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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, June 7, 2021

4,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.85/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 777 lb · 823 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 725 lb · 470 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.28/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 818 lb · 438 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,082

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 140 139.98 $139.98 $770
575 575 164 143.53 $143.53 $825
600 600 80 139.98 $139.98 $840
618 618 81 142.53 $142.53 $881
701 701 50 130.97 $130.97 $918
775–781 777 823 130.53–136.00 $133.85 $1,040
800–827 818 438 124.73–126.54 $125.28 $1,025 +0.76
875–887 884 295 122.73–123.88 $122.97 $1,087
925 925 55 119.31 $119.31 $1,104
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 65 150.00 $150.00 $825
668 668 74 139.00 $139.00 $929
750 750 65 135.00 $135.00 $1,012
825 825 58 131.00 $131.00 $1,081
850 850 62 129.16 $129.16 $1,098 +2.66
875 875 58 135.00 $135.00 $1,181 +8.50
900 900 170 128.00 $128.00 $1,152

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 40 140.00 $140.00 $735
725 725 470 128.00 $128.00 $928
800 800 240 126.00 $126.00 $1,008
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 100 130.87 $130.87 $694
697 697 34 127.00 $127.00 $885
750 750 400 119.50 $119.50 $896
825 825 120 117.31 $117.31 $968

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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.