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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $159.53/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $439/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.12/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.18/cwt ≈ $484/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 811 940 755
Feeder cattle 586 708 533
Slaughter cattle 87 112 103
Replacement cattle 138 120 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 12/14/2020: Feeder steers sold lower 3.00-14.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with two rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

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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 8 155.00–170.00 $163.32 $367 -7.20
250–299 275 16 150.00–167.50 $159.53 $439 -0.27
300–349 325 10 156.00–165.00 $160.84 $523 -6.61
450–499 475 8 130.00–148.00 $139.46 $662 -7.59
500–549 525 12 124.00–138.00 $131.33 $689 -2.75
550–599 575 8 120.00–129.00 $124.69 $717 -1.01
600–649 625 10 116.00–124.00 $120.16 $751 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 4 124.00 $124.00 $775 —

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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 10 140.00–155.00 $148.32 $334 -2.77
250–299 275 8 138.00–147.00 $142.90 $393 +4.19
300–349 325 8 137.50–142.50 $140.19 $456 +0.51
350–399 375 14 115.00–134.00 $125.12 $469 -3.51
400–449 425 12 111.00–130.00 $121.05 $514 -6.70
450–499 475 8 107.50–115.00 $111.44 $529 -9.47
500–549 525 10 97.50–113.00 $105.61 $554 -4.33
550–599 575 10 90.00–98.00 $94.17 $541 —
600–649 625 6 97.00–99.00 $98.04 $613 —
715–745 726 4 64.00–88.00 $76.06 $552 -23.94
835 835 1 84.00 $84.00 $701 +8.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 11 107.00–109.00 $108.09 $613 -1.91
611 611 3 105.00 $105.00 $642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 130.00–140.00 $135.38 $440 —
350–399 375 12 110.00–146.00 $129.18 $484 —
400–449 425 8 118.00–140.00 $129.63 $551 —
450–499 475 6 118.00–130.00 $124.31 $590 —

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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% 10 42.00–47.00 $44.93 $461 —
1350 1350 80-85% 20 55.50 $55.50 $749 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 975 85-90% 12 34.00–48.00 $41.90 $409 +2.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1650 1510 75-80% 6 48.00–51.00 $49.64 $750 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 60.00–75.00 $69.00 $862 —
1500–2205 1853 12 78.00–89.00 $84.55 $1,567 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1160 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 400.00–825.00 $645.27
850–1330 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 76 677.00–900.00 $763.95
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–1040 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 400.00–675.00 $574.39

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1490 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,025.00–1,375.00 $1,247.86 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–980 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–925.00 $870.81 —

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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.