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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.58/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $172.20/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 323 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.27/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 426 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 684 198
Feeder cattle 380 532 137
Slaughter cattle 76 70 23
Replacement cattle 76 82 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

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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 8 175.00–180.00 $177.77 $400 -1.93
250–299 275 12 176.00–180.00 $178.18 $490 -4.77
300–349 323 17 160.00–184.00 $172.20 $556 +5.00
350–399 373 13 160.00–180.00 $169.88 $634 +2.89
400–449 426 17 152.50–170.00 $162.27 $691 +2.05
450–499 475 8 150.00–164.00 $157.36 $747 +4.76
500–549 525 10 146.00–158.00 $152.28 $799 +7.95
550–599 575 6 134.00–139.00 $136.61 $786 +1.92
600–649 625 6 125.00–132.50 $128.90 $806 —
715–745 730 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $880 +5.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 16 120.00–140.00 $130.58 $555 -8.40
450–499 475 6 140.00–148.00 $144.21 $685 +0.85

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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 10 136.00–141.00 $138.72 $381 -3.46
300–349 325 12 130.00–138.00 $134.30 $436 +0.71
350–399 375 16 128.00–138.00 $133.33 $500 -0.85
400–449 425 20 122.50–134.00 $128.58 $546 +0.70
450–499 475 8 126.00–137.50 $132.05 $627 +4.69
500–549 526 13 124.00–136.00 $130.74 $688 +4.20
550–599 583 3 120.00–126.00 $124.11 $724 +4.01
600–649 625 6 115.00–127.50 $121.50 $759 +2.08
650–699 671 7 106.00–122.50 $113.37 $761 +15.19
735 735 1 111.00 $111.00 $816 +16.00
750–765 758 2 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $826 +12.02
820–835 828 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $836 +18.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 6 108.00–128.00 $118.52 $563 +3.13
500–549 525 4 112.50–122.50 $117.73 $618 +9.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–649 625 8 100.00–122.50 $111.69 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1006 80-85% 9 55.00–61.50 $58.45 $588 +1.59
1200–1350 1272 80-85% 23 62.00–73.00 $67.58 $860 +3.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 47.00–58.00 $53.44 $548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1500 1430 75-80% 3 58.00–66.50 $60.97 $872 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1167 3 79.00–85.00 $81.57 $952 —
1500–2005 1753 16 86.00–95.50 $91.43 $1,603 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1215 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 800.00–1,050.00 $947.09
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–930 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 625.00–825.00 $735.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,092.31 —
850–1315 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,100.00–1,475.00 $1,327.77 —

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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.