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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, January 20, 2025

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.00/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 939 lb · 154 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.65/cwt ≈ $2,329/hd at 960 lb · 150 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.00/cwt ≈ $1,954/hd at 861 lb · 100 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 737

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 268.98 $268.98 $1,883 -1.91
760 760 48 254.00 $254.00 $1,930
825 825 62 248.41 $248.41 $2,049 -6.51
880 880 55 248.65 $248.65 $2,188
939 939 154 237.00 $237.00 $2,225 -3.65
960 960 150 242.65 $242.65 $2,329

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 34 243.00 $243.00 $1,747
775 775 64 243.11 $243.11 $1,884
861 861 100 227.00 $227.00 $1,954

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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.