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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 9, 2023

2,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.38/cwt ≈ $1,238/hd at 767 lb · 648 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.19/cwt ≈ $1,171/hd at 650 lb · 450 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.27/cwt ≈ $1,412/hd at 829 lb · 373 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,230

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 76 172.00 $172.00 $1,084
716 716 76 174.69 $174.69 $1,251
775 775 65 172.92 $172.92 $1,340 +0.43
825–835 829 373 166.92–170.94 $170.27 $1,412
950–975 962 110 163.80–163.92 $163.86 $1,576
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 450 180.19 $180.19 $1,171
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853 853 60 157.94 $157.94 $1,347

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 662 147 162.00 $162.00 $1,072 -5.33
750–775 764 453 156.00–165.70 $161.62 $1,235
775 775 65 158.50 $158.50 $1,228
775 775 130 162.00 $162.00 $1,256
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 169.19 $169.19 $1,100
660 660 150 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $1,099

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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.