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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, February 13, 2023

2,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.41/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 650 lb · 1,275 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.18/cwt ≈ $1,465/hd at 800 lb · 365 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.92/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 775 lb · 195 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,449

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 70 181.78 $181.78 $1,391
800 800 240 188.00 $188.00 $1,504
800 800 125 173.93 $173.93 $1,391
850 850 60 163.00 $163.00 $1,386
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 62 172.16 $172.16 $1,365 +2.13

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 168.00 $168.00 $1,050
650 650 1,275 172.41 $172.41 $1,121 +1.01
700 700 140 158.00 $158.00 $1,106
775 775 130 166.00 $166.00 $1,286 +7.00
775 775 65 159.75 $159.75 $1,238 +0.75
830 830 63 156.00 $156.00 $1,295
850 850 60 155.00 $155.00 $1,318

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 79 163.00 $163.00 $1,046

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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.