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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 28, 2025

1,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.99/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,505/hd at 750 lb · 250 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.96/cwt +20.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 571 lb · 232 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $381.25/cwt ≈ $2,074/hd at 544 lb · 177 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,367

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 unweaned 544 177 381.25 $381.25 $2,074
576–593 584 166 347.50–354.82 $351.07 $2,050 +13.75
643 unweaned 643 16 336.84 $336.84 $2,166
672 672 22 330.82 $330.82 $2,223
750 750 250 333.99 $333.99 $2,505 +2.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 92 340.82 $340.82 $1,977
609 609 78 350.82 $350.82 $2,136
661 661 75 337.82 $337.82 $2,233

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–568 561 171 330.82–341.82 $336.22 $1,886 +24.08
599 unweaned 599 61 323.84 $323.84 $1,940
645 645 78 325.82 $325.82 $2,102
651 651 45 320.82 $320.82 $2,089 +15.82
760 760 65 305.00 $305.00 $2,318
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 71 321.82 $321.82 $1,931

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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.