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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, March 13, 2023

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.00/cwt -13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 666 lb · 290 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.76/cwt ≈ $1,524/hd at 925 lb · 285 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.64/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 725 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 807 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–930 925 285 162.00–167.92 $164.76 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 62 177.20 $177.20 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–685 666 290 174.40–177.50 $176.00 $1,172 -13.50
725 725 70 171.64 $171.64 $1,244 +6.64

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 100 186.00 $186.00 $934 —

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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.