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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $174.54/cwt +10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $480/hd at 275 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $169.33/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 375 lb · 24 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.62/cwt ≈ $406/hd at 275 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,404 495 926
Feeder cattle 1,063 335 690
Slaughter cattle 151 81 83
Replacement cattle 190 79 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-15.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00 ;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
200–249 225 10 170.00–195.00 $183.86 $414 +10.82
250–299 275 28 168.00–180.00 $174.54 $480 +10.45
300–349 325 18 167.50–178.00 $173.15 $563 +1.62
350–399 375 24 164.00–174.00 $169.33 $635 -0.13
400–449 425 20 160.00–169.00 $164.76 $700 —
450–499 475 12 142.50–160.00 $151.70 $721 +1.86
500–549 525 8 136.00–152.50 $144.64 $759 —
550–599 575 8 123.00–148.00 $136.03 $782 +11.25
600–649 625 4 120.00–124.00 $122.08 $763 +3.48
705–745 720 5 106.00–112.00 $108.36 $780 —
760–790 780 3 104.00–109.00 $107.04 $835 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 174.00 $174.00 $644 —
505–510 509 15 148.00–152.00 $149.06 $759 +19.06
555–573 563 19 129.00–134.00 $131.86 $742 —
614–625 621 10 121.00–126.50 $123.18 $765 +5.18
680 680 4 120.00 $120.00 $816 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 125.00–150.00 $138.62 $381 —
300–349 325 10 147.50–160.00 $154.22 $501 +5.62
350–399 375 8 145.00–152.50 $149.00 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 155.00–160.00 $157.77 $355 —
250–299 275 22 140.00–154.00 $147.62 $406 —
300–349 325 18 136.00–150.00 $143.53 $466 +6.81
350–399 375 14 136.00–146.00 $141.33 $530 +1.61
400–449 425 18 126.00–142.50 $134.73 $573 +3.77
450–499 475 14 114.00–123.00 $118.73 $564 +1.74
500–549 525 10 107.50–111.00 $109.33 $574 +1.48
550–599 575 4 110.00–112.50 $111.30 $640 —
600–649 625 6 102.00–106.00 $104.08 $650 +0.96
700–735 716 7 84.00–99.00 $89.01 $637 -3.93
750 750 2 86.00–94.00 $90.00 $675 —
800 800 1 82.00 $82.00 $656 —
855 855 1 85.00 $85.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 119.00 $119.00 $563 -0.77
521 521 7 115.00 $115.00 $599 +9.00
575 575 11 136.00 $136.00 $782 +24.00
793 793 5 98.00 $98.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 130.00–135.00 $132.77 $299 +4.45
300–349 325 6 118.00–126.00 $122.30 $397 +1.54
400–449 425 6 107.50–118.00 $113.05 $480 +0.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 80-85% 13 47.00 $47.00 $400 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 40 47.00–56.50 $52.03 $663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–900 825 85-90% 6 22.00–30.00 $26.36 $217 —
850–1100 975 85-90% 30 30.00–48.00 $40.15 $391 ±0.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1715 1555 75-80% 10 46.50–51.00 $48.98 $762 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 14 50.00–70.00 $62.00 $775 -6.20
1500–2035 1768 28 76.50–86.50 $82.26 $1,454 +1.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1085 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 550.00–1,000.00 $802.33
850–1325 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 90 800.00–1,300.00 $1,104.60
Small 1 ($/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) 48 525.00–825.00 $696.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1365 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,292.72 —

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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.