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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, September 25, 2023

3,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.50/cwt ≈ $1,686/hd at 722 lb · 652 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.97/cwt ≈ $1,764/hd at 757 lb · 550 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.61/cwt ≈ $1,253/hd at 525 lb · 480 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,498

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 85 261.72 $261.72 $1,497 +11.29
572 572 85 261.72 $261.72 $1,497 +11.29
600–622 612 204 250.20–255.83 $252.55 $1,546
600–622 612 204 250.20–255.83 $252.55 $1,546
765 765 68 244.92 $244.92 $1,874
765 765 68 244.92 $244.92 $1,874
800 800 64 232.37 $232.37 $1,859 -9.63
800 800 64 232.37 $232.37 $1,859 -9.63
850 850 124 228.11 $228.11 $1,939
850 850 124 228.11 $228.11 $1,939
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 25 249.00 $249.00 $1,793 -3.00
720 720 25 249.00 $249.00 $1,793 -3.00
807 807 121 242.00 $242.00 $1,953
807 807 121 242.00 $242.00 $1,953

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–730 722 326 229.00–238.00 $233.50 $1,686
700–730 722 326 229.00–238.00 $233.50 $1,686
750–760 757 275 232.00–233.34 $232.97 $1,764
750–760 757 275 232.00–233.34 $232.97 $1,764
800 800 62 221.00 $221.00 $1,768
800 800 62 221.00 $221.00 $1,768
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 240 238.61 $238.61 $1,253
525 525 240 238.61 $238.61 $1,253
565 565 87 240.92 $240.92 $1,361
565 565 87 240.92 $240.92 $1,361
790 790 68 224.00 $224.00 $1,770
790 790 68 224.00 $224.00 $1,770

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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.