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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, September 12, 2022

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.98/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 788 lb · 525 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.54/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 729 lb · 413 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.93/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 586 lb · 330 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,864 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 88 167.96 $167.96 $1,083 —
706–738 729 413 171.48–174.80 $172.54 $1,258 -2.34
768–791 788 525 166.44–170.59 $166.98 $1,316 -4.30
802–819 814 250 166.59–169.69 $167.40 $1,363 -2.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 58 159.00 $159.00 $1,431 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 330 156.93 $156.93 $920 -4.36
725 725 70 158.16 $158.16 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–790 768 130 159.00–160.00 $159.46 $1,225 +4.46

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Reading this report

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.