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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.26/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 425 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.14/cwt ≈ $576/hd at 433 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.44/cwt ≈ $466/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 713 449 135
Feeder cattle 511 312 93
Slaughter cattle 99 64 17
Replacement cattle 103 73 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed with calves under 400# firmer and calves over 400# weaker ; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-15.00 ; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s ; not all groups had shots; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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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 8 175.00–202.50 $190.25 $428 -4.18
350–399 375 14 160.00–170.00 $165.33 $620 -7.87
400–449 425 8 159.00–168.00 $163.76 $696 -3.64
450–499 475 6 150.00–160.00 $155.26 $737 -6.10
500–549 525 8 145.00–154.00 $149.71 $786 -5.52
550–599 575 16 136.00–143.00 $139.65 $803 -8.78
600–649 625 14 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $829 -2.44
715–740 727 5 115.00–125.00 $121.61 $884 +0.56
750–795 773 2 121.00–124.00 $122.46 $947 —
810 810 1 122.00 $122.00 $988 +7.00
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890 —
985 985 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 170.00 $170.00 $609 —
425–435 429 7 160.00–165.00 $162.83 $699 —
458 458 6 160.00 $160.00 $733 —
519–525 522 11 152.00–155.00 $153.64 $802 —
562 562 3 137.00 $137.00 $770 —

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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 10 148.00–158.00 $153.45 $422 —
300–349 325 16 130.00–155.00 $143.44 $466 —
350–399 375 12 138.00–148.00 $143.33 $537 +0.98
400–449 425 24 130.00–147.50 $139.26 $592 -0.38
450–499 476 13 126.00–140.00 $133.90 $637 +2.49
500–549 528 7 126.00–135.00 $131.35 $694 -0.60
550–599 578 7 118.00–125.00 $122.15 $706 +5.54
600–649 621 7 122.50–126.00 $124.07 $770 —
650–699 675 6 114.00–124.00 $119.18 $804 +1.55
700–720 707 3 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $834 +9.33
760–795 781 5 97.00–115.00 $107.90 $843 +3.90
805 805 1 84.00 $84.00 $676 -14.66
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 139.00 $139.00 $674 —
542 542 6 135.00 $135.00 $732 —
620–638 628 7 124.00 $124.00 $779 —
655–675 664 7 125.25–126.50 $125.79 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 160.00–165.00 $162.69 $529 —
350–399 375 6 122.50–162.50 $143.81 $539 —
400–449 433 18 120.00–158.00 $133.14 $576 —
450–499 475 14 126.00–150.00 $138.62 $658 —
500–549 525 8 128.00–148.00 $138.47 $727 —
550–599 575 10 120.00–142.50 $131.73 $757 —
600–649 625 8 108.00–128.00 $118.39 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 16 58.00–65.50 $62.39 $639 +1.63
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 66.00–75.00 $70.76 $902 -0.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 48.00–65.00 $57.95 $594 +1.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1665 1543 75-80% 12 59.50–68.50 $64.36 $993 -1.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1269 13 65.00–89.00 $80.27 $1,019 -7.06
1500–1965 1733 10 87.00–96.50 $92.39 $1,601 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1170 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 750.00–975.00 $884.31
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 44 850.00–1,100.00 $996.34
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 550.00–850.00 $717.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–1095 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 800.00–1,010.00 $921.99 -96.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400–1545 1473 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,441.81 —

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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.