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

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

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

1,790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.96/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 650 lb · 450 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt ≈ $1,254/hd at 825 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.66/cwt ≈ $1,011/hd at 662 lb · 220 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–690 662 220 151.31–153.29 $152.66 $1,011
702 702 79 150.00 $150.00 $1,053
825 825 240 152.00 $152.00 $1,254
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 186 145.63 $145.63 $1,165
860 860 167 144.85 $144.85 $1,246

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 142.29 $142.29 $925 -2.76
650 650 150 144.29 $144.29 $938 -0.76
700 700 70 139.21 $139.21 $974
740 740 65 140.50 $140.50 $1,040
760–775 767 124 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $1,093
818 818 124 140.00 $140.00 $1,145
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 135.54 $135.54 $1,017

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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.