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 10, 2026

1,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.63/cwt -22.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 750 lb · 550 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.51/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,779/hd at 867 lb · 292 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.97/cwt ≈ $1,926/hd at 532 lb · 152 head

Southeast Direct Cattle Report shows 7-weight heifers at $301/cwt. LA heifers in this class are down $37 from their early July peak of $338/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,363	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	96	416.47	$416.47	$2,107	—
850–880	867	292	317.78–325.00	$320.51	$2,779	-7.90
977	977	53	297.96	$297.96	$2,911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	152	361.97	$361.97	$1,926	—
640	640	149	333.31	$333.31	$2,133	—
718	718	71	330.36	$330.36	$2,372	+4.86
750	750	550	297.63	$297.63	$2,232	-20.87

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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.