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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 13, 2026

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.77/cwt ≈ $2,546/hd at 655 lb · 347 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.62/cwt ≈ $2,818/hd at 825 lb · 310 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.22/cwt ≈ $2,458/hd at 775 lb · 250 head
Southeast Direct Cattle Report 6-weight steers sold at $389/cwt, $8/cwt below the TN average ($397) and $27/cwt under Unionville, TN ($416). The class is down $21/cwt from its mid-June peak of $414. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,290 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 31 442.30 $442.30 $2,287 —
700 700 70 353.96 $353.96 $2,478 —
825 825 310 341.62 $341.62 $2,818 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 387.00 $387.00 $2,516 —
686 686 47 400.05 $400.05 $2,744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 340.85 $340.85 $2,130 -20.15
666 666 22 358.05 $358.05 $2,385 —
775 775 60 309.00 $309.00 $2,395 —
775 775 190 319.82 $319.82 $2,479 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 180 342.00–354.00 $347.33 $2,344 —

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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.