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Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

7,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.11/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 423 lb · 135 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.35/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 526 lb · 130 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.16/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 474 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,640 5,837 9,021
Feeder cattle 6,105 4,420 7,045
Slaughter cattle 856 660 980
Replacement cattle 679 757 996

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 225 12 160.00–210.00 $176.16 $396 +13.03
250–299 274 30 150.00–200.00 $169.74 $465 +16.21
315–325 fancy 320 2 185.00–192.00 $188.45 $603 —
300–349 325 94 146.00–200.00 $170.92 $555 +14.09
350–395 fancy 366 4 180.00–200.00 $185.41 $679 —
350–399 375 87 150.00–178.00 $167.16 $627 +10.74
400–449 422 114 141.00–172.00 $155.60 $657 +9.12
405–445 fancy 430 10 166.00–186.00 $178.42 $767 —
450–499 470 116 137.00–160.00 $147.25 $692 +9.34
455–495 fancy 474 7 160.00–175.00 $164.69 $781 —
500–510 fancy 505 2 152.00–160.00 $156.04 $788 —
500–549 522 104 125.00–160.00 $140.61 $734 +11.11
555–575 fancy 565 2 140.00–156.00 $148.14 $837 —
550–599 572 67 117.50–150.00 $131.74 $754 +7.14
600–649 618 52 115.00–140.00 $125.05 $773 +3.29
645 fancy 645 1 146.00 $146.00 $942 —
650–699 673 38 112.00–130.00 $123.19 $829 +4.29
700–730 716 10 108.00–120.00 $115.51 $827 +3.11
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 +2.63
760–790 781 10 103.00–125.00 $115.31 $901 +2.94
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 +2.28
865 865 1 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 177.00 $177.00 $588 —
388 388 6 172.00 $172.00 $667 +21.52
425–433 430 7 154.00–155.00 $154.42 $664 +12.46
421–446 value added 434 10 141.00–155.00 $147.80 $641 —
458–479 468 13 147.00–156.00 $149.03 $697 —
456–485 value added 474 16 145.00–151.00 $147.30 $698 +13.30
500–537 value added 524 42 138.50–150.00 $145.21 $761 +13.42
509–535 524 25 136.00–150.50 $143.51 $752 —
558–572 value added 565 20 132.00–137.50 $133.94 $757 +9.27
552–588 572 27 120.00–136.50 $128.32 $734 +3.32
608 value added 608 4 125.00 $125.00 $760 -0.91
666 666 10 117.50 $117.50 $783 -13.45
651–689 value added 677 31 107.00–130.00 $124.39 $842 -0.36
701–742 736 79 119.50–131.00 $129.85 $956 +7.35
782–786 value added 784 14 118.75–119.00 $118.86 $932 -2.89
887 value added 887 16 110.00 $110.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 120.00 $120.00 $222 -9.06
200–240 210 5 124.00–155.00 $144.91 $304 +6.61
255–299 288 7 142.00–162.00 $156.81 $452 +23.26
305–345 329 14 140.00–166.00 $153.29 $504 +10.30
350–399 375 38 133.00–162.00 $148.59 $557 +6.69
405–445 426 18 132.00–149.00 $139.88 $596 +8.43
450–495 472 32 118.00–140.00 $131.33 $620 +6.17
500–545 529 17 105.00–140.00 $123.39 $653 +4.28
550–595 576 16 112.00–126.00 $119.59 $689 +3.68
605–645 624 5 100.00–122.00 $110.47 $689 +1.97
665–690 671 5 105.00–115.00 $109.17 $733 +2.99
700–705 702 3 106.00–115.00 $110.32 $774 +6.51
880 880 1 107.00 $107.00 $942 —
1060 1060 1 80.00 $80.00 $848 —
1140 1140 1 73.00 $73.00 $832 —
1240 1240 1 70.00 $70.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 277 12 130.00–142.00 $136.75 $379 +1.77
335 335 2 123.00–127.00 $125.00 $419 -11.00
350–395 374 5 127.00–139.00 $132.36 $495 -3.03
400–410 405 2 115.00–129.00 $121.91 $494 —
495 495 1 103.00 $103.00 $510 —
520–525 523 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $573 +4.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 —
560 560 1 109.00 $109.00 $610 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 103.00 $103.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 130.00 $130.00 $247 —
200–225 211 5 129.00–152.50 $136.63 $288 -1.28
250–299 274 34 124.00–160.00 $139.11 $381 +10.11
300–349 325 77 122.00–154.00 $137.21 $446 +5.40
350–399 371 117 122.00–150.00 $135.87 $504 +6.37
395 fancy 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 —
400–449 423 135 117.00–140.00 $130.11 $550 +6.10
460 fancy 460 1 138.00 $138.00 $635 —
450–499 474 128 107.00–136.00 $121.03 $574 +2.08
500–549 526 130 104.00–130.00 $115.35 $607 +3.13
550–599 574 68 100.00–125.00 $110.79 $636 +0.43
590–595 fancy 593 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $726 —
600–649 620 45 93.00–137.00 $109.38 $678 +7.57
615–635 fancy 625 2 128.00–132.00 $129.97 $812 —
650–690 682 15 104.00–116.00 $111.39 $760 +6.75
700–745 718 16 77.00–116.50 $106.28 $763 +6.15
750–795 770 12 82.00–116.50 $107.47 $828 +25.22
800–835 819 4 80.00–90.00 $87.27 $715 -0.46
865 865 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 $714 -2.50
900–920 910 2 80.00–88.00 $84.04 $765 —
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 179 8 110.00–130.00 $115.40 $207 -11.60
200–245 224 17 115.00–145.00 $126.62 $284 +7.18
250–299 274 31 110.00–145.00 $130.40 $357 +10.68
300–349 324 38 103.00–140.00 $122.75 $398 +4.11
350–395 378 27 105.00–142.00 $120.96 $457 +2.62
400–445 423 38 104.00–131.00 $115.29 $488 +2.75
450–495 473 51 100.00–127.00 $112.80 $534 +5.33
505–545 525 18 100.00–116.00 $108.54 $570 +11.35
550–595 570 32 90.00–115.00 $102.56 $585 +4.03
600–645 618 8 85.00–107.00 $97.12 $600 +4.91
650–695 662 8 97.00–105.00 $100.96 $668 +7.69
720–740 729 4 75.00–100.00 $90.59 $660 +2.59
750–765 758 2 90.00 $90.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 151.00 $151.00 $430 +29.00
360–389 375 19 134.00–146.00 $140.64 $527 +16.79
402–425 value added 416 10 133.00–134.00 $133.39 $555 —
422–438 432 8 134.00–135.00 $134.37 $580 +12.37
450–470 458 5 118.00–126.00 $122.72 $562 +12.72
484 value added 484 5 119.00 $119.00 $576 +4.00
504–543 526 18 115.00–124.00 $118.08 $621 -8.42
525–549 value added 541 13 117.50–124.00 $120.32 $651 —
575 value added 575 2 112.00 $112.00 $644 +3.07
615 615 5 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
603–628 value added 621 15 115.00 $115.00 $714 +6.42
658–689 value added 665 20 111.00–117.00 $114.10 $759 +7.83
717 717 12 109.00 $109.00 $782 +19.00
720–728 value added 725 5 107.00–111.00 $108.59 $787 -0.41
763–782 value added 772 13 109.50–116.50 $112.24 $866 —
860 860 2 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
853–867 value added 865 18 100.00–107.00 $101.15 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 226 11 115.00–142.00 $132.52 $299 +22.52
255–290 269 5 110.00–116.00 $113.71 $306 +0.75
300–349 325 8 120.00–130.00 $125.38 $407 +16.22
350–399 374 7 104.00–122.00 $112.16 $419 +8.16
400–445 425 13 96.00–110.00 $102.72 $437 +2.73
455–490 468 3 99.00–105.00 $101.93 $477 -3.07
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 10 148.00–177.00 $161.95 $368 +9.96
250–295 271 23 152.00–188.00 $165.52 $449 +9.73
300–345 323 48 141.00–192.50 $164.21 $530 +12.94
335 fancy 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
350 fancy 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
350–395 374 57 130.00–178.00 $155.93 $583 +5.83
400–445 421 78 130.00–165.00 $145.16 $611 +4.37
450–495 472 68 120.00–154.00 $135.47 $639 +6.01
500–545 519 60 114.00–140.00 $123.96 $643 +4.55
550–595 566 26 104.00–130.00 $116.37 $659 +2.97
576 576 4 109.50 $109.50 $631 -3.90
600–645 621 31 100.00–120.00 $110.81 $688 +3.81
650–695 670 12 100.00–115.00 $107.24 $719 +0.99
710–745 724 5 87.00–112.00 $104.65 $758 +0.31
765 765 1 103.50 $103.50 $792 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 219 9 120.00–157.50 $131.30 $288 -0.44
250–295 277 7 138.00–156.00 $147.17 $408 +13.62
300–345 325 14 132.00–165.00 $145.17 $472 +13.34
355–395 382 12 123.00–150.00 $139.04 $531 +7.06
410–445 430 15 116.00–152.00 $130.14 $560 +1.79
450–495 474 28 110.00–135.00 $125.99 $597 +12.39
500–545 523 20 105.00–125.00 $114.75 $600 +0.24
550–595 575 26 100.00–122.00 $108.14 $622 +1.53
600–645 617 14 93.00–116.00 $103.57 $639 +3.42
653–695 660 8 93.00–114.00 $101.18 $668 +0.67
700–745 734 7 85.00–100.00 $91.55 $672 -2.00
755–785 774 7 90.00–98.00 $93.11 $721 —
810–830 816 4 85.00–90.00 $88.23 $720 —
930 930 1 82.00 $82.00 $763 —
990 990 1 70.00 $70.00 $693 —
1090 1090 1 73.00 $73.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 +40.00
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
355–380 373 7 97.00–137.00 $122.40 $457 -5.18
415–445 425 3 120.00–129.00 $123.98 $527 +43.98
460–490 480 6 105.00–127.00 $115.89 $556 -2.11
515–530 523 2 100.00–103.00 $101.48 $531 -1.82
575–580 578 3 105.00–110.00 $108.34 $626 —
625 625 2 81.00–90.00 $85.50 $534 —
725 725 1 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 8 137.00–144.00 $141.39 $619 +19.39
455–465 461 5 132.00–137.00 $133.97 $618 —
540 540 5 123.00 $123.00 $664 +23.00
555 555 3 122.00 $122.00 $677 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–1015 980 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,048.21 —
1930 1930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1100 1070 80-85% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.57 $455 —
850–1980 1135 80-85% 205 37.50–60.00 $51.65 $586 +3.03
1005–1570 1239 80-85% 70 49.50–64.00 $56.53 $700 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $280 —
750 750 85-90% 1 10.00 $10.00 $75 —
750–1430 916 85-90% 38 25.00–45.00 $36.43 $334 —
765–1115 919 85-90% 9 15.00–34.50 $25.59 $235 —
840–1405 1036 85-90% 159 30.00–52.00 $43.28 $448 +1.42
940–1345 1116 85-90% 10 49.00–51.00 $49.92 $557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1680 1233 75-80% 18 45.00–56.50 $51.04 $629 +0.57
1310–1690 1470 75-80% 20 52.00–54.50 $53.43 $785 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1655 1243 13 59.00–82.50 $75.36 $937 —
1080–2520 1615 30 70.00–87.00 $78.39 $1,266 —
1500–1975 1692 21 78.00–92.50 $85.54 $1,447 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 72.50 $72.50 $946 —
1000–1810 1416 14 56.00–82.50 $73.49 $1,041 —
1500–1985 1743 8 82.00–89.50 $86.27 $1,504 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 thin fleshed 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 430.00 $430.00
710–1005 776 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 450.00–700.00 $597.45
740–875 841 (<2 yrs)Open 4 585.00–825.00 $772.22
730–1040 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 400.00–700.00 $545.53
790–990 957 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 590.00–650.00 $641.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
780–995 889 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 575.00–975.00 $751.76
895 thin fleshed 895 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
765–1230 937 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 425.00–650.00 $554.48
750–1220 946 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–1,200.00 $901.12
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
805–1240 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 470.00–825.00 $691.49
840–1430 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 600.00–950.00 $770.24
875–1375 1071 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 790.00–980.00 $899.00
940–1400 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 650.00–1,000.00 $758.75
1015–1330 1164 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 685.00–750.00 $721.46
935–1535 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 76 810.00–1,275.00 $1,086.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
850–1330 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 90 750.00–1,075.00 $948.28
1085–1120 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–780.00 $734.29
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1045–1230 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 660.00–1,150.00 $828.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1110 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 840.00–850.00 $844.37
965–1020 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,050.13
995–1440 1169 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 650.00–975.00 $819.24
1240–1275 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 675.00–770.00 $721.84
Small 1 ($/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) 12 560.00–725.00 $658.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–975 883 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 500.00–900.00 $720.96

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
595 thin fleshed 595 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
838 838 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 700.00 $700.00
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 thin fleshed 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
960 thin fleshed 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
895–1075 thin fleshed 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–775.00 $718.21 —
1060–1075 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–790.00 $757.73 -75.23
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
935–1350 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 840.00–1,625.00 $1,266.17 +11.82
1355 fancy 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1540 1540 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–915 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 675.00–875.00 $778.68 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1440 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 960.00–1,030.00 $984.36 -265.64

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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.