Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.78/cwt ≈ $723/hd at 436 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.18/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 376 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.88/cwt -16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	684	640	352
Feeder cattle	532	471	193
Slaughter cattle	70	64	78
Replacement cattle	82	105	81

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-7.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as number 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	10	170.00–187.50	$179.70	$404	+3.61
250–299	275	10	177.50–187.50	$182.95	$503	—
300–349	326	13	160.00–172.50	$167.20	$545	-5.91
350–399	375	10	155.00–177.50	$166.99	$626	-4.46
400–449	427	9	150.00–167.50	$160.22	$684	-2.30
450–499	481	8	150.00–160.00	$152.60	$734	-7.28
500–549	525	6	142.50–146.00	$144.33	$758	-9.38
550–599	575	4	130.00–139.00	$134.69	$774	-13.13
705–745	723	5	108.00–122.00	$115.32	$834	+3.31
760–765	763	3	82.00–98.00	$91.35	$697	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–439	436	24	162.00–167.00	$165.78	$723	—
481	481	4	156.50	$156.50	$753	—
513	513	3	148.00	$148.00	$759	—
615	615	2	135.00	$135.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	427	9	120.00–152.50	$138.98	$593	—
450–499	475	6	136.00–150.00	$143.36	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	208	6	144.00–180.00	$151.18	$314	-11.86
250–299	275	10	140.00–144.00	$142.18	$391	—
300–349	321	7	128.00–140.00	$133.59	$429	-7.52
350–399	376	17	128.00–139.00	$134.18	$505	-4.00
400–449	425	16	121.00–134.00	$127.88	$543	-16.12
450–499	475	10	120.00–134.00	$127.36	$605	-3.79
500–549	525	6	120.00–132.50	$126.54	$664	+0.31
550–599	577	11	115.00–124.00	$120.10	$693	—
600–649	620	5	119.00–120.00	$119.42	$740	+3.26
650–699	675	8	93.00–103.00	$98.18	$663	—
715	715	1	95.00	$95.00	$679	-3.50
770–780	773	3	94.00–103.00	$96.99	$750	+13.95
820–845	835	4	72.50–93.00	$82.32	$687	-14.68
860	860	1	80.00	$80.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	378	7	120.00–126.00	$123.62	$467	+0.42
450–499	475	8	107.50–122.50	$115.39	$548	-2.96
500–549	528	7	99.00–115.00	$108.51	$573	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	6	140.00	$140.00	$524	—
430	430	2	131.00	$131.00	$563	—
498	498	2	128.00	$128.00	$637	—
518	518	2	121.00	$121.00	$627	—
598	598	3	122.00	$122.00	$730	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	425	12	130.00–155.00	$143.22	$609	-0.53
500–549	525	10	115.00–130.00	$122.85	$645	-14.19
550–599	575	8	109.00–137.50	$123.86	$712	-9.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1038	80-85%	13	52.50–59.50	$56.86	$590	-0.80
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	36	60.50–68.00	$64.47	$822	-2.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1100	989	85-90%	9	44.00–55.00	$50.80	$502	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1222	9	58.00–81.00	$70.55	$862	—
1500–1710	1640	3	85.00–91.00	$89.17	$1,462	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–855	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	450.00–750.00	$614.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1305	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	800.00–1,100.00	$981.67

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–920	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	625.00–775.00	$707.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1165	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,115.63	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–970	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	885.00–1,035.00	$969.59	—

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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.