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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 13, 2022

1,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.40/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 768 lb · 325 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.98/cwt ≈ $810/hd at 500 lb · 180 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.98/cwt ≈ $946/hd at 550 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,364

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 180 171.98 $171.98 $946
600 600 160 167.89 $167.89 $1,007
691 691 51 153.81 $153.81 $1,063 -1.84
894 894 56 143.29 $143.29 $1,281
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 72 159.00 $159.00 $1,073 -7.96
825 825 60 149.93 $149.93 $1,237 +6.93
850 850 60 146.50 $146.50 $1,245 +8.49
1041 1041 140 130.00 $130.00 $1,353

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 80 153.00 $153.00 $979 +6.04
750–775 768 325 140.00–146.00 $141.40 $1,086 -4.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 180 161.98 $161.98 $810

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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.