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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 28, 2021

1,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.50/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 725 lb · 195 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.54/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 825 lb · 186 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.09/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 856 lb · 175 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,236

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 195 151.50 $151.50 $1,098
750 750 130 149.50 $149.50 $1,121 +1.50
825 825 65 139.00 $139.00 $1,147
850–872 856 175 137.00–141.50 $140.09 $1,199 +6.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +14.93
750 750 90 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +12.93
825 825 186 132.54 $132.54 $1,093 +3.13

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 129.98 $129.98 $877
700 700 90 137.00 $137.00 $959
750 750 100 134.00 $134.00 $1,005 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 70 137.00 $137.00 $980 +1.28

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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.