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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 24, 2025

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.67/cwt -16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 778 lb · 305 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.67/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,437/hd at 800 lb · 180 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.53/cwt ≈ $2,601/hd at 917 lb · 111 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 880

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 255 297.00 $297.00 $2,302 -16.57
791 791 50 301.07 $301.07 $2,381 -12.50
800 800 120 306.00 $306.00 $2,448
800 800 60 302.00 $302.00 $2,416
900 900 56 289.00 $289.00 $2,601
935 935 55 277.96 $277.96 $2,599

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 82 323.22 $323.22 $2,007
680 680 75 310.00 $310.00 $2,108
800 800 60 269.00 $269.00 $2,152 -16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 295.00 $295.00 $2,139

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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.