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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, July 14, 2025

1,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.62/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,616/hd at 888 lb · 351 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.82/cwt ≈ $1,822/hd at 515 lb · 211 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $373.82/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 526 lb · 186 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,444

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 100 367.97 $367.97 $1,785
526 526 186 373.82 $373.82 $1,966 +3.99
661–674 666 117 304.47–306.34 $305.30 $2,033
888 888 351 294.62 $294.62 $2,616
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 333.00 $333.00 $2,414
745 745 63 326.22 $326.22 $2,430
830 830 60 308.50 $308.50 $2,561

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 85 379.00 $379.00 $1,895
795 795 180 284.00 $284.00 $2,258
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 211 353.82 $353.82 $1,822
605 605 24 294.94 $294.94 $1,784

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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.