Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

488 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (275)

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 551 382
Feeder cattle 322 395 256
Slaughter cattle 44 55 70
Replacement cattle 122 101 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: lighter feeder steers and heifers were 10.00 lower. Heavier feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,232 -104.81
260–265 263 2 570.00–580.00 $575.05 $1,512 -74.95
320–345 333 5 520.00–550.00 $532.73 $1,774 -39.96
410–435 425 7 450.00–480.00 $464.94 $1,976 -30.21
500–530 518 3 420.00–440.00 $428.46 $2,219 -10.46
550 550 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 +32.59
610–640 631 5 353.00–378.00 $369.75 $2,333 -18.71
660–665 662 3 360.00–365.00 $362.67 $2,401 —
710–735 722 3 335.00–360.00 $348.19 $2,514 -26.81
755 755 3 330.00–345.00 $337.67 $2,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 540.00–550.00 $545.18 $1,554 -68.20
345 345 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 -40.00
350–385 369 4 460.00–500.00 $477.76 $1,763 -42.78
445 445 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,936 -16.75
475–495 485 3 430.00–445.00 $438.44 $2,126 -14.45
500–535 517 5 385.00–415.00 $402.05 $2,079 +7.05
570–595 582 3 380.00–408.00 $395.97 $2,305 +7.67
630 630 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,174 -17.20
650–680 665 2 335.00–340.00 $337.56 $2,245 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 563 2 370.00–375.00 $372.44 $2,097 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 275 3 440.00–470.00 $453.58 $1,247 —
315–335 325 2 460.00–480.00 $469.69 $1,526 -29.95
350–380 367 3 445.00–470.00 $454.64 $1,669 —
455–495 474 7 350.00–390.00 $372.91 $1,768 -13.63
505–515 511 5 350.00–365.00 $357.61 $1,827 -6.22
550–565 555 3 368.00–375.00 $372.01 $2,065 +32.01
615–630 623 2 335.00–350.00 $342.41 $2,133 -8.69
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -2.55
835–845 840 2 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,282 -180.00
280 280 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,652 —
385 385 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,156 —
405–430 417 3 400.00–430.00 $411.98 $1,718 -34.43
540 540 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 -17.50
585 585 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,428 +23.43
615–645 630 2 400.00–415.00 $407.68 $2,568 —
700–730 716 5 300.00–335.00 $314.29 $2,250 -21.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 545.00 $545.00 $3,150 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 440.00–450.00 $444.97 $1,927 -24.95
450–490 463 3 430.00–445.00 $436.47 $2,021 -8.48
500–535 513 4 385.00–405.00 $394.84 $2,026 -16.01
600–640 622 7 335.00–365.00 $349.81 $2,176 -7.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 410.00–425.00 $417.42 $1,983 +3.07
500 500 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 —
550–590 567 3 350.00–370.00 $358.12 $2,031 -5.96
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —
685 685 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,055 —
700–730 712 3 275.00–285.00 $279.93 $1,993 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1180 1168 80-85% 2 181.00–182.00 $181.49 $2,120 —
1150–1225 1176 80-85% 4 174.00–180.00 $177.51 $2,088 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,150 -12.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1195 1063 85-90% 4 153.00–164.00 $159.14 $1,692 +5.14
1120–1220 1170 85-90% 2 167.00–169.00 $168.04 $1,966 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1350 1335 75-80% 2 167.00–168.00 $167.49 $2,236 —
1335–1625 1450 75-80% 3 173.00–178.00 $175.48 $2,544 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1565 1533 2 205.00–216.00 $210.62 $3,229 —
1465–1825 1681 6 220.00–241.00 $229.28 $3,854 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,322 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–967 916 (<2 yrs)Open 6 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,005.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1355 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 3,250.00–3,900.00 $3,594.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1365 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 4,100.00–4,350.00 $4,212.26
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1485–1530 1512 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 4,150.00–4,300.00 $4,249.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
980–1135 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,700.00–2,900.00 $2,807.33
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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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
790–810 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,450.63 —
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1145 1087 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,700.00–4,250.00 $4,048.54 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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Price trend

high 570.07 low 310.09 Aug 2025 May 2026

350–399 lb Medium and Large 3 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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