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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, June 8, 2026

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.57/cwt ≈ $2,269/hd at 666 lb · 230 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.15/cwt ≈ $3,035/hd at 925 lb · 190 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.80/cwt ≈ $2,877/hd at 875 lb · 110 head
Southeast Direct 9-weight steers sold at $324/cwt, down $2 from the late-April peak of $326 in the region. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 649

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 110 328.80 $328.80 $2,877
925 925 190 328.15 $328.15 $3,035
980 980 51 306.76 $306.76 $3,006

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 351.00 $351.00 $2,282
675 675 150 335.00 $335.00 $2,261
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 68 325.00 $325.00 $2,438

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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.