Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $172.99/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.81/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 528 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $178.64/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 326 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 257 457
Feeder cattle 294 159 254
Slaughter cattle 78 58 59
Replacement cattle 77 40 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago 2/8/21: Feeder steers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold firmer. Feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 175.00–182.50 $179.08 $492 +5.69
300–349 326 13 170.00–185.00 $178.64 $582 +6.00
350–399 375 20 165.00–180.00 $172.99 $649 -2.64
400–449 425 8 154.00–164.00 $159.29 $677 -11.70
450–499 476 13 152.50–162.50 $158.14 $753 +1.84
500–549 525 10 146.00–158.00 $152.28 $799 +8.24
550–599 575 12 132.50–147.50 $140.32 $807 +0.97
600–649 625 12 124.00–130.00 $127.12 $794 —
650–699 660 5 118.00–130.00 $120.54 $796 —
710–745 727 7 100.00–133.00 $113.00 $822 -7.00
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 —
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 148.00 $148.00 $644 —
470 470 3 160.00 $160.00 $752 —
505–545 528 20 142.00–154.00 $148.81 $786 —
570 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 142.50–147.50 $145.22 $399 —
300–349 325 6 137.50–144.00 $141.00 $458 +0.55
350–399 375 8 128.00–140.00 $134.39 $504 -6.04
400–449 425 8 122.50–134.00 $128.58 $546 -0.19
450–499 475 6 122.50–127.50 $125.13 $594 +5.93
500–549 525 12 114.00–125.00 $119.76 $629 —
550–599 575 10 114.00–124.00 $119.21 $685 +4.04
600–649 625 4 105.00–114.00 $109.68 $686 -1.56
700–745 723 2 104.00–107.00 $105.45 $762 —
750 750 1 97.00 $97.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 132.00 $132.00 $634 —
508 508 3 127.00 $127.00 $645 —

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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% 6 58.00–63.50 $61.22 $628 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 38 63.50–80.00 $72.24 $921 +6.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 810 85-90% 5 25.00–39.00 $33.81 $274 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 40.00–53.50 $47.90 $491 -1.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1595 1520 75-80% 8 61.00–67.50 $64.41 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2230 1813 7 85.00–93.50 $89.48 $1,622 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590–840 811 (<2 yrs)Open 12 725.00–950.00 $926.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1105 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 600.00–875.00 $755.43
850–1385 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 850.00–1,350.00 $1,159.84
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 600.00–850.00 $748.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 725.00 $725.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1090 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 985.00–1,025.00 $1,007.47 —

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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.