$121
Oct 2017No figure$111
Sep 2017No figure$107
Aug 2017No figure$115
Jul 2017No figure$121
Jun 2017No figure$133
May 2017No figure$138
Apr 2017No figure$130
Mar 2017No figure$127
Feb 2017No figure$121
Jan 2017No figure$119
Dec 2016No figure$113
Nov 2016No figure$106
Oct 2016No figure$102
Sep 2016No figure$109
Aug 2016No figure$118
Jul 2016No figure$120
Jun 2016No figure$127
May 2016No figure$129
Apr 2016No figure$133
Mar 2016No figure$137
Feb 2016No figure$134
Jan 2016No figure$132
Dec 2015No figure$123
Nov 2015No figure$131
Oct 2015No figure$129
Sep 2015No figure$140
Aug 2015No figure$149
Jul 2015No figure$150
Jun 2015No figure$156
May 2015No figure$161
Apr 2015No figure$164
Mar 2015No figure$162
Feb 2015No figure$161
Jan 2015No figure$166
Dec 2014No figure$166
Nov 2014No figure$169
Oct 2014No figure$163
Sep 2014No figure$158
Aug 2014No figure$159
Jul 2014No figure$157
Jun 2014No figure$148
May 2014No figure$147
Apr 2014No figure$150
Mar 2014No figure$150
Feb 2014No figure$145
Jan 2014No figure$140
Dec 2013No figure$132
Nov 2013No figure$132
Oct 2013No figure$128
Sep 2013No figure$124
Aug 2013No figure$122
Jul 2013No figure$121
Jun 2013No figure$124
May 2013No figure$127
Apr 2013No figure$127
Mar 2013No figure$127
Feb 2013No figure$125
Jan 2013No figure$127
Dec 2012No figure$126
Nov 2012No figure$126
Oct 2012No figure$124
Sep 2012No figure$123
Aug 2012No figure$118
Jul 2012No figure$116
Jun 2012No figure$121
May 2012No figure$122
Apr 2012No figure$123
Mar 2012No figure$128
Feb 2012No figure$126
Jan 2012No figure$124
Dec 2011No figure$126
Nov 2011No figure$126
Oct 2011No figure$122
Sep 2011No figure$117
Aug 2011No figure$114
Jul 2011No figure$115
Jun 2011No figure$110
May 2011No figure$115
Apr 2011No figure$122
Mar 2011No figure$118
Feb 2011No figure$111
Jan 2011No figure$110
Dec 2010$103$104
Nov 2010$99$101
Oct 2010$96$98.90
Sep 2010$97$99.50
Aug 2010$104$98.10
Jul 2010$104$96
Jun 2010$100$94.80
May 2010$103$99.70
Apr 2010$102$101
Mar 2010$96$95.70
Feb 2010$92$90.50
Jan 2010$86$87.60
Dec 2009$80$83.80
Nov 2009$79$85.40
Oct 2009$80$84.40
Sep 2009$85$85.50
Aug 2009$90$85.10
Jul 2009$91$85.30
Jun 2009$88$84.90
May 2009$91$87.70
Apr 2009$89$88.30
Mar 2009$84$84
Feb 2009$84$83.80
Jan 2009$84$85.80
Dec 2008$76$85.70
Nov 2008$80$90.90
Oct 2008$84$92.90
Sep 2008$92$99.30
Aug 2008$96$100
Jul 2008$95$99.60
Jun 2008$97$96.50
May 2008$96$96.10
Apr 2008$90$91.80
Mar 2008$91$92.90
Feb 2008$94$94.30
Jan 2008$87$93.60
Dec 2007$91$95.30
Nov 2007$91$96
Oct 2007$95$96.60
Sep 2007$102$98.30
Aug 2007$104$95.70
Jul 2007$104$93
Jun 2007$97$93.20
May 2007$101$98.10
Apr 2007$101$99.80
Mar 2007$96$97.70
Feb 2007$91$91.40
Jan 2007$86$89.50
Dec 2006$88$89
Nov 2006$86$90
Oct 2006$97$93.70
Sep 2006$106$95.20
Aug 2006$106$91.50
Jul 2006$105$90
Jun 2006$107$88.20
May 2006$104$86.30
Apr 2006$100$89.20
Mar 2006$104$92.80
Feb 2006$106$97.60
Jan 2006$105$101
Dec 2005$105$99.60
Nov 2005$104$97.10
Oct 2005$105$96.10
Sep 2005$107$92.10
Aug 2005$106$87.70
Jul 2005$103$88.20
Jun 2005$110$91.50
May 2005$115$96.10
Apr 2005$112$98.10
Mar 2005$106$95.20
Feb 2005$100$93.10
Jan 2005$97$94.20
Dec 2004$97$91.90
Nov 2004$98$90.20
Oct 2004$100$91.10
Sep 2004$102$89.50
Aug 2004$108$91
Jul 2004$107$91.40
Jun 2004$106$93.80
May 2004$101$92.60
Apr 2004$94$88.90
Mar 2004$91$88
Feb 2004$87$82.30
Jan 2004$87$85.50
Dec 2003$89$95.60
Nov 2003$88$99.90
Oct 2003$87$97.80
Sep 2003$88$89.30
Aug 2003$84.50$82.90
Jul 2003$84$78.90
Jun 2003$80$78.60
May 2003$79$79.60
Apr 2003$77$78.80
Mar 2003$73$76.70
Feb 2003$72$78.20
Jan 2003$74$77.70
Dec 2002$74$75
Nov 2002$72$71.90
Oct 2002$71$68.60
Sep 2002$71$67.80
Aug 2002$72$67.30
Jul 2002$72$66.50
Jun 2002$73$66.90
May 2002$74$68.10
Apr 2002$74$70.60
Mar 2002$77$74.10
Feb 2002$79$73.50
Jan 2002$77$71.20
Dec 2001$76$68.50
Nov 2001$72$67.80
Oct 2001$75$70.10
Sep 2001$81$72.10
Aug 2001$84$73.50
Jul 2001$85$75
Jun 2001$89$77
May 2001$86$77.40
Apr 2001$87$79.60
Mar 2001$85$80.50
Feb 2001$83$78.70
Jan 2001$84$79.40
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State estimates released Jan 1, 2012; US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "CATTLE, STEERS & HEIFERS, GE 500 LBS - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is the average price farmers got for steers and heifers of 500 pounds and over they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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