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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 21, 2021

3,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.72/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 700 lb · 700 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.07/cwt -13.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 765 lb · 595 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.43/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 750 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,165

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 45 147.88 $147.88 $776
600 600 130 151.83 $151.83 $911
650–675 658 221 140.03–141.88 $141.29 $930
750–775 765 595 130.97–140.86 $134.07 $1,026 -14.00
825 825 124 129.41 $129.41 $1,068 -14.72
850 850 120 128.54 $128.54 $1,093 -0.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 26 138.00 $138.00 $806
750 750 325 148.00 $148.00 $1,110
875 875 55 134.00 $134.00 $1,172 -6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 11 134.00 $134.00 $622
592 592 31 127.00 $127.00 $752
700 700 350 135.72 $135.72 $950 -6.28
700 700 350 135.72 $135.72 $950 -6.28
750 750 195 131.72 $131.72 $988 -4.28
750 750 130 127.72 $127.72 $958 -8.28
750 750 65 132.00 $132.00 $990 -4.00
825 825 118 129.00 $129.00 $1,064 +3.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 135.88 $135.88 $679 +10.88
550 550 90 143.88 $143.88 $791
625 625 77 129.53 $129.53 $810
775 775 62 128.00 $128.00 $992 +4.09

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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.