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Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) Market Report

Southeast Direct Cattle Report, Arkansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) report →

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.20/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 725 lb · 200 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.41/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 585 lb · 170 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.04/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 675 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 571

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 200 135.20 $135.20 $980 +15.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 14 129.56 $129.56 $798

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 170 122.41 $122.41 $716
605 605 27 119.30 $119.30 $722
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 160 123.04 $123.04 $831 +7.14

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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.