Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.29/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.26/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.41/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 575 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 718 449 570
Feeder cattle 492 294 361
Slaughter cattle 120 78 81
Replacement cattle 106 77 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-3.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 276 13 172.50–185.00 $179.78 $496 +0.70
300–349 325 12 170.00–182.50 $176.72 $574 -1.92
350–399 375 10 160.00–182.50 $171.99 $645 -1.00
400–449 425 14 158.00–175.00 $166.99 $710 +7.70
450–499 475 18 158.00–162.50 $160.37 $762 +2.23
500–549 525 16 146.00–156.00 $151.23 $794 -1.05
550–599 577 9 134.00–150.00 $143.22 $826 +2.90
600–649 620 5 130.00–145.00 $136.28 $845 +9.16
705–745 732 3 105.00–131.00 $117.42 $860 +4.42
815–840 825 3 90.00–110.00 $102.40 $845 +2.40
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 —
995 995 1 96.00 $96.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 ±0.00

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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 10 145.00–152.50 $149.16 $336 —
300–349 321 7 134.00–144.00 $138.66 $445 -2.34
350–399 375 14 128.00–136.00 $132.26 $496 -2.13
400–449 425 20 123.00–133.00 $128.29 $545 -0.29
450–499 475 20 124.00–134.00 $129.26 $614 +4.13
500–549 527 11 120.00–130.00 $125.69 $662 +5.93
550–599 575 18 112.50–120.00 $116.41 $669 -2.80
600–649 628 7 106.00–111.00 $108.95 $684 -0.73
650–699 675 4 95.00–111.00 $103.29 $697 —
700–745 727 6 88.00–109.00 $96.91 $705 -8.54
750–760 755 2 98.00–100.00 $98.99 $747 +1.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 137.00 $137.00 $477 —
401–403 402 6 133.00–136.50 $135.33 $544 —
517–519 519 12 126.00–128.50 $127.88 $664 +0.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1032 80-85% 25 54.00–62.00 $58.84 $607 -2.38
1200–1350 1273 80-85% 47 62.00–72.50 $67.45 $859 -4.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 817 85-90% 3 20.00–37.00 $31.80 $260 -2.01
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 40.00–58.00 $50.54 $518 +2.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1500 1448 75-80% 5 57.50–64.00 $61.54 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 70.00–87.00 $80.20 $1,002 —
1500–2240 1870 12 84.00–96.50 $91.49 $1,711 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 340.00–600.00 $494.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1335 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 750.00–1,100.00 $963.84
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1000 886 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 550.00–735.00 $663.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1045 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 750.00–975.00 $874.08 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,150.00 $1,008.11 —
850–1420 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,000.00–1,550.00 $1,344.05 —

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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.