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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, November 13, 2023

2,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $208.00/cwt ≈ $1,872/hd at 900 lb · 500 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.00/cwt ≈ $1,616/hd at 800 lb · 375 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.26/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 732 lb · 354 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,589

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 237.87 $237.87 $1,427
725–744 732 354 218.74–219.59 $219.26 $1,605 -6.00
750–783 771 194 214.74–221.00 $216.84 $1,672 -7.91
800 800 120 211.40–212.00 $211.70 $1,694 -14.20
850 850 56 207.91 $207.91 $1,767 -15.15
900–931 923 220 199.62–200.00 $199.72 $1,843 -16.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 500 208.00 $208.00 $1,872
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 114 216.82 $216.82 $1,357

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 218.13 $218.13 $1,309
730 730 70 209.13 $209.13 $1,527
775 775 130 203.68 $203.68 $1,579
800 800 375 202.00 $202.00 $1,616
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 28 203.82 $203.82 $1,476 -7.37
750–758 756 268 197.00–199.00 $198.51 $1,501 -9.58

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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.