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

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

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

1,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $116.97/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 950 lb · 200 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.29/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 809 lb · 159 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.00/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 775 lb · 130 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,345

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 64 132.05 $132.05 $883
721–725 723 99 123.29–123.99 $123.50 $893
815 815 59 122.14 $122.14 $995 -2.75
865–875 870 119 121.14–123.19 $122.17 $1,063
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 110 121.00 $121.00 $1,071 -2.16
950 950 200 115.71–118.50 $116.97 $1,111

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 40 119.99 $119.99 $744
667 667 40 122.05 $122.05 $814
710 710 68 125.19 $125.19 $889
775 775 130 114.00 $114.00 $884
800–815 809 159 115.14–123.50 $118.29 $957 -0.33
865 865 97 112.14 $112.14 $970
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 85 129.07 $129.07 $783
870 870 75 114.75 $114.75 $998

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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.