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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, March 27, 2023

2,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.75/cwt ≈ $1,279/hd at 753 lb · 760 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.54/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 604 lb · 615 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.27/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 700 lb · 420 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,305

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 155 195.66 $195.66 $1,174
600–610 606 460 200.84–204.68 $202.18 $1,225
650 650 150 201.60 $201.60 $1,310
825 825 62 176.73 $176.73 $1,458 +3.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 20 195.29 $195.29 $1,269

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 140 185.32 $185.32 $1,205
700 700 420 181.27 $181.27 $1,269
750 750 700 169.39 $169.39 $1,270
790 790 60 174.00 $174.00 $1,375
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
741 741 68 167.00 $167.00 $1,237 -1.00
756 756 70 163.00 $163.00 $1,232 -2.00

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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.