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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $104.45/cwt ≈ $452/hd at 433 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.62/cwt ≈ $340/hd at 275 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 811 639
Feeder cattle 282 586 510
Slaughter cattle 55 87 42
Replacement cattle 80 138 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00;slaughter bulls sold weaker

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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 4 165.00–170.00 $167.77 $377 +4.45
250–299 275 8 167.50–172.50 $170.22 $468 +10.69
300–349 325 8 160.00–172.50 $166.72 $542 +5.88
350–399 375 6 146.00–156.00 $151.33 $567 —
400–449 425 4 148.00–170.00 $159.63 $678 —
450–499 475 6 130.00–140.00 $135.26 $642 -4.20
710–740 722 3 108.00–121.00 $116.38 $840 —
750–755 753 2 110.00 $110.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 127.50–135.00 $131.53 $427 —
350–399 375 6 130.00–147.50 $139.32 $522 —
400–449 425 6 118.00–128.00 $123.29 $524 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 167.00 $167.00 $638 —
464–483 470 6 144.00–154.00 $150.58 $708 —

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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 6 125.00–136.00 $130.92 $425 -9.27
350–399 375 8 114.00–128.50 $121.72 $456 -3.40
400–449 425 8 110.00–125.50 $118.20 $502 -2.85
450–499 475 4 109.00–116.00 $112.68 $535 +1.24
730–740 735 2 80.00–90.00 $85.03 $625 +8.97
760–790 772 3 60.00–80.00 $72.11 $557 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 110.00–135.00 $123.62 $340 —
300–349 325 8 104.00–114.00 $109.38 $355 —
400–449 433 12 92.00–110.00 $104.45 $452 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 128.50 $128.50 $511 —
430 430 6 125.50 $125.50 $540 —
510 510 3 116.00 $116.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 110.00–142.50 $127.31 $477 -1.87
450–499 475 6 114.00–129.00 $121.89 $579 -2.42

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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% 14 41.00–47.50 $44.80 $459 -0.13
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 10 49.50–53.50 $51.62 $658 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 20 40.00–48.00 $44.68 $458 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 69.00–78.50 $74.70 $934 +5.70
1595–2160 1817 3 80.50–88.50 $83.83 $1,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1240 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 650.00–885.00 $789.43
850–1240 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–675.00 $644.50
Small 1 ($/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) 14 525.00–650.00 $596.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1290 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,425.00 $1,245.85 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–855 803 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 725.00–750.00 $738.32 —

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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.