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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 28, 2022

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.00/cwt ≈ $1,001/hd at 550 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.00/cwt ≈ $1,023/hd at 565 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.00/cwt ≈ $1,124/hd at 650 lb · 77 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 90 181.00 $181.00 $1,023
679 679 73 169.00 $169.00 $1,148
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 66 165.71 $165.71 $1,311 +2.87

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 182.00 $182.00 $1,001
650 650 77 173.00 $173.00 $1,124
775 775 65 157.35 $157.35 $1,219 -1.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 156.00 $156.00 $1,209

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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.