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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.37/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 525 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.02/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $170.76/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 899 648 920
Feeder cattle 718 414 635
Slaughter cattle 78 88 99
Replacement cattle 103 146 186

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 5.00-13.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-15.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned and had 2 rounds of shots ; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 162.50–176.00 $169.85 $467 —
300–349 325 12 166.00–173.00 $169.76 $552 +7.31
350–399 375 18 162.50–178.00 $170.76 $640 +12.24
400–449 425 12 154.00–167.50 $161.14 $685 +12.56
450–499 475 20 137.50–148.00 $143.02 $679 +6.45
500–549 525 8 125.00–134.00 $129.71 $681 +4.48
550–599 575 6 117.50–126.00 $121.93 $701 —
600–649 625 8 117.50–123.00 $120.36 $752 +7.16
650–699 675 6 112.00–119.00 $115.63 $781 —
700–710 705 2 108.00–118.00 $113.04 $797 +10.04
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 —
865 865 1 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/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 —
425 425 3 155.00 $155.00 $659 —
464–479 472 10 147.00 $147.00 $694 —
531 531 5 136.00 $136.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 155.00 $155.00 $310 —
299 299 3 162.00 $162.00 $484 —
350–399 375 6 152.00–162.00 $157.33 $590 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 130.00–142.00 $136.54 $375 +1.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 142.00–160.00 $151.80 $417 —
300–349 325 10 140.00–154.00 $147.53 $479 —
350–399 376 15 135.00–150.00 $143.49 $540 +9.42
400–449 425 12 120.00–138.00 $129.52 $550 +5.23
450–499 475 12 110.00–117.00 $113.68 $540 -4.86
500–549 525 20 104.00–120.00 $112.37 $590 +6.61
550–599 575 12 100.00–118.00 $109.38 $629 —
600–649 625 6 93.00–105.00 $99.24 $620 +4.04
705–720 713 2 77.00–90.00 $83.43 $595 +10.03
755 755 1 82.00 $82.00 $619 +11.43
815 815 1 80.00 $80.00 $652 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 10 125.00–142.00 $134.43 $302 —
300–349 325 8 120.00–130.00 $125.38 $407 +9.08
350–399 370 5 104.00–122.00 $111.77 $414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 151.00 $151.00 $430 —
360–389 377 13 141.00–146.00 $143.65 $542 —
422 422 3 135.00 $135.00 $570 —
860 860 2 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 135.00–145.00 $140.45 $386 —
300–349 325 8 130.00–140.00 $135.38 $440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 975 80-85% 14 37.50–49.00 $43.99 $429 —
1100–1300 1200 80-85% 24 49.50–55.00 $52.48 $630 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 975 85-90% 16 30.00–45.50 $38.74 $378 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1690 1523 75-80% 10 53.00–54.50 $53.83 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1214 7 56.00–79.00 $68.18 $828 —
1500–1985 1743 8 82.00–89.50 $86.27 $1,504 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1330 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 90 750.00–1,075.00 $948.28
Small 1 ($/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

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 —

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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.