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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, April 11, 2022

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.57/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 825 lb · 248 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.20/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 863 lb · 234 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.05/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 600 lb · 80 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 709

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 62 148.69 $148.69 $1,227 +3.92
825 825 186 140.53 $140.53 $1,159 -4.24
855–890 863 234 132.74–138.60 $137.20 $1,184

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 155.05 $155.05 $930 -0.95
650 650 80 151.37 $151.37 $984
721 721 67 142.06 $142.06 $1,024 -14.94

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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.