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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, November 23, 2020

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.64/cwt ≈ $771/hd at 544 lb · 156 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.20/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 750 lb · 130 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 610 lb · 79 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 427

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 156 141.64 $141.64 $771
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 62 129.50 $129.50 $1,036 +0.70

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 79 124.50 $124.50 $759
750 750 130 121.20 $121.20 $909 +0.72

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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.