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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, November 27, 2023

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $198.00/cwt ≈ $1,881/hd at 950 lb · 220 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $204.33/cwt ≈ $1,788/hd at 875 lb · 130 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 675 lb · 67 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 672

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 221.00 $221.00 $1,602
775 775 65 202.68 $202.68 $1,571 -6.29
875 875 130 204.33 $204.33 $1,788
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 220 198.00 $198.00 $1,881

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 67 211.00 $211.00 $1,424 +6.00
760 760 65 199.00 $199.00 $1,512
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 58 196.35 $196.35 $1,522 -6.65

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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.