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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, April 22, 2024

1,926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.96/cwt ≈ $1,635/hd at 723 lb · 1,070 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.70/cwt ≈ $1,879/hd at 825 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.75/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 665 lb · 172 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,926

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 30 262.82 $262.82 $1,687 +4.78
675 675 25 255.04 $255.04 $1,722 +20.00
700 700 70 231.50 $231.50 $1,620
800 800 60 222.50 $222.50 $1,780 +9.18
835 835 62 216.88 $216.88 $1,811 +3.56
949 949 54 208.05 $208.05 $1,974 +8.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 180 227.70 $227.70 $1,879
850 850 60 226.00 $226.00 $1,921

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 236.00 $236.00 $1,475 +0.96
650 650 75 225.50 $225.50 $1,466 +5.46
675–682 676 97 232.04–233.37 $233.03 $1,575 +12.99
700 700 70 219.00 $219.00 $1,533
725 725 1,000 226.45 $226.45 $1,642
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 63 212.00 $212.00 $1,643

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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.