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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.45/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 375 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.18/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 376 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.52/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 426 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 718 483
Feeder cattle 471 492 314
Slaughter cattle 64 120 59
Replacement cattle 105 106 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; slaughter cows sold steady; 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 8 165.00–185.00 $176.09 $396 —
300–349 327 11 160.00–182.50 $173.11 $566 -3.61
350–399 375 22 156.00–185.00 $171.45 $643 -0.54
400–449 426 13 156.00–167.50 $162.52 $692 -4.47
450–499 478 7 156.00–162.50 $159.88 $764 -0.49
500–549 525 10 149.00–158.00 $153.71 $807 +2.48
550–599 575 4 140.00–155.00 $147.82 $850 +4.60
600–649 627 11 136.00–143.00 $139.95 $877 +3.67
700–720 712 5 108.00–115.00 $112.01 $798 -5.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 227 9 140.00–165.00 $155.22 $352 —
300–349 325 8 130.00–167.50 $150.17 $488 —
350–399 375 8 120.00–155.00 $138.64 $520 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 227 9 160.00–165.00 $163.04 $370 +13.88
300–349 327 9 134.00–146.00 $141.11 $461 +2.45
350–399 376 15 128.00–146.00 $138.18 $520 +5.92
449 449 6 144.00 $144.00 $647 +15.71
450–499 475 10 128.00–134.00 $131.15 $623 +1.89
500–549 525 8 121.00–131.00 $126.23 $663 +0.54
600–649 625 6 112.00–120.00 $116.16 $726 +7.21
730 730 2 97.00–100.00 $98.50 $719 +1.59
775–780 778 2 70.00–96.00 $83.04 $646 -15.95
810 810 1 97.00 $97.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 10 116.00–130.00 $123.53 $401 —
350–399 375 6 120.00–126.00 $123.20 $462 —
400–449 425 6 117.50–122.50 $120.14 $511 —
450–499 478 7 110.00–124.00 $118.35 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 12 130.00–156.00 $143.75 $611 —
450–499 475 10 120.00–152.50 $137.09 $651 —
500–549 525 8 125.00–148.00 $137.04 $719 —
550–599 578 7 117.50–145.00 $133.79 $773 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1041 80-85% 11 52.00–61.00 $57.66 $600 -1.18
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 61.00–72.50 $67.09 $855 -0.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1012 85-90% 13 40.00–55.50 $48.49 $491 -2.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1665 1495 75-80% 8 57.50–64.50 $61.40 $918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 65.00–87.00 $78.20 $978 -2.00
1500–2220 1888 13 86.00–95.50 $92.02 $1,737 +0.53

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 470.00–600.00 $540.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1495 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 50 800.00–1,250.00 $1,086.89
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1025 896 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 400.00–800.00 $642.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1055 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 820.00–975.00 $905.84 —
850–1305 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,121.11 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–815 783 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 835.00–975.00 $907.91 —

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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.