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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, January 25, 2021

1,768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.27/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 761 lb · 517 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.55/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 775 lb · 250 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.86/cwt ≈ $1,070/hd at 850 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,768

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 50 125.31 $125.31 $867
775 775 250 125.55 $125.55 $973 +2.89
825–839 828 158 121.96–124.65 $124.07 $1,027 +1.37
850 850 180 125.78–126.03 $125.86 $1,070
900–937 918 113 119.55–123.82 $121.63 $1,117
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 59 129.11 $129.11 $1,097 +13.11

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 138.55 $138.55 $866
725 725 130 124.10 $124.10 $900 +7.10
750–775 758 390 119.50–120.50 $120.17 $911 +0.07
765–775 770 127 116.50 $116.50 $897 -3.60
804 804 21 114.50 $114.50 $921
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 119.19–119.35 $119.27 $895

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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.