Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

6,847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.75/cwt ≈ $586/hd at 520 lb · 97 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.78/cwt ≈ $514/hd at 422 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.31/cwt ≈ $688/hd at 563 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,847	7,992	8,435
Feeder cattle	5,491	—	6,702
Slaughter cattle	750	—	1,141
Replacement cattle	606	—	592

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–240	213	3	160.00–172.00	$166.69	$355
275–295	285	5	160.00–174.00	$166.81	$475
300–345	316	20	140.00–173.00	$156.23	$494
350–399	371	49	145.00–160.00	$151.05	$560
375 fancy	375	1	156.00	$156.00	$585
410–435 fancy	423	2	160.00–165.00	$162.43	$687
400–445	424	49	137.00–160.00	$148.27	$629
450–499	472	59	125.00–152.00	$138.60	$654
465–495 fancy	485	3	144.00–156.00	$152.16	$738
520 fancy	520	1	165.00	$165.00	$858
500–545	522	68	122.00–149.00	$130.88	$683
550–599	572	64	115.00–140.00	$126.83	$725
600–649	622	55	110.00–135.00	$120.15	$747
650–695	675	32	111.00–129.00	$120.57	$814
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776
700–740	714	15	103.00–120.00	$113.30	$809
750–780	771	5	107.00–115.00	$111.17	$857
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915
880	880	2	95.00–109.00	$102.00	$898
925	925	2	107.00	$107.00	$990
1335	1335	1	65.00	$65.00	$868

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–335	322	5	145.00–155.00	$149.32	$481
360–390	381	11	149.00–158.00	$156.18	$595
400–425	410	5	120.00–150.00	$138.30	$567
452–491 value added	474	18	135.00–145.00	$139.24	$660
450–495	482	67	125.00–148.00	$137.25	$662
500–530 value added	507	20	132.00–135.00	$133.05	$675
500–547	535	31	124.00–142.50	$136.20	$729
555–590	571	38	119.00–133.00	$129.53	$740
570–595 value added	582	32	130.00–134.00	$132.41	$771
605–640	618	73	115.00–139.00	$133.02	$822
622–630 value added	627	10	123.00–125.00	$124.21	$779
650	650	2	99.00	$99.00	$644
650–680	667	11	115.00–129.00	$126.73	$845
677 value added	677	5	127.00	$127.00	$860
701	701	7	122.00	$122.00	$855
725 value added	725	19	129.00	$129.00	$935
755 value added	755	5	112.00	$112.00	$846
778	778	4	119.00	$119.00	$926
803 value added	803	3	107.00	$107.00	$859

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
195	195	1	145.00	$145.00	$283
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320
265–295	284	8	135.00–158.00	$146.28	$415
300–349	324	25	132.00–156.00	$146.09	$473
350–395	374	22	125.00–150.00	$141.28	$528
400–449	419	27	120.00–144.00	$133.35	$559
450–499	473	39	120.00–140.00	$127.62	$604
500–545	521	30	100.00–135.00	$120.21	$626
550–595	573	19	105.00–124.00	$115.81	$664
605–635	618	8	100.00–120.00	$111.09	$687
650–695	661	7	95.00–110.00	$104.03	$688
722–740	728	9	90.00–109.50	$106.51	$775
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785
835	835	1	91.00	$91.00	$760
885	885	1	107.00	$107.00	$947

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–299	275	6	130.00–148.00	$139.80	$384
345	345	2	126.00–138.00	$132.00	$455
565	565	1	95.00	$95.00	$537

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
170	170	1	140.00	$140.00	$238
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292
255–295	277	15	126.00–142.00	$135.67	$376
320 fancy	320	1	145.00	$145.00	$464
300–349	326	45	122.00–144.00	$131.12	$427
350–399	372	70	119.00–139.00	$128.65	$479
400–449	422	84	111.00–133.00	$121.31	$512
425–435 fancy	430	3	125.00–140.00	$134.94	$580
450–475 fancy	467	3	135.00–142.00	$137.93	$644
450–495	469	75	108.00–132.00	$116.70	$547
500–530 fancy	515	2	135.00–142.00	$138.40	$713
500–545	520	95	102.00–121.00	$112.21	$583
555–580 fancy	569	4	139.00–144.00	$142.02	$808
550–595	572	63	101.00–118.00	$110.93	$635
605 fancy	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678
600–645	620	56	94.00–115.00	$107.55	$667
650–695	671	30	100.00–115.00	$108.20	$726
700–745	723	14	90.00–113.00	$104.63	$756
750–795	769	9	70.00–113.00	$96.98	$746
800–815	810	7	67.00–108.00	$97.46	$789
870	870	1	82.00	$82.00	$713
965	965	1	80.00	$80.00	$772

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220–235	228	2	125.00–149.00	$137.40	$313
250–285	267	3	128.00–132.00	$130.04	$347
320–345	333	11	131.00–138.00	$133.29	$444
350–395	368	27	115.00–136.00	$127.05	$468
400–445	426	39	114.00–134.00	$124.83	$532
457–492 value added	476	13	118.00–120.00	$118.89	$566
450–496	484	71	104.00–135.50	$127.26	$616
505–530	520	30	100.00–129.00	$113.64	$591
505–547 value added	525	21	110.00–119.00	$114.79	$603
560	560	2	104.50	$104.50	$585
550–590	561	76	100.00–131.00	$123.24	$691
564–591 value added	578	8	116.00–120.00	$117.95	$682
603 value added	603	3	115.00	$115.00	$693
655–658	657	4	100.00–110.00	$107.51	$706
684 value added	684	21	119.00	$119.00	$814
720–725	723	7	105.50–109.50	$107.21	$775

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
140	140	1	121.00	$121.00	$169
205–245	226	6	120.00–135.00	$126.70	$286
250–295	277	21	119.00–132.00	$125.16	$347
300–345	324	27	100.00–131.00	$119.70	$388
350–395	372	41	103.00–129.00	$119.22	$443
405–445	428	46	103.00–124.00	$112.81	$483
450–495	473	38	99.00–117.00	$109.82	$519
500–545	521	24	98.00–115.00	$106.34	$554
555–595	575	21	90.00–109.00	$103.77	$597
600–635	620	5	96.00–107.00	$102.14	$633
650–695	677	10	80.00–100.00	$93.08	$630
700–735	709	4	90.00–99.00	$94.79	$672
855	855	1	94.00	$94.00	$804

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–299	273	13	110.00–134.00	$122.57	$335
305–335	311	5	110.00–119.00	$113.59	$353
375–380	378	2	113.00–117.00	$114.99	$435
410–425	418	2	105.00–108.00	$106.47	$445
450–499	475	9	95.00–104.00	$99.76	$474
500–510	505	2	97.00	$97.00	$490
645	645	1	85.00	$85.00	$548
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
490	490	1	600.00	$600.00
510	510	3	575.00	$575.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210–235	222	3	146.00–160.00	$154.11	$342
250–299	274	17	130.00–165.00	$147.52	$404
300–345	323	10	142.00–160.00	$149.55	$483
350–395	370	30	130.00–160.00	$144.22	$534
400–445	422	40	120.00–160.00	$136.04	$574
450–499	473	53	110.00–140.00	$122.80	$581
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556
500–549	523	38	109.00–130.00	$119.33	$624
550–599	568	43	104.00–120.00	$113.57	$645
600–649	617	24	103.00–116.00	$110.58	$682
650–685	664	9	100.00–110.00	$106.22	$705
700–720	710	7	93.00–105.00	$102.02	$724
750	750	1	107.00	$107.00	$802
800	800	1	101.00	$101.00	$808
815–825	820	2	90.00–104.00	$96.96	$795
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	144.00	$144.00	$353
250–280	263	12	120.00–150.00	$136.94	$360
300–345	330	13	115.00–144.00	$131.49	$434
350–395	373	24	110.00–140.00	$128.92	$481
400–445	421	29	106.00–132.00	$121.99	$514
450–495	475	33	90.00–128.00	$117.10	$556
500–540	518	28	105.00–124.00	$113.91	$590
550–595	571	20	95.00–115.00	$106.82	$610
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585
600–635	613	5	98.00–110.00	$105.52	$647
635	635	1	85.00	$85.00	$540
655–697	680	13	93.00–108.00	$99.91	$679
700–745	718	11	92.00–102.00	$98.17	$705
755–790	774	6	80.00–104.00	$98.10	$759
800–840	816	5	90.00–99.00	$95.42	$779
910	910	1	92.00	$92.00	$837
960	960	1	70.00	$70.00	$672
1115	1115	1	65.50	$65.50	$730

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210	210	1	155.00	$155.00	$326
255–290	273	2	147.00–148.00	$147.53	$403
325–340	331	4	148.00–159.00	$155.52	$515
350–385	361	8	133.00–157.00	$145.87	$527
400–445	414	9	127.00–141.00	$135.38	$560
450–490	470	13	120.00–140.00	$124.96	$587
500–540	517	6	109.00–133.00	$121.28	$627
555–590	570	7	115.00–122.00	$118.01	$673
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766
900	900	3	98.00	$98.00	$882

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300
260–295	280	4	119.00–133.00	$125.59	$352
320–335	328	2	120.00–128.00	$124.09	$407
360–395	385	4	119.00–135.00	$124.63	$480
405–440	428	7	85.00–123.00	$112.82	$483
460–490	474	6	90.00–117.00	$107.63	$510
515	515	1	102.00	$102.00	$525
850	850	1	96.00	$96.00	$816

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1855	1855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–820	815	85-90%	2	26.50–32.00	$29.27	$239
820	820	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$164
830	830	85-90%	1	36.00	$36.00	$299
650–1160	869	85-90%	56	24.00–41.00	$33.99	$295
850–1145	953	85-90%	11	20.00–28.00	$22.62	$216
755–1490	1031	85-90%	137	30.00–50.00	$40.72	$420
890–1420	1154	85-90%	16	46.00–51.00	$47.70	$550

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1645	1105	80-85%	149	34.00–51.00	$45.46	$502
1000–1275	1152	80-85%	8	36.00–41.00	$38.26	$441
965–1350	1170	80-85%	18	45.50–58.00	$49.27	$576

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1255–1450	1339	75-80%	8	41.00–49.00	$45.76	$613
1230–1545	1414	75-80%	18	40.00–48.00	$43.92	$621
1500–1835	1620	75-80%	3	33.00–38.00	$36.11	$585

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1750	1315	13	55.00–71.00	$65.36	$859
1175–2285	1607	22	69.50–85.00	$75.14	$1,207
1500–2150	1854	8	74.00–87.00	$81.33	$1,508

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–2050	1464	8	55.00–80.00	$71.47	$1,046
1500–1870	1685	10	74.00–83.00	$78.99	$1,331

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1615	1615	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,034

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580 thin fleshed	580	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00
700 thin fleshed	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00
825–1000	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	800.00–925.00	$825.24
800–980	906	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	400.00–600.00	$510.84
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
603 thin fleshed	603	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	350.00	$350.00
710 thin fleshed	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
955 thin fleshed	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	580.00–625.00	$602.50
900–1145	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–1,050.00	$941.07
790–1200	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	650.00–1,000.00	$808.51
875–1175	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–950.00	$802.60
1045–1120	1083	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$689.67
825–1260	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	500.00–1,030.00	$735.21
1000–1410	1151	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–875.00	$744.04
1040–1200	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–850.00	$768.01
1010–1310	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–900.00	$820.95
1035–1280	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	550.00–1,125.00	$876.40
1080–1500	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	640.00–910.00	$750.66
1015–1500	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	40	800.00–1,175.00	$1,023.66
1290–1790 fancy	1531	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,313.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
685–1525	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	575.00–1,075.00	$920.02
850–1545	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	700.00–1,200.00	$1,022.55
1355–1400	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,115.94

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	550.00–750.00	$668.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00
675–1095	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	550.00–840.00	$729.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
850–1325	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	770.00–950.00	$864.66

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–710 thin fleshed	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–600.00	$530.68
765	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
835–935	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–875.00	$768.86
885 fancy	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
850–948	907	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–1,000.00	$907.84
940	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
738–1170	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–925.00	$814.09
1075 fancy	1075	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1355 fancy	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–900.00	$875.00
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
975–1425	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–775.00	$730.47
1150–1530	1234	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,053.24
1110–1380	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–900.00	$855.42
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1215–1505	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,275.00	$1,067.51
1445	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1085	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	700.00–850.00	$791.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	870.00	$870.00
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	840.00	$840.00
1035–1250	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,000.00	$901.58
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	780.00	$780.00
1100–1490	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,000.00	$936.29

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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.