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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 13, 2021

1,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.15/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 650 lb · 318 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.24/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 548 lb · 284 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 750 lb · 260 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,811

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 167 160.89 $160.89 $858 +11.20
674 674 146 152.30 $152.30 $1,027
675 675 76 150.27 $150.27 $1,014
800 800 124 144.88 $144.88 $1,159 -2.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 122 144.50 $144.50 $1,192

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 284 146.24 $146.24 $801
625 625 247 145.14–148.02 $147.12 $920 -4.59
650 650 318 140.40–145.86 $143.15 $930 -3.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 145.00 $145.00 $1,051
750 750 260 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 -4.40

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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.