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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 19, 2023

1,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $218.06/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 825 lb · 480 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.69/cwt -7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 600 lb · 299 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.60/cwt ≈ $1,856/hd at 925 lb · 270 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,473

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 299 224.69 $224.69 $1,348 -7.31
782 782 58 203.69 $203.69 $1,593 -17.31
825–840 832 124 204.49–205.92 $205.21 $1,707 -11.70
850 850 56 215.00 $215.00 $1,828
925 925 270 200.60 $200.60 $1,856
975 975 49 200.75 $200.75 $1,957
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 120 219.00 $219.00 $1,807 -3.48
825 825 180 216.50 $216.50 $1,786 -5.98
825 825 180 219.00 $219.00 $1,807 -3.48

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 72 220.00 $220.00 $1,507 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 65 200.00 $200.00 $1,470

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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.