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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, January 17, 2022

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.69/cwt ≈ $1,061/hd at 765 lb · 130 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.74/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 650 lb · 75 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.57/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 735 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 514 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 60 147.27 $147.27 $1,178 -0.28
875 875 65 142.19 $142.19 $1,244 -3.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 59 144.15 $144.15 $1,198 —
850 850 60 151.53 $151.53 $1,288 +3.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 65 139.57 $139.57 $1,026 —
765 765 130 138.69 $138.69 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 141.74 $141.74 $921 -0.85

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Reading this report

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.