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Lower Middle Tennessee Cattlemen's Association Market Report

Columbia, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 6, 2025

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.02/cwt +23.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,430/hd at 835 lb · 123 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $307.89/cwt +24.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 850 lb · 122 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $282.83/cwt +13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,752/hd at 973 lb · 116 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 417

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 value added 850 122 306.75–309.00 $307.89 $2,617 +24.09
925 value added 925 56 292.50 $292.50 $2,706 +15.77
960–985 value added 973 116 279.50–286.25 $282.83 $2,752 +13.83

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 value added 835 123 288.25–293.50 $291.02 $2,430 +23.25

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.