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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, June 24, 2024

3,706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.81/cwt ≈ $1,621/hd at 567 lb · 1,123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.17/cwt ≈ $1,431/hd at 526 lb · 614 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.97/cwt ≈ $2,174/hd at 975 lb · 375 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,706

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 516 138 285.38–288.88 $286.55 $1,479
535 535 46 300.24 $300.24 $1,606
560 560 85 282.88 $282.88 $1,584
560–580 564 788 284.88–295.75 $287.34 $1,621
580 580 250 282.00 $282.00 $1,636
615 615 40 276.40 $276.40 $1,700
620 620 240 271.00 $271.00 $1,680
650–675 662 145 265.25–269.22 $267.30 $1,770
670 670 72 269.78 $269.78 $1,808
707 707 69 255.85 $255.85 $1,809
900–921 910 109 222.11–224.97 $223.53 $2,034
975 975 375 222.97 $222.97 $2,174
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 45 315.50 $315.50 $1,609
640 640 75 288.75 $288.75 $1,848
757 757 62 247.44 $247.44 $1,873
825 825 60 240.73 $240.73 $1,986

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 512 174 265.00–280.24 $271.44 $1,390
500–535 531 440 268.88–272.88 $272.46 $1,447
550 550 83 272.88 $272.88 $1,501
560 560 250 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 +16.00
600 600 40 256.40 $256.40 $1,538
640 640 75 249.75 $249.75 $1,598
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 45 295.50 $295.50 $1,507

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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.