Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.84/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.91/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 575 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.11/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 713 603
Feeder cattle 510 511 359
Slaughter cattle 67 99 53
Replacement cattle 120 103 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 3.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 3.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 1 round of shots , and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were steady ; slaughter bulls were higher 1.00-2.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 152.50–165.00 $159.22 $517 —
350–399 375 10 150.00–170.00 $160.65 $602 -4.68
400–449 422 11 145.00–162.50 $153.46 $648 -10.30
500–549 525 12 135.00–144.00 $139.71 $733 -10.00
550–599 575 4 136.00–140.00 $138.09 $794 -1.56
600–649 625 4 130.00–140.00 $135.20 $845 +2.60
650–699 672 7 129.00–136.00 $132.26 $889 —
705–710 708 2 129.00–133.00 $131.01 $928 +9.40
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 -0.46
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–593 578 6 135.00–138.00 $136.97 $792 -0.03
638 638 2 140.00 $140.00 $893 —

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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 9 145.00–155.00 $151.09 $343 —
250–299 275 6 132.50–145.00 $139.31 $383 -14.14
300–349 327 11 130.00–140.00 $135.83 $444 -7.61
350–399 375 8 127.50–152.50 $140.82 $528 -2.51
400–449 427 11 128.00–138.00 $133.74 $571 -5.52
450–499 475 14 129.00–132.50 $130.84 $621 -3.06
500–549 525 12 118.00–133.50 $126.11 $662 -5.24
550–599 575 14 111.00–130.00 $120.91 $695 -1.24
600–649 625 8 105.00–119.00 $112.27 $702 -11.80
650–699 675 4 103.00–120.00 $111.81 $755 -7.37
705–740 722 5 87.00–110.00 $99.57 $719 -18.44
755–785 770 6 80.00–113.00 $102.83 $792 -5.07
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 +16.00
885 885 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 6 133.50 $133.50 $716 -1.50
592 592 3 118.00 $118.00 $699 —
627 627 5 119.00 $119.00 $746 -5.00
679 679 7 120.00 $120.00 $815 -5.79
711–725 720 12 116.50–118.00 $116.99 $842 —
765–785 778 8 108.00–114.00 $110.21 $857 —

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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 8 130.00–146.00 $138.46 $588 +5.32
450–499 475 10 124.00–142.50 $133.73 $635 -4.89
500–549 525 8 112.50–138.00 $125.85 $661 -12.62
550–599 575 8 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $720 -6.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 116.00 $116.00 $715 —

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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% 10 59.00–65.00 $62.51 $641 +0.12
1200–1350 1272 80-85% 25 65.00–75.00 $70.09 $892 -0.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 46.50–64.00 $56.74 $582 -1.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1650 1500 75-80% 4 58.50–63.50 $61.25 $919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 10 67.00–89.00 $80.20 $1,002 -0.07
1500–2200 1850 10 87.00–98.00 $93.54 $1,730 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 650.00–910.00 $795.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1010 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–975.00 $826.48
850–1280 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 36 850.00–1,400.00 $1,180.52
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–990 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 575.00–850.00 $731.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1360 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 34 1,350.00–1,800.00 $1,609.32 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1050 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 875.00–1,025.00 $962.50 —

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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.