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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, August 3, 2026

1,242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,360/hd at 725 lb · 280 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.41/cwt ≈ $2,860/hd at 871 lb · 280 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.67/cwt ≈ $2,277/hd at 676 lb · 225 head
Southeast Direct Cattle Report shows 7-weight heifers at $323/cwt, down $22 from the late-June peak of $345/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,242 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 174 405.00 $405.00 $2,199 —
622 622 28 385.00 $385.00 $2,395 —
860–875 871 280 328.37–328.57 $328.41 $2,860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 60 388.39 $388.39 $2,241 —
675 675 75 327.00 $327.00 $2,207 —
675–680 677 150 341.00–342.00 $341.50 $2,312 —
725 725 280 325.50 $325.50 $2,360 +2.50
750 750 65 318.50 $318.50 $2,389 —
764 764 130 320.53 $320.53 $2,449 —

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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.