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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 22, 2024

2,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.37/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 757 lb · 654 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.03/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 760 lb · 358 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.76/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 666 lb · 310 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,424

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 130 218.86 $218.86 $1,620
750–785 765 160 215.00–223.00 $219.50 $1,679
800–825 815 95 214.00–218.02 $215.48 $1,756 +4.62
875 875 150 205.49 $205.49 $1,798
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 120 209.37 $209.37 $1,780 +0.07
960 960 55 206.98 $206.98 $1,987
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 57 195.98 $195.98 $1,783

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 666 310 211.00–218.00 $214.76 $1,430 -0.24
750–775 757 654 197.68–205.90 $203.37 $1,540 -0.63
800 800 90 195.49–200.20 $198.63 $1,589
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–725 722 185 206.00–209.00 $207.78 $1,500 +6.50
750–775 760 358 199.00–205.00 $202.03 $1,535 +0.88
800 800 60 203.00 $203.00 $1,624

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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.