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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, February 7, 2022

9,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.57/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 700 lb · 2,000 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.42/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 631 lb · 1,324 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.10/cwt ≈ $949/hd at 600 lb · 935 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,433 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 305 167.09 $167.09 $919 +10.47
616 616 39 153.68 $153.68 $947 -11.31
620 620 310 168.87 $168.87 $1,047 +3.88
635 635 975 168.87 $168.87 $1,072 +3.88
730 730 135 153.86 $153.86 $1,123 —
760 760 390 153.72 $153.72 $1,168 -0.14
825 825 64 148.53 $148.53 $1,225 -0.47
900 900 56 147.77 $147.77 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 161.00 $161.00 $1,046 —
685 685 580 172.25 $172.25 $1,180 —
725 725 470 169.50 $169.50 $1,229 —
750 750 260 158.00 $158.00 $1,185 —
750–780 757 257 152.00–156.00 $155.04 $1,174 —
800 800 40 153.00 $153.00 $1,224 +7.79
900–925 912 116 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $1,336 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 400 166.25 $166.25 $1,039 —
650 650 456 164.25 $164.25 $1,068 +4.96
650–675 662 150 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $993 +5.71
700 700 700 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 +10.65
700 700 1,300 159.50 $159.50 $1,116 +16.15
750 750 325 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 ±0.00
775 775 65 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 -2.00
825 825 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 —
850 850 220 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 305 157.09 $157.09 $833 +6.42
590 590 310 158.87 $158.87 $937 —
600 600 900 158.87 $158.87 $953 —
612 612 35 138.24 $138.24 $846 —
710 710 130 143.41 $143.41 $1,018 +4.41

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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.