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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 25, 2024

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $230.46/cwt ≈ $2,079/hd at 902 lb · 300 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.65/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 800 lb · 170 head
light 9-weight M&L 2 steers $195.63/cwt ≈ $1,810/hd at 925 lb · 108 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 815

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 70 243.79 $243.79 $1,889 +4.29
900–935 902 300 229.95–230.70 $230.46 $2,079
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 72 261.13 $261.13 $1,776 +11.02
800 800 170 237.65 $237.65 $1,901 -1.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 108 195.63 $195.63 $1,810

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 228.44 $228.44 $1,713
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 30 220.60 $220.60 $1,820

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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.