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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, November 7, 2022

6,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.82/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 700 lb · 3,500 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.56/cwt ≈ $1,263/hd at 758 lb · 1,725 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.57/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 777 lb · 292 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,612

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 445 164.00–164.70 $164.39 $1,233
750 750 445 166.25–167.05 $166.70 $1,250
750–775 760 440 164.20–167.05 $165.82 $1,260
775 775 135 173.88 $173.88 $1,348
775 775 260 167.50 $167.50 $1,298
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 72 172.82 $172.82 $1,175 +5.54
740 740 70 159.00 $159.00 $1,177
750–791 777 292 158.94–166.59 $164.57 $1,279 +0.46
857 857 58 163.22 $163.22 $1,399
900 900 165 158.49 $158.49 $1,426 +2.40

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 140 158.00 $158.00 $1,066
700 700 500 163.25 $163.25 $1,143 +9.25
700 700 1,000 157.75 $157.75 $1,104 +3.75
700 700 1,000 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +6.00
700 700 1,000 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +6.00
800 800 180 154.00–155.20 $154.40 $1,235
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 93 151.85 $151.85 $811
560 560 55 159.75 $159.75 $895 +6.92
660–680 673 225 157.00–162.07 $160.38 $1,079 +1.02
704 704 37 153.88 $153.88 $1,083

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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.