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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, March 11, 2024

1,443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.47/cwt ≈ $1,890/hd at 806 lb · 373 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.04/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 725 lb · 200 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.17/cwt ≈ $1,746/hd at 811 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,443

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 65 240.04 $240.04 $1,740 -2.07
800–842 806 373 228.72–236.50 $234.47 $1,890
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 245.00 $245.00 $1,776
771 771 64 235.00 $235.00 $1,812
800–840 818 130 219.36–220.39 $219.84 $1,798
900 900 60 221.17 $221.17 $1,991
950 950 55 204.80 $204.80 $1,946

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 179 254.35 $254.35 $1,399
750 750 70 211.36 $211.36 $1,585 -4.66
800 800 60 219.00 $219.00 $1,752
812–822 817 120 211.60–215.03 $213.26 $1,742
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 200 225.04 $225.04 $1,632 +5.00

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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.