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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, January 27, 2025

1,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.54/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 839 lb · 306 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.44/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 887 lb · 234 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.31/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 722 lb · 178 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,308

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 40 278.85 $278.85 $1,896
720–734 722 178 261.00–270.16 $268.31 $1,937 -0.67
825–849 839 306 252.44–257.65 $255.54 $2,144 +7.13
887 887 234 247.44 $247.44 $2,195 -1.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 78 286.65 $286.65 $1,878
707 707 132 278.11 $278.11 $1,966

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 40 243.85 $243.85 $1,658
747 747 69 246.65 $246.65 $1,842 +3.65
750–758 752 100 241.00–242.00 $241.65 $1,817 -1.46
823 823 66 233.00 $233.00 $1,918
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 65 245.00 $245.00 $1,813

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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.