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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 26, 2023

3,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,346/hd at 585 lb · 600 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.00/cwt +15.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 600 lb · 600 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $222.23/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 826 lb · 370 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,503

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 600 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 +15.31
700 700 77 225.24 $225.24 $1,577
750–799 777 326 214.92–221.00 $217.37 $1,689 +13.68
816–825 818 246 208.60–210.00 $208.94 $1,709 +3.73
906–930 917 115 202.16–211.92 $206.83 $1,897 +6.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 75 235.38 $235.38 $1,554
720 720 138 228.38 $228.38 $1,644
826 826 370 222.23 $222.23 $1,836 +3.23
850 850 65 219.48 $219.48 $1,866

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 600 230.00 $230.00 $1,346
707–725 712 209 203.00–209.50 $207.42 $1,477 +7.42
725 725 135 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 203.00 $203.00 $1,472
750 750 130 205.00 $205.00 $1,538
850–875 868 235 193.00–195.00 $193.51 $1,680

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 115 194.38 $194.38 $778

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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.