Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.40/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

light 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.39/cwt ≈ $318/hd at 225 lb · 12 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $178.39/cwt -8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 275 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	449	308	225
Feeder cattle	312	192	148
Slaughter cattle	64	58	40
Replacement cattle	73	58	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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	4	187.50–200.00	$194.43	$437	—
250–299	275	10	167.50–187.50	$178.39	$491	-8.03
300–349	325	10	172.50–180.00	$176.53	$574	+1.93
350–399	375	8	170.00–176.00	$173.20	$649	+0.78
400–449	425	14	160.00–174.00	$167.40	$711	+1.73
450–499	475	10	154.00–168.00	$161.36	$766	+2.94
500–549	525	10	150.00–160.00	$155.23	$815	+3.04
550–599	575	10	144.00–152.50	$148.43	$853	—
600–649	625	6	134.00–136.00	$135.04	$844	-0.30
650–699	675	6	132.50–139.00	$135.87	$917	—
705–735	720	3	118.00–125.00	$121.05	$872	+2.75
800	800	1	115.00	$115.00	$920	—
850–855	853	2	108.00–114.00	$111.01	$947	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	5	139.00	$139.00	$942	+7.98

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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	225	12	140.00–142.50	$141.39	$318	—
350–399	377	9	135.00–147.50	$142.35	$537	+8.03
400–449	425	8	132.50–146.00	$139.64	$593	+2.64
450–499	475	8	123.00–139.00	$131.41	$624	—
500–549	525	8	127.50–136.00	$131.95	$693	+0.72
550–599	575	6	114.00–119.00	$116.61	$671	-7.71
650–699	675	4	114.00–121.00	$117.63	$794	-6.37
710–745	725	3	106.00–110.00	$108.68	$788	-6.32
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	+5.92
815–830	823	3	96.00–100.00	$98.66	$812	—
865	865	2	92.00–93.00	$92.50	$800	+11.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878	878	2	92.00	$92.00	$808	-19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–745	716	4	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	4	59.00–62.00	$60.76	$623	—
1200–1350	1272	80-85%	25	66.00–76.50	$71.35	$908	+0.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	16	46.50–64.00	$56.74	$582	-2.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1650	1546	75-80%	5	62.00–68.00	$65.84	$1,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1286	7	84.00–89.00	$87.33	$1,123	—
1500–2270	1940	7	89.00–96.50	$94.01	$1,824	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1020	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	750.00–1,025.00	$908.47
850–1280	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	840.00–1,150.00	$1,026.29

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–955	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	450.00–825.00	$660.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,010.00–1,025.00	$1,018.92	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1240	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,110.00–1,500.00	$1,341.39	—

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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.