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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 25, 2025

1,739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $331.96/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 707 lb · 342 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.17/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 800 lb · 300 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.38/cwt ≈ $2,406/hd at 675 lb · 227 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,739

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 114 368.47 $368.47 $2,060
674 674 76 354.20 $354.20 $2,387
750 750 150 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 -4.23
797 797 57 351.26 $351.26 $2,800
800 800 70 343.00 $343.00 $2,744
800 800 230 338.00 $338.00 $2,704
897 897 57 324.96 $324.96 $2,915

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 151 359.44 $359.44 $1,876
673–680 675 227 353.84–357.58 $356.38 $2,406
700 700 275 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 -5.00
734 734 67 340.00 $340.00 $2,496 +5.00
750 750 65 341.87 $341.87 $2,564
750 750 45 325.00 $325.00 $2,438
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85 380.00 $380.00 $2,185
700 700 70 342.00 $342.00 $2,394

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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.