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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, September 6, 2021

1,762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.40/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 750 lb · 390 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.50/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 758 lb · 388 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.83/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 800 lb · 316 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,762

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 53 149.69 $149.69 $783
700 700 70 152.94 $152.94 $1,071
750 750 265 148.05–151.88 $150.18 $1,126
800 800 60 147.23 $147.23 $1,178 +1.04
800 800 256 142.53–148.88 $144.27 $1,154 -1.92

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 83 151.71 $151.71 $910
650 650 80 147.00 $147.00 $956
725 725 70 143.29 $143.29 $1,039 +2.10
750 750 64 138.69 $138.69 $1,040
750 750 64 138.78 $138.78 $1,041
750–775 762 260 140.37–142.37 $141.37 $1,077
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 390 142.40 $142.40 $1,068 -3.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 47 131.76 $131.76 $733

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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.