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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.99/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.96/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.77/cwt -9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 477 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 914 995
Feeder cattle 335 719 660
Slaughter cattle 81 90 164
Replacement cattle 79 105 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to 11-16-20 feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with 1 round of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-3.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 229 10 150.00–185.00 $173.04 $396 —
250–299 275 6 163.00–165.00 $164.09 $451 -14.53
300–349 325 12 167.50–175.00 $171.53 $557 -5.38
350–399 375 8 162.00–176.00 $169.46 $635 +4.24
450–499 475 8 143.00–156.00 $149.84 $712 +1.06
550–599 575 6 118.00–131.00 $124.78 $717 +3.57
600–649 625 10 116.00–121.00 $118.60 $741 -4.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 161.00 $161.00 $700 —
478 478 8 155.00 $155.00 $741 +9.00
534 534 4 130.00 $130.00 $694 -15.00
637 637 3 118.00 $118.00 $752 —
691 691 5 114.00 $114.00 $788 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 140.00–150.00 $145.55 $327 —
300–349 325 4 140.00–156.00 $148.60 $483 -2.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 130.00–142.50 $136.72 $444 -17.25
350–399 375 12 128.00–150.00 $139.72 $524 -3.61
400–449 425 14 118.00–142.50 $130.96 $557 -1.39
450–499 475 16 107.00–126.00 $116.99 $556 -10.47
500–549 525 12 100.00–115.00 $107.85 $566 -3.95
600–649 625 10 100.00–106.00 $103.12 $644 -0.19
705–730 718 4 87.00–104.00 $92.94 $667 +5.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 148.00 $148.00 $543 +2.00
463–499 477 13 112.00–125.00 $119.77 $571 -9.56
533 533 5 106.00 $106.00 $565 -6.00
575 575 2 112.00 $112.00 $644 —
611 611 6 106.00 $106.00 $648 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 120.00–135.00 $128.32 $289 -9.45
300–349 325 6 110.00–130.00 $120.76 $392 -4.62
400–449 425 6 108.00–116.00 $112.23 $477 +9.01

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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% 22 36.00–47.50 $42.73 $438 -1.50
1100–1350 1225 80-85% 18 48.00–53.00 $50.76 $622 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1000 875 85-90% 6 19.00–30.00 $25.29 $221 —
850–1100 975 85-90% 20 30.00–48.00 $40.15 $391 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1550 1475 75-80% 6 45.00–53.00 $49.20 $726 -1.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 55.00–77.00 $68.20 $852 ±0.00
1500–2025 1763 12 73.50–86.50 $80.97 $1,428 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1550 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 34 750.00–1,050.00 $943.75
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1050 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 550.00–790.00 $690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1280 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 825.00–950.00 $900.12 —

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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.