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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, April 24, 2023

1,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.67/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 650 lb · 550 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.64/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 875 lb · 462 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.50/cwt ≈ $1,320/hd at 700 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,528 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 140 209.88 $209.88 $1,312 —
700 700 70 200.30 $200.30 $1,402 -1.03
797 797 66 190.76 $190.76 $1,520 —
855–895 874 117 179.92–180.11 $180.01 $1,573 -3.12
875 875 345 179.51 $179.51 $1,571 -3.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 100 199.88 $199.88 $1,149 —
650 650 550 187.67 $187.67 $1,220 -1.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 187.00–190.00 $188.50 $1,320 —

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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.