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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, February 21, 2022

1,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.73/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 757 lb · 337 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.86/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 675 lb · 300 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.65/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 716 lb · 207 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,335

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 160 165.86 $165.86 $1,078 -0.97
725 725 136 156.11 $156.11 $1,132
900 900 60 149.82 $149.82 $1,348
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 58 146.00 $146.00 $1,292

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 77 149.00 $149.00 $963
700–725 712 142 145.10–149.35 $147.25 $1,048 +0.25
725 725 65 145.35 $145.35 $1,054 -1.65
750–780 757 337 140.00–145.35 $143.73 $1,088 -0.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 300 148.86 $148.86 $1,005

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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.