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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 19, 2021

2,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.75/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 750 lb · 455 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.61/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 517 lb · 431 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.35/cwt ≈ $1,113/hd at 740 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,699

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 390 150.35 $150.35 $1,113
750 750 65 148.50 $148.50 $1,114 +1.18
775 775 62 143.00 $143.00 $1,108 -1.00
800–825 820 241 138.00–144.00 $140.33 $1,151 +5.33
850 850 116 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,177
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 232 151.96 $151.96 $866 +11.96
825 825 124 142.54 $142.54 $1,176
925 925 55 134.25 $134.25 $1,242

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 662 150 142.00–145.00 $143.50 $950 -4.00
650–685 671 222 139.36–141.77 $140.69 $944 -6.81
700–735 724 96 136.00 $136.00 $985 -6.33
750 750 455 139.54–141.00 $139.75 $1,048 +8.75
825 825 60 128.00 $128.00 $1,056 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 431 144.61 $144.61 $748 +16.61

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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.