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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, March 23, 2026

4,316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.33/cwt ≈ $2,477/hd at 757 lb · 1,820 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.69/cwt ≈ $2,872/hd at 871 lb · 751 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $313.00/cwt ≈ $2,535/hd at 810 lb · 480 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 4,316

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 348.27 $348.27 $2,699
815 815 186 351.28 $351.28 $2,863
810–830 816 187 341.62–349.77 $347.07 $2,832
859–875 863 247 328.39–338.00 $335.47 $2,895
875 875 504 326.86 $326.86 $2,860
904 904 54 331.12 $331.12 $2,993
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 330.38 $330.38 $2,643

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1,500 327.44 $327.44 $2,456
788 788 320 326.80 $326.80 $2,575
810 810 480 313.00 $313.00 $2,535
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 78 348.00 $348.00 $2,394
700 700 70 334.00 $334.00 $2,338
750–780 765 260 322.00 $322.00 $2,463
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 300 316.15 $316.15 $2,371

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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.