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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.46/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 475 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.30/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 431 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.33/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 914 899 985
Feeder cattle 719 718 625
Slaughter cattle 90 78 102
Replacement cattle 105 103 258

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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 12 165.00–190.00 $178.62 $491 +8.77
300–349 325 12 167.50–185.00 $176.91 $575 +7.15
350–399 366 9 162.50–170.00 $165.22 $605 -5.54
400–449 431 24 150.00–166.00 $157.30 $678 -3.84
450–499 475 12 143.00–154.00 $148.78 $707 +5.76
500–549 525 6 135.00–146.00 $140.76 $739 +11.05
550–599 575 8 116.00–126.00 $121.21 $697 -0.72
600–649 625 6 117.50–127.50 $122.70 $767 +2.34
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 +2.96
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 140.00–160.00 $150.76 $490 —
350–399 375 4 130.00–150.00 $140.65 $527 —
400–449 425 4 126.00–134.00 $130.23 $553 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 146.00 $146.00 $715 -1.00
519 519 5 145.00 $145.00 $753 +9.00
660 660 2 115.00 $115.00 $759 —

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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 10 142.50–158.00 $150.94 $415 -0.86
300–349 317 20 140.00–167.50 $153.97 $488 +6.44
350–399 375 22 138.00–148.00 $143.33 $537 -0.16
400–449 425 18 126.00–138.00 $132.35 $562 +2.83
450–499 475 24 118.00–136.00 $127.46 $605 +13.78
500–549 525 14 105.00–118.00 $111.80 $587 -0.57
550–599 575 8 102.00–111.00 $106.69 $613 -2.69
600–649 625 6 95.00–111.00 $103.31 $646 +4.07
705–710 708 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $620 +4.08
765–780 773 2 90.00–92.00 $90.99 $703 +8.99
855–895 871 5 74.00–93.00 $86.60 $754 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 148.00 $148.00 $475 —
368 368 4 146.00 $146.00 $537 +2.35
408–445 436 8 128.00–134.00 $129.40 $564 -5.60
465–468 466 9 126.00–131.00 $129.33 $603 —
512 512 3 112.00 $112.00 $573 —
610 610 2 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 135.00–140.00 $137.77 $310 +3.34
300–349 325 6 120.00–130.00 $125.38 $407 ±0.00
400–449 425 10 90.00–115.00 $103.22 $439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–549 525 10 105.00–128.00 $117.04 $614 —
600–649 625 12 90.00–114.00 $102.47 $640 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–379 361 15 160.00–168.50 $166.80 $602 —
483–488 486 6 140.00 $140.00 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 18 37.50–49.00 $44.23 $453 —
1200–1330 1265 80-85% 26 49.00–55.00 $52.15 $660 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 30.00–47.00 $39.95 $409 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1585 1458 75-80% 8 49.00–52.50 $50.90 $742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 58.00–75.00 $68.20 $852 —
1085–1500 1293 8 80.00–90.00 $84.20 $1,089 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1295 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–925.00 $756.59
850–1495 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 90 750.00–1,050.00 $941.26
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1000 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 525.00–800.00 $682.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 fancy 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 825.00 $825.00 —
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,215.24 —
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.