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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, August 15, 2022

1,873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.63/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 675 lb · 500 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.35/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 522 lb · 301 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,244/hd at 808 lb · 203 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,873

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 177 171.03 $171.03 $913 +2.98
657 657 78 166.79 $166.79 $1,096
742 742 133 162.82 $162.82 $1,208
750 750 130 171.95 $171.95 $1,290
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 166.00 $166.00 $1,162

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 77 167.45 $167.45 $819
675 675 500 164.00–166.24 $164.63 $1,111 -5.87
700 700 70 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 -10.80
700 700 69 169.20 $169.20 $1,184 +3.40
808 808 203 154.00 $154.00 $1,244
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 301 159.35 $159.35 $832 -1.65
745 745 65 153.00 $153.00 $1,140

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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.