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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, June 12, 2023

1,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.92/cwt ≈ $1,604/hd at 750 lb · 195 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.00/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 690 lb · 185 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.84/cwt ≈ $1,565/hd at 675 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,612

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 85 243.84 $243.84 $1,292
575 575 80 224.84 $224.84 $1,293
600 600 75 232.00 $232.00 $1,392
675 675 180 231.84 $231.84 $1,565
731 731 68 227.14 $227.14 $1,660
775 775 65 221.00 $221.00 $1,713
800 800 104 216.90–216.92 $216.91 $1,735 +7.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 85 238.50 $238.50 $1,467 -3.50
800 800 64 222.48 $222.48 $1,780 +20.76

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 85 233.84 $233.84 $1,169
575 575 120 221.84 $221.84 $1,276
600 600 75 210.00 $210.00 $1,260
673 673 26 213.14 $213.14 $1,434
750 750 195 213.92 $213.92 $1,604
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 185 213.00 $213.00 $1,470 -1.21

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 196.45 $196.45 $786

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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.