Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.12/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 375 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.81/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $168.07/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 325 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 721 417 620
Feeder cattle 515 282 455
Slaughter cattle 83 55 47
Replacement cattle 123 80 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-11.00; 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 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 4 170.00–185.00 $178.32 $401 +10.55
250–299 275 10 165.00–182.50 $174.53 $480 +4.31
300–349 325 18 160.00–175.00 $168.07 $546 +1.35
350–399 375 6 154.00–168.00 $161.46 $605 +10.13
400–449 429 5 146.00–168.00 $159.80 $686 +0.17
450–499 475 14 138.00–156.00 $147.46 $700 +12.20
600–649 625 14 108.00–128.00 $118.39 $740 —
650–699 675 8 113.00–126.00 $119.74 $808 —
720–730 725 2 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $856 +1.63
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 ±0.00
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 130.00–160.00 $146.34 $402 —
350–399 375 10 130.00–140.00 $135.33 $507 -3.99
400–449 425 12 120.00–130.00 $125.29 $532 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 7 144.00 $144.00 $573 -23.00
471 471 8 150.00 $150.00 $706 -0.58
535 535 3 138.00 $138.00 $738 —

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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 6 142.50–155.00 $149.43 $336 —
250–299 275 6 134.00–145.00 $139.99 $385 —
300–349 325 14 127.50–144.00 $136.37 $443 +5.45
350–399 375 24 120.00–139.00 $130.12 $488 +8.40
400–449 425 18 110.00–138.00 $124.81 $530 +6.61
450–499 475 10 111.00–120.00 $115.73 $550 +3.05
500–549 525 10 103.00–114.00 $108.76 $571 —
550–599 575 8 106.00–114.00 $110.17 $633 —
650–699 675 10 89.00–98.00 $93.66 $632 —
740 740 1 92.50 $92.50 $684 +7.47
765–780 773 3 69.00–99.00 $83.90 $649 +11.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 112.50–132.50 $123.39 $339 -0.23
300–349 325 10 110.00–125.00 $118.07 $384 +8.69
400–449 425 16 84.00–108.00 $96.69 $411 -7.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 91.00 $91.00 $605 —

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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% 16 45.50–48.50 $47.26 $484 +2.46
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 26 48.50–55.00 $52.00 $676 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 40.00–49.00 $45.27 $464 +0.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1805 1518 75-80% 10 48.50–53.00 $51.18 $777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 14 60.00–82.50 $73.50 $919 -1.20
1500–2105 1803 10 80.50–86.00 $83.71 $1,509 -0.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1470 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 88 675.00–1,075.00 $928.45
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–935 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 460.00–700.00 $593.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930–1025 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,025.00 $965.54 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–985 818 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–860.00 $796.39 +58.07

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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.