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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 27, 2022

4,892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.36/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 702 lb · 2,614 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.75/cwt ≈ $1,310/hd at 800 lb · 720 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.62/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 750 lb · 495 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,892

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 125 152.25 $152.25 $1,066
750 750 325 167.50–168.50 $168.10 $1,261
800 800 360 164.50 $164.50 $1,316
800 800 360 163.00 $163.00 $1,304
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 175 142.59 $142.59 $1,248
907 907 13 135.46 $135.46 $1,229

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 125 142.25 $142.25 $925
650 650 300 166.05 $166.05 $1,079
700 700 1,140 159.50–160.50 $160.38 $1,123
700 700 1,000 161.00 $161.00 $1,127
700–741 709 474 145.39–152.05 $147.91 $1,049
750 750 495 146.00–150.25 $147.62 $1,107 +0.87

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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.