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

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

1,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.83/cwt +11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 754 lb · 323 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $245.75/cwt ≈ $2,089/hd at 850 lb · 235 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.09/cwt ≈ $1,562/hd at 550 lb · 204 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,446

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 80 276.24 $276.24 $1,519 -9.76
685 685 150 267.00 $267.00 $1,829
750–775 754 323 251.00–257.00 $255.83 $1,929 +11.70
850 850 60 232.83 $232.83 $1,979 -0.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 204 284.09 $284.09 $1,562
803 803 61 248.29 $248.29 $1,994
850 850 235 245.75 $245.75 $2,089

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 183 269.09 $269.09 $1,399
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 80 264.24 $264.24 $1,361
715 715 70 234.00 $234.00 $1,673 +2.87

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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.