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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, June 15, 2026

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.00/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 675 lb · 150 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.00/cwt ≈ $2,415/hd at 700 lb · 140 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.70/cwt +15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $3,066/hd at 950 lb · 104 head
Southeast Direct Cattle Report showed 6-weight heifers at $343/cwt, below the state average at $16/cwt below the TN average ($359) and $51/cwt under Lafayette, TN ($394). The class is down $23/cwt from its mid-May peak of $375. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 581 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 62 345.78 $345.78 $2,853 —
950 950 104 322.43–322.96 $322.70 $3,066 +15.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 338.55 $338.55 $2,708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 —
800 800 60 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 150 343.00 $343.00 $2,315 +8.00

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Reading this report

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.