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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, July 3, 2023

4,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.18/cwt +21.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 701 lb · 2,277 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.00/cwt ≈ $1,202/hd at 525 lb · 775 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $228.19/cwt ≈ $1,718/hd at 753 lb · 580 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,884

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 775 229.00 $229.00 $1,202
580 580 130 249.39 $249.39 $1,446
615 615 160 240.78 $240.78 $1,481 +0.78
825 825 62 209.20 $209.20 $1,726 +0.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 241.00 $241.00 $1,747 +12.62
750–785 753 580 227.50–233.67 $228.19 $1,718
800 800 60 223.00 $223.00 $1,784 +0.77
825 825 185 226.45 $226.45 $1,868 +4.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 85 228.73 $228.73 $1,281

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1,000 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +22.00
700 700 1,000 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +22.00
700–730 707 277 215.00–225.00 $218.25 $1,543 +15.25
806 806 60 203.00 $203.00 $1,636
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 85 218.73 $218.73 $1,148
560–590 576 290 228.78–239.34 $233.51 $1,345 +3.51

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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.