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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 14, 2022

2,749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 650 lb · 900 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.00/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 705 lb · 635 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.12/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 775 lb · 430 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,749

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 194.50 $194.50 $1,021
604 604 77 164.42 $164.42 $993
725–744 734 137 166.36–167.63 $166.98 $1,226 +7.98
800–825 808 186 162.63–162.70 $162.68 $1,314
850 850 58 163.22 $163.22 $1,387 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–781 775 430 161.50–164.50 $164.12 $1,272 -9.76
943 943 104 152.00 $152.00 $1,433

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 +7.00
650 650 750 162.30 $162.30 $1,055 +4.30
700–725 705 635 156.85–159.14 $158.00 $1,114 -5.25
775 775 62 151.00 $151.00 $1,170
800 800 65 156.00 $156.00 $1,248 +1.60

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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.