Lower Middle Tennessee Cattlemen's Association Market Report

Columbia, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $326.48/cwt +10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,811/hd at 861 lb · 380 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.89/cwt +17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 813 lb · 251 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.00/cwt ≈ $2,764/hd at 840 lb · 206 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,168	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725 value added	725	66	357.75	$357.75	$2,594	—
840 value added	840	206	325.50–330.50	$329.00	$2,764	—
850–875 value added	861	380	318.00–333.50	$326.48	$2,811	—
940 value added	940	135	314.00–315.00	$314.53	$2,957	—
960 value added	960	60	313.00	$313.00	$3,005	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765 value added	765	70	306.00	$306.00	$2,341	—
800–825 value added	813	251	308.00–315.50	$311.89	$2,536	—

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Reading this report

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.