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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 25, 2022

2,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.61/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 704 lb · 427 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.46/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 611 lb · 360 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.00/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 550 lb · 200 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,067

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 200 171.00 $171.00 $940 +0.16
600 600 200 166.00 $166.00 $996 -7.32
625 625 160 173.78 $173.78 $1,086 +0.46
800 800 65 159.24 $159.24 $1,274
875 875 58 155.24 $155.24 $1,358
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 63 161.50 $161.50 $974
825 825 60 166.00 $166.00 $1,370
825 825 60 159.00 $159.00 $1,312

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 26 148.00 $148.00 $815
630 630 80 164.00 $164.00 $1,033 -3.21
700–730 704 427 152.00–155.90 $152.61 $1,074 +3.61
750–775 762 130 147.00–155.55 $151.28 $1,153 +5.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 135 167.00 $167.00 $835 +8.28
550 550 135 164.00 $164.00 $902 +10.16
600 600 135 161.00 $161.00 $966
662 662 64 151.50 $151.50 $1,003
779 779 69 146.19 $146.19 $1,139

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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.