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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, July 11, 2022

5,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.25/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 825 lb · 1,300 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.74/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 600 lb · 710 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.90/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 669 lb · 663 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,152

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 51 171.40 $171.40 $1,006
682 682 57 162.65 $162.65 $1,109 -2.75
700–725 718 270 175.00–176.00 $175.26 $1,258
775 775 65 164.00 $164.00 $1,271
775 775 65 164.00 $164.00 $1,271
825 825 1,300 158.25 $158.25 $1,306 -5.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 85 161.99 $161.99 $810
570–575 571 415 168.94–174.80 $171.20 $978
600 600 580 171.01 $171.01 $1,026 +7.41
600 600 130 169.51 $169.51 $1,017 +5.91
707 707 212 160.05 $160.05 $1,132
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 220 159.01 $159.01 $890

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 44 166.00 $166.00 $898
650–675 669 663 155.00–158.67 $157.90 $1,056 +0.42
700 700 140 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 +9.50
700 700 210 165.00 $165.00 $1,155 +15.50
700 700 70 153.90 $153.90 $1,077 +4.40
750 750 65 161.00 $161.00 $1,208 +10.53
750 750 130 148.00–158.00 $153.00 $1,148 +2.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 170 156.94 $156.94 $879 +5.29
570 570 130 159.51 $159.51 $909 +7.86
620 620 80 171.01 $171.01 $1,060

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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.