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Mississippi Daily Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $334.84/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,577/hd at 770 lb · 64 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $460.40/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 377 lb · 27 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $480.90/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 323 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 1,779 1,206
Feeder cattle 664 1,294 972
Slaughter cattle 98 161 152
Replacement cattle 64 324 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Como (329), Kosciusko (65), Lucedale (432). Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 450.00–570.00 $505.05 $1,379 -13.07
300–335 323 3 500.00–535.00 $516.87 $1,669 +6.56
360–365 363 2 413.00–425.00 $419.04 $1,521 -51.82
400–449 426 6 407.00–430.00 $421.09 $1,794 +13.17
450–499 479 9 400.00–445.00 $419.63 $2,010 +28.79
500–549 523 13 362.00–400.00 $377.15 $1,972 +14.11
550–599 567 7 338.00–372.00 $357.32 $2,026 +17.56
600–649 622 6 327.00–350.00 $340.58 $2,118 +8.21
650–699 672 7 300.00–335.50 $326.61 $2,195 +0.41
700–749 725 6 324.00–330.00 $327.10 $2,371 +3.07
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 +2.00
770 value added 770 63 335.00 $335.00 $2,580 —
805–830 817 3 314.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,594 —
870 870 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 375.00–380.00 $377.54 $1,597 -25.36
450–499 477 5 377.00–390.00 $383.05 $1,827 +5.89
500–549 526 6 346.00–358.00 $352.19 $1,853 -20.70
565 565 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 -27.49
635 635 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 -42.44
960 960 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,157 —
609 609 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,046 -5.75
662 662 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,145 -18.54
765 value added 765 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 2 350.00–361.00 $355.86 $1,334 -140.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 223 3 400.00–525.00 $471.94 $1,052 -12.59
250–299 275 4 415.00–455.00 $435.53 $1,198 -29.47
300–349 329 6 400.00–440.00 $418.68 $1,377 -23.13
375–390 382 3 340.00–410.00 $376.55 $1,438 -29.84
400–449 419 8 365.00–400.00 $385.30 $1,614 +33.29
450–499 475 11 348.00–381.00 $364.44 $1,731 +25.04
500–549 521 13 325.00–346.00 $335.72 $1,749 +8.49
550–599 572 9 318.00–340.00 $327.36 $1,872 +8.96
600–649 625 7 300.00–336.00 $317.96 $1,987 +0.14
650–695 679 4 300.00–305.00 $302.21 $2,052 +4.27
700–749 720 5 290.00–318.00 $303.77 $2,187 +28.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,512 —
465 465 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,814 —
515 515 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —
625 value added 625 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,969 —
680 value added 680 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,125 —
723–748 value added 727 14 303.50–310.00 $307.27 $2,234 —
755–794 value added 777 9 288.00–301.00 $293.62 $2,281 —
828–843 value added 836 6 274.50–280.00 $277.27 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 370.00–405.00 $388.82 $1,264 +10.88
350–399 375 4 370.00–397.50 $384.65 $1,442 +12.99
400–449 422 5 351.00–368.00 $360.27 $1,520 +20.94
450–499 473 9 331.00–370.00 $351.47 $1,662 +1.00
500–549 523 7 285.00–324.00 $307.46 $1,608 -4.56
550–599 576 9 286.00–315.00 $300.99 $1,734 -49.01
680 680 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,850 -13.00
740 740 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 350.00–372.50 $362.25 $996 —
300–349 325 6 346.00–365.00 $356.22 $1,158 —
350–399 375 4 330.00–350.00 $340.65 $1,277 -47.44
449 449 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,504 —
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 -27.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 231 4 440.00–560.00 $487.38 $1,126 —
250–299 273 15 460.00–552.50 $524.07 $1,431 +18.92
300–349 323 22 415.00–525.00 $480.90 $1,553 -1.48
350–399 377 27 402.50–507.50 $460.40 $1,736 -4.60
400–449 423 19 382.00–450.00 $409.64 $1,733 -47.32
450–499 473 19 330.00–412.00 $374.02 $1,769 -15.87
500–549 522 15 320.00–380.00 $355.66 $1,857 +9.07
550–599 576 12 320.00–341.00 $330.46 $1,903 -13.85
600–649 623 7 311.00–331.00 $319.48 $1,990 +3.01
650–699 674 10 294.00–316.00 $305.07 $2,056 —
700–749 720 5 280.00–312.50 $300.92 $2,167 —
750–770 760 4 278.00–299.00 $289.42 $2,200 —
810 810 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,131 -100.04
330–340 335 3 382.00–407.50 $393.87 $1,319 -30.12
405–445 430 5 350.00–392.00 $380.38 $1,636 -24.39
450–495 478 10 332.50–380.00 $349.56 $1,671 -36.99
505–545 526 4 300.00–352.00 $328.44 $1,728 -13.23
590 590 2 306.00–310.00 $308.00 $1,817 -29.41
825 825 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,794 -23.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 430.00 $430.00 $989 —
361 361 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 —
435 435 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,468 -80.09
475 475 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,434 -98.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1145 876 85-90% 6 80.00–102.50 $92.47 $810 —
750–1065 907 85-90% 21 80.00–113.00 $105.31 $955 —
850–1275 1065 85-90% 11 100.00–125.00 $115.58 $1,231 -0.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1165 1133 80-85% 2 108.00–114.00 $110.91 $1,257 —
850–1515 1167 80-85% 9 111.50–125.00 $120.99 $1,412 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 127.00–136.00 $131.76 $1,680 -7.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1605 1405 75-80% 4 125.50–131.50 $128.93 $1,811 —
1645 1645 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1765 1353 5 140.00–188.00 $160.95 $2,178 —
1660–1815 1738 2 162.00–172.00 $166.78 $2,899 —
1500–2075 1845 5 158.50–176.50 $170.65 $3,148 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1500 1428 2 140.00–150.00 $145.25 $2,074 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2025 2025 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,442 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,422.73
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 2,575.00–3,500.00 $3,142.61
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,225.00–2,400.00 $1,923.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1380 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,611.29
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,500.00–4,300.00 $3,983.72 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 -2,386.87
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,250.00–2,800.00 $2,577.03 —
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,150.00–2,400.00 $2,298.65 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
400–1260 fancy 976 (<2 yrs)N/A 18 1,000.00–2,600.00 $2,270.76 —

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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.