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, July 6, 2026

650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.57/cwt -7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,897/hd at 866 lb · 358 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.00/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,256/hd at 625 lb · 160 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.00/cwt ≈ $2,450/hd at 725 lb · 67 head

Southeast Direct Cattle Report shows 8-weight steers at $335/cwt. The class is down $8 from its mid-June peak of $342/cwt, with 650 head through the ring. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	650	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	65	374.44	$374.44	$2,808	—
850–875	866	358	332.62–338.45	$334.57	$2,897	-7.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	160	361.00	$361.00	$2,256	-14.05
725	725	67	338.00	$338.00	$2,450	—

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Reading this report

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.