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

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

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $120.15/cwt ≈ $871/hd at 725 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.16/cwt ≈ $1,033/hd at 800 lb · 120 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.98/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 520 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 638 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 140 120.15 $120.15 $871 —
765 765 65 120.90 $120.90 $925 —
800 800 60 132.78 $132.78 $1,062 —
800 800 60 125.55 $125.55 $1,004 —
890 890 56 112.15 $112.15 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 78 138.01 $138.01 $707 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 109 128.98 $128.98 $671 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 70 115.90 $115.90 $806 -0.50

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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.