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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 16, 2025

1,923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.38/cwt -10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,275/hd at 800 lb · 865 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.91/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 750 lb · 385 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 750 lb · 130 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,923

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 94 368.44 $368.44 $1,975
715 715 70 308.44 $308.44 $2,205
800 800 50 290.50 $290.50 $2,324 -4.49
800 800 815 284.00 $284.00 $2,272 -10.99
970 970 55 280.30 $280.30 $2,719

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 104 351.53 $351.53 $1,747
618 618 82 300.82 $300.82 $1,859
650 650 20 286.50 $286.50 $1,862
750 750 50 278.00 $278.00 $2,085
750 750 335 271.00 $271.00 $2,032
818 818 118 277.38 $277.38 $2,269
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 279.00 $279.00 $2,092 +2.00

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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.