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Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) Market Report

Tennessee · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.85/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 675 lb · 225 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 700 lb · 210 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.42/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 830 lb · 170 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 910

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–842 830 170 119.83–124.48 $121.42 $1,008 -2.65
875 875 58 119.81 $119.81 $1,048 -6.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 210 127.00 $127.00 $889

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 225 119.85 $119.85 $809
725 725 67 117.50 $117.50 $852 -6.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 120.15 $120.15 $811
775 775 110 115.83 $115.83 $898 -3.44

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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.