Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.35/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 622 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.52/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.22/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 697 824
Feeder cattle 406 510 611
Slaughter cattle 114 67 86
Replacement cattle 122 120 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 5.00-18.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-15.00; slaughter cows sold firmer; 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 220 5 155.00–170.00 $161.80 $356 —
250–299 275 6 157.50–162.50 $160.22 $441 —
350–399 378 7 135.00–144.00 $140.43 $531 -20.22
400–449 425 14 134.00–144.00 $139.29 $592 -14.17
450–499 473 15 130.00–140.00 $134.92 $638 —
500–549 522 9 134.00–137.50 $135.64 $708 -4.07
550–599 575 6 127.50–135.00 $131.41 $756 -6.68
600–649 620 5 126.00–131.00 $128.09 $794 -7.11
650–699 679 5 120.00–125.00 $123.09 $836 -9.17
700–749 726 13 110.00–124.00 $117.77 $855 -13.24

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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 6 130.00–147.50 $139.53 $384 +0.22
300–349 325 6 128.00–140.00 $134.45 $437 -1.38
350–399 375 16 120.00–128.00 $124.26 $466 -16.56
400–449 426 15 118.00–132.50 $126.15 $537 -7.59
450–499 476 17 118.00–131.00 $125.22 $596 -5.62
500–549 526 15 113.00–123.00 $118.57 $624 -7.54
550–599 578 7 105.00–115.00 $110.92 $641 -9.99
600–649 622 20 104.00–126.00 $112.35 $699 +0.08
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 +2.43
765–775 770 2 96.00–101.00 $98.52 $759 -4.31
825–840 833 2 76.00–95.00 $85.59 $713 -14.41
850 850 1 92.00 $92.00 $782 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 108.00–122.50 $115.80 $376 —
350–399 377 11 100.00–120.00 $111.55 $421 —
600–649 625 6 85.00–103.00 $94.35 $590 —

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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 6 132.50–145.00 $139.22 $452 —
350–399 377 9 130.00–143.00 $137.64 $519 —
400–449 425 18 120.00–138.00 $129.52 $550 -8.94
450–499 475 14 112.50–138.00 $125.91 $598 -7.82
500–549 521 7 119.00–130.00 $123.97 $646 -1.88
550–599 575 8 119.00–132.50 $126.04 $725 +0.83
600–649 625 10 95.00–120.00 $107.99 $675 —
650–699 675 8 110.00–118.00 $114.15 $771 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1035 80-85% 17 57.50–66.00 $62.72 $649 +0.21
1200–1300 1250 80-85% 38 66.00–75.50 $70.94 $887 +0.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 46.00–64.00 $56.54 $580 -0.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1540 1470 75-80% 4 52.00–65.00 $58.81 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 10 60.00–87.00 $73.50 $1,102 —
1500–2250 1875 12 87.00–94.00 $91.20 $1,710 -2.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1065 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 600.00–885.00 $758.50
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 800.00–1,075.00 $966.28
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 585.00–835.00 $733.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1000 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,000.00 $954.05 —
850–1240 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,085.00–1,375.00 $1,257.06 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–990 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–725.00 $714.22 —
850–1020 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 685.00–975.00 $843.18 -119.32

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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.