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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt -6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 425 lb · 30 head
light 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.09/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $340/hd at 225 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $163.46/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 1,404 815
Feeder cattle 708 1,063 632
Slaughter cattle 112 151 49
Replacement cattle 120 190 134

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned and had 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-2.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 14 152.50–185.00 $170.52 $384 -13.34
250–299 275 18 150.00–168.00 $159.80 $439 -14.74
300–349 325 20 157.50–176.00 $167.45 $544 -5.70
350–399 375 22 156.00–170.00 $163.46 $613 -5.87
400–449 425 18 148.00–166.00 $157.52 $669 -7.24
450–499 475 8 141.00–152.50 $147.05 $698 -4.65
500–549 525 10 121.00–146.00 $134.08 $704 -10.56
550–599 566 15 119.00–138.00 $125.70 $711 -10.33
710 710 1 109.00 $109.00 $774 +0.64
775 775 1 97.00 $97.00 $752 -10.04
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 140.00–150.00 $145.45 $400 +6.83
350–399 375 4 132.50–152.50 $143.15 $537 -5.85
400–449 425 10 128.00–144.00 $136.46 $580 —

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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 22 140.00–160.00 $151.09 $340 -6.68
250–299 275 16 130.00–146.00 $138.71 $381 -8.91
300–349 325 16 130.00–148.00 $139.68 $454 -3.85
350–399 375 12 122.50–134.00 $128.63 $482 -12.70
400–449 425 30 114.00–140.00 $127.75 $543 -6.98
450–499 475 16 107.50–133.00 $120.91 $574 +2.18
500–549 525 12 100.00–119.00 $109.94 $577 +0.61
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 +10.99
765 765 1 74.00 $74.00 $566 -16.00
815–835 825 2 73.00–77.00 $75.02 $619 -6.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 100.00–115.00 $107.99 $405 —
400–449 425 4 110.00–113.00 $111.59 $474 -1.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 +5.00
580 580 3 110.00 $110.00 $638 -26.00

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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% 12 42.00–47.50 $45.00 $495 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 48 47.50–53.00 $50.41 $643 -1.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 975 85-90% 12 30.00–47.00 $39.59 $386 -0.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1840 1613 75-80% 8 46.50–48.50 $47.64 $768 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–1195 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 500.00–650.00 $597.15
850–1380 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 68 700.00–925.00 $839.24
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–930 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 400.00–675.00 $552.23

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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.