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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, September 19, 2022

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.52/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 700 lb · 145 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.59/cwt ≈ $1,097/hd at 675 lb · 142 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.23/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 775 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 833 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 169.42 $169.42 $1,017 —
775 775 130 169.23 $169.23 $1,312 +2.25
800 800 65 165.69 $165.69 $1,326 -1.71
950 950 55 152.87 $152.87 $1,452 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 126 156.85 $156.85 $902 —
700 700 145 157.00–158.00 $157.52 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 85 159.42 $159.42 $861 —
675 675 142 162.59 $162.59 $1,097 —

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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.