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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 3, 2025

1,479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.59/cwt ≈ $2,317/hd at 725 lb · 1,138 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.67/cwt -27.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 712 lb · 112 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.00/cwt ≈ $2,593/hd at 765 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,479

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 34 338.62 $338.62 $2,472
765 765 63 339.00 $339.00 $2,593
800 800 60 327.00 $327.00 $2,616
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 57 305.82 $305.82 $2,330

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1,138 319.59 $319.59 $2,317
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 57 296.45 $296.45 $2,075 -22.55
725 725 55 303.00 $303.00 $2,197 -32.00
775 775 15 286.93 $286.93 $2,224

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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.