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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, August 1, 2022

2,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.09/cwt ≈ $1,148/hd at 745 lb · 451 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.51/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 750 lb · 395 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.30/cwt ≈ $1,272/hd at 760 lb · 377 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,093

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 167.44 $167.44 $1,005 +1.44
750 750 260 170.65 $170.65 $1,280
783 783 117 159.86 $159.86 $1,252
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 95 176.00 $176.00 $945
800 800 125 168.00 $168.00 $1,344 +2.00
800 800 60 158.00 $158.00 $1,264 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85 159.44 $159.44 $917 -4.56
600 600 275 163.09 $163.09 $979 +2.09
745 745 451 154.09 $154.09 $1,148
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 145 172.50 $172.50 $1,164
750 750 65 164.05 $164.05 $1,230 +12.77
750 750 70 156.50 $156.50 $1,174 +5.22
750 750 260 153.11 $153.11 $1,148 +1.83

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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.