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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 26, 2021

3,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.61/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 815 lb · 994 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.97/cwt ≈ $1,109/hd at 725 lb · 500 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.20/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 700 lb · 350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,648

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–585 577 278 151.19–155.99 $152.67 $881 +0.71
657 657 89 144.60 $144.60 $950
725 725 500 152.97 $152.97 $1,109
775 775 130 150.36 $150.36 $1,165
775 775 130 150.36 $150.36 $1,165
796 796 63 147.50 $147.50 $1,174
800–825 812 376 146.36–148.36 $147.34 $1,196 +4.80
800–825 814 432 142.54–147.50 $145.08 $1,181 +2.54
825 825 186 143.36 $143.36 $1,183 +0.82
850 850 174 144.20 $144.20 $1,226
885 885 58 138.20 $138.20 $1,223
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 120 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 +11.67
825 825 120 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 +6.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 56 142.76 $142.76 $814

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 280 143.00 $143.00 $1,001 +7.00
700 700 70 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 +8.00
775 775 62 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +0.25
860 860 233 135.00–138.00 $137.25 $1,180
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527–537 531 180 144.30–146.18 $145.22 $771 +0.61
625 625 78 150.88 $150.88 $943
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 33 132.76 $132.76 $730

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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.