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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, May 30, 2022

1,354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.42/cwt ≈ $1,179/hd at 811 lb · 562 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 775 lb · 310 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.56/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 774 lb · 151 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,354

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
811 811 562 145.42 $145.42 $1,179
850 850 62 136.26 $136.26 $1,158
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
774–780 774 151 138.50–144.42 $143.56 $1,111
900 900 60 146.04 $146.04 $1,314

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 106 143.00 $143.00 $801
732 732 43 132.00 $132.00 $966
775 775 310 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 -0.50
850 850 60 135.00 $135.00 $1,148

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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.