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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, July 5, 2021

3,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $146.40/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 800 lb · 1,380 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.13/cwt ≈ $942/hd at 682 lb · 438 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.35/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 757 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,611

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 153.00 $153.00 $956
625 625 80 154.18 $154.18 $964
740 740 70 147.50 $147.50 $1,092 -4.00
775 775 70 142.00 $142.00 $1,100 -7.50
800 800 240 144.50 $144.50 $1,156 +5.50
800 800 480 146.45 $146.45 $1,172 +7.45
800 800 480 148.20 $148.20 $1,186 +9.20
800 800 180 144.00 $144.00 $1,152 +5.00
875–882 877 357 135.00–139.00 $137.14 $1,203 -2.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 85 150.60 $150.60 $851
650 650 155 146.47 $146.47 $952
750 750 65 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 -10.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 155 136.47 $136.47 $887 +6.49
711 711 141 132.00 $132.00 $939 -5.00
750–765 757 390 129.70–131.00 $130.35 $987 -3.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 145.00 $145.00 $870
650–689 682 438 137.50–141.18 $138.13 $942
750 750 65 134.00 $134.00 $1,005

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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.