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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.09/cwt ≈ $272/hd at 225 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $103.08/cwt -11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 525 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.84/cwt ≈ $545/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,091 886 819
Feeder cattle 769 701 580
Slaughter cattle 162 77 103
Replacement cattle 160 108 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were higher 1-6; feeder steers over 500# were lower 3-5; feeder heifers were mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were higher 1-4; slaughter bulls were higher 1-2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 156.00–162.50 $159.50 $518 —
350–399 375 12 150.00–160.00 $155.33 $582 +5.07
400–449 425 4 150.00–152.50 $151.18 $643 —
450–499 475 8 130.00–140.00 $135.26 $642 +0.95
650–699 675 4 110.00–114.00 $112.07 $756 —
730 730 2 110.00–113.00 $111.50 $814 -0.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 140.00–152.50 $146.81 $404 —
350–399 375 6 144.00–147.50 $145.86 $547 —
450–499 475 6 118.00–130.00 $124.31 $590 +0.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 5 120.00 $120.00 $656 -10.00
607 607 5 120.00 $120.00 $728 -14.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 120.00–132.50 $126.72 $412 —
350–399 375 12 116.00–130.00 $123.46 $463 —
400–449 425 8 108.00–122.50 $115.67 $492 —
500–549 525 8 100.00–105.00 $102.62 $539 —
550–599 575 10 90.00–101.00 $95.73 $550 —
600–649 625 4 90.00–97.00 $93.64 $585 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 130.00–138.00 $134.30 $436 -0.78
350–399 375 8 130.00–138.00 $134.26 $503 -0.53
400–449 425 10 122.50–127.50 $125.14 $532 +4.38
450–499 475 12 108.00–121.00 $114.84 $545 —
725 725 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 $634 -7.53
855 855 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 14 110.00–130.00 $121.09 $272 —
250–299 275 10 100.00–120.00 $110.89 $305 -12.18
500–549 525 4 73.00–100.00 $87.13 $457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 7 108.50 $108.50 $586 -10.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 6 110.00–150.00 $131.15 $557 —
500–549 525 12 90.00–115.00 $103.08 $541 -11.68
550–599 575 6 90.00–114.00 $102.51 $589 -9.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1100 80-85% 24 37.50–45.50 $41.86 $460 —
1100–1200 1150 80-85% 44 46.00–52.50 $49.39 $568 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1000 875 85-90% 16 20.00–30.00 $25.71 $225 —
850–1100 975 85-90% 44 30.00–44.50 $38.18 $372 -2.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1785 1555 75-80% 8 40.00–48.00 $44.59 $693 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 14 57.00–75.50 $68.10 $851 +2.90
1500–2155 1828 16 76.00–84.50 $81.01 $1,481 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1350 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 620.00–1,025.00 $880.36
850–1515 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 112 800.00–1,350.00 $1,152.33
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1045 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 500.00–775.00 $660.10

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–1040 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 650.00–875.00 $772.83 —

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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.