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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 23, 2023

3,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.04/cwt ≈ $1,049/hd at 603 lb · 1,088 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.50/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 750 lb · 640 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $201.71/cwt ≈ $1,164/hd at 577 lb · 631 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,780

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 550 203.00 $203.00 $1,167
590 590 81 192.94 $192.94 $1,138
600 600 35 182.59 $182.59 $1,096 +2.90
770 770 130 165.59 $165.59 $1,275 -2.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 640 184.50 $184.50 $1,384
945 945 80 155.00 $155.00 $1,465

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 603 1,088 166.00–175.41 $174.04 $1,049
700–724 712 140 159.00 $159.00 $1,132
750 750 65 160.00 $160.00 $1,200
775 775 65 161.00 $161.00 $1,248
800–808 804 124 157.00–158.00 $157.52 $1,266 +0.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 550 189.00 $189.00 $1,087
580 580 35 169.59 $169.59 $984
600 600 70 167.59 $167.59 $1,006 +15.65
730 730 65 162.59 $162.59 $1,187 +5.62
775 775 62 158.00 $158.00 $1,224 -1.00

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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.