Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.31/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 614 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.33/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 562 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.39/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 485 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	886	737	1,085
Feeder cattle	701	—	833
Slaughter cattle	77	—	155
Replacement cattle	108	—	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed; feeder heifers were higher 1-5; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were lower 1-2; slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–491	485	42	130.00–140.00	$138.39	$671
520	520	5	130.00	$130.00	$676
570–587	580	15	130.00–130.50	$130.30	$756
610–637	614	45	130.00–135.00	$134.31	$825
668	668	9	129.00	$129.00	$862
701	701	7	122.00	$122.00	$855
778	778	4	119.00	$119.00	$926

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–399	375	6	146.00–154.00	$150.26	$563
450–499	475	4	128.00–140.00	$134.31	$638
550–599	575	6	124.00–132.00	$128.17	$737
600–649	625	4	117.50–135.00	$126.59	$791
700–735	718	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$807
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–349	325	8	145.00–156.00	$150.92	$490
400–449	425	6	132.50–144.00	$138.58	$589
450–499	475	6	120.00–128.00	$124.21	$590

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

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
433–434	434	12	120.00–127.00	$123.50	$536
493–496	496	37	114.00–135.50	$133.19	$661
518–525	521	7	105.00–129.00	$118.64	$618
550–564	562	43	108.00–131.00	$127.33	$716

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–349	325	4	134.00–136.00	$135.08	$439
350–399	375	6	130.00–139.00	$134.79	$505
400–449	425	4	116.00–125.00	$120.76	$513
720–730	725	2	90.00–100.00	$95.03	$689
750–795	765	4	70.00–100.00	$87.57	$670
800–815	807	3	67.00–101.00	$89.36	$721
870	870	1	82.00	$82.00	$713

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–299	275	12	110.00–134.00	$123.07	$338
450–499	475	8	95.00–104.00	$99.73	$474

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–299	275	10	130.00–155.00	$143.62	$395
450–499	475	8	115.00–120.00	$117.63	$559
500–549	525	12	109.00–120.00	$114.76	$602
550–599	575	8	104.00–120.00	$112.34	$646
600–649	625	4	103.00–116.00	$109.76	$686

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1100	975	80-85%	28	34.00–45.00	$40.21	$392
1100–1300	1200	80-85%	8	45.50–48.00	$46.85	$562

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–850	750	85-90%	8	30.00–34.00	$32.27	$242
850–1100	975	85-90%	18	34.50–45.00	$40.42	$394

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300–1450	1375	75-80%	4	41.00–46.00	$43.64	$600

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1500	1250	4	55.00–72.00	$65.20	$815
1500–1870	1685	10	74.00–83.00	$78.99	$1,331

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
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

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

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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

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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.