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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, February 14, 2022

5,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.86/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 626 lb · 1,525 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.86/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 600 lb · 1,380 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.83/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 650 lb · 480 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,370 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 305 167.09 $167.09 $919 ±0.00
600 600 160 168.83 $168.83 $1,013 +15.15
600 600 80 168.83 $168.83 $1,013 +15.15
620 620 310 168.87 $168.87 $1,047 ±0.00
635 635 975 168.87 $168.87 $1,072 ±0.00
650 650 480 166.83 $166.83 $1,084 —
800 800 60 151.94 $151.94 $1,216 +3.41
805 805 59 148.96 $148.96 $1,199 +0.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 305 157.09 $157.09 $833 ±0.00
590 590 310 158.87 $158.87 $937 ±0.00
600 600 480 158.83 $158.83 $953 -0.04
600 600 900 158.87 $158.87 $953 ±0.00
710 710 65 143.41 $143.41 $1,018 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 210 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 -1.00
725 725 67 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 -12.50
750–790 767 314 142.00–147.00 $144.25 $1,106 +0.25
800–835 827 290 142.50–143.00 $142.60 $1,179 -4.40

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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.