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Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) Market Report

Southeast Direct Cattle Report, Georgia · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

3,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.82/cwt ≈ $1,157/hd at 710 lb · 1,014 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.32/cwt ≈ $835/hd at 511 lb · 466 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.62/cwt ≈ $1,337/hd at 812 lb · 249 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,385 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 163 168.05 $168.05 $918 —
550 550 170 173.00 $173.00 $952 —
555 555 47 172.22 $172.22 $956 —
600 600 170 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 +0.56
615 615 78 182.21 $182.21 $1,121 +14.77
812 812 249 164.62 $164.62 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 47 163.50 $163.50 $945 —
798 798 68 163.25 $163.25 $1,303 —
800 800 65 164.50 $164.50 $1,316 -3.50
800 800 120 169.00 $169.00 $1,352 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 32 146.50 $146.50 $749 —
575 575 85 174.00 $174.00 $1,000 —
675 675 72 170.50 $170.50 $1,151 -2.00
700–710 709 740 165.00–173.50 $165.80 $1,176 —
700–725 714 274 152.50–158.00 $154.79 $1,105 —
750 750 130 155.00–163.00 $159.00 $1,192 -5.05
750 750 65 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 -12.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 135 169.00 $169.00 $845 —
508–533 516 331 159.11–164.56 $161.00 $831 —
550 550 135 166.00 $166.00 $913 +6.56
600 600 60 163.00 $163.00 $978 -0.09
605 605 79 168.81 $168.81 $1,021 +5.72
685 685 70 164.86 $164.86 $1,129 —

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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.