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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, July 18, 2022

2,519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.48/cwt ≈ $819/hd at 517 lb · 483 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.21/cwt ≈ $1,045/hd at 625 lb · 389 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.68/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 710 lb · 350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,519

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 20 170.84 $170.84 $940 -0.36
553 553 317 167.22 $167.22 $925 -3.98
625 625 160 173.32 $173.32 $1,083 +2.31
650–656 650 161 160.25–163.84 $163.59 $1,063
750 750 95 158.29–159.83 $158.78 $1,191
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 170.29 $170.29 $1,107 +7.64
750 750 65 167.50 $167.50 $1,256 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 39 150.83 $150.83 $1,018

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 389 165.29–168.05 $167.21 $1,045
650 650 150 163.00 $163.00 $1,060 +5.10
700 700 210 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 -10.00
725 725 140 153.21 $153.21 $1,111 -5.79
750 750 65 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 -8.00
770 770 65 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 443 158.72 $158.72 $819
525 525 40 155.84 $155.84 $818
550 550 85 153.84 $153.84 $846 -3.10

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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.