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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 10, 2023

2,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.44/cwt ≈ $1,521/hd at 703 lb · 640 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.93/cwt ≈ $1,573/hd at 670 lb · 362 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.49/cwt ≈ $1,806/hd at 850 lb · 300 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,595

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 128 250.15 $250.15 $1,413 +0.76
600 600 85 238.67 $238.67 $1,432 -2.11
820 820 57 229.23 $229.23 $1,880 +20.03
850 850 300 212.49 $212.49 $1,806
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 253.00 $253.00 $1,708
710 710 69 233.20 $233.20 $1,656 -7.80
725 725 134 247.00–248.00 $247.50 $1,794 +6.50
785 785 65 233.68 $233.68 $1,834 +5.49
825 825 120 234.00 $234.00 $1,930 +7.55
825 825 60 232.00 $232.00 $1,914 +5.55

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 226.22 $226.22 $1,470
700 700 70 232.00 $232.00 $1,624
700–725 703 570 211.21–215.00 $214.53 $1,508
885 885 170 190.82 $190.82 $1,689
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 77 240.00 $240.00 $1,560
675 675 145 237.00 $237.00 $1,600
675 675 140 230.00 $230.00 $1,552
700–725 712 137 230.00–231.00 $230.49 $1,641 +12.24

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 118 198.13 $198.13 $793

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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.