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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, April 14, 2025

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.85/cwt ≈ $2,069/hd at 758 lb · 401 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.33/cwt ≈ $1,842/hd at 708 lb · 267 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.80/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 750 lb · 65 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 858

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 270 275.45 $275.45 $2,066
775 775 131 267.50 $267.50 $2,073
875 875 60 252.44 $252.44 $2,209
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 263.80 $263.80 $2,110

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 200 263.45 $263.45 $1,844
730 730 67 251.00 $251.00 $1,832
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 254.80 $254.80 $1,911 +12.80

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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.