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Lower Middle Tennessee Cattlemen's Association Market Report

Columbia, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 12, 2026

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.79/cwt -10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,760/hd at 827 lb · 338 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $339.57/cwt -13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $3,124/hd at 920 lb · 183 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $331.26/cwt ≈ $3,190/hd at 963 lb · 174 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 949

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 value added 825 56 350.75 $350.75 $2,894
865 value added 865 70 353.75 $353.75 $3,060 -5.75
910–940 value added 920 183 333.75–342.75 $339.57 $3,124 -13.70
950–980 value added 963 174 326.50–334.00 $331.26 $3,190

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–835 value added 827 338 330.00–338.75 $333.79 $2,760 -10.12
850 value added 850 28 325.75 $325.75 $2,769
910 value added 910 50 325.00 $325.00 $2,958 -15.00
950 value added 950 50 316.75 $316.75 $3,009

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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.