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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, June 6, 2022

1,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 750 lb · 390 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.25/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 805 lb · 240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.00/cwt ≈ $1,180/hd at 825 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,643

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 96 165.00 $165.00 $921
600 600 32 159.00 $159.00 $954
650 650 75 166.96 $166.96 $1,085
716 716 80 150.00 $150.00 $1,074
825 825 240 143.00 $143.00 $1,180
865–877 868 80 138.00–138.01 $138.01 $1,198
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 38 155.65 $155.65 $1,054

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–521 513 126 148.00–149.00 $148.37 $761
625 625 160 146.96 $146.96 $918
712–714 712 86 138.00–140.00 $139.07 $990 +7.07
750 750 130 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 +16.00
750 750 260 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 +10.00
800–820 805 240 132.00–133.00 $132.25 $1,065

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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.