Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southeast Mississippi Livestock report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.31/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.28/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 477 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $107.93/cwt ≈ $459/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 642 711
Feeder cattle 389 406 440
Slaughter cattle 88 114 86
Replacement cattle 261 122 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers under 550# sold higher 1.00-6.00;feeder steers over 550# sold steady; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 180.00–185.00 $182.77 $411 +20.97
350–399 375 10 140.00–150.00 $145.33 $545 +4.90
400–449 425 10 136.00–146.00 $141.29 $600 +2.00
450–499 475 6 130.00–140.00 $135.26 $642 +0.34
500–549 525 4 132.50–136.00 $134.33 $705 -1.31
550–599 575 4 125.00–128.00 $126.56 $728 -4.85
600–649 625 4 123.00–127.50 $125.34 $783 -2.75
700–745 720 8 108.00–124.00 $114.49 $824 -3.28
770–785 777 3 108.00–115.00 $111.00 $862 —
810–825 818 2 103.00–114.00 $108.45 $887 —
855 855 1 88.00 $88.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 127.00 $127.00 $851 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 216 3 145.00–180.00 $158.43 $342 —
250–299 279 5 132.50–142.50 $138.92 $388 -0.61
400–449 427 11 115.00–126.00 $121.31 $518 -4.84
450–499 477 11 114.00–125.00 $120.28 $574 -4.94
550–599 575 6 107.50–117.50 $112.71 $648 +1.79
710–745 728 4 92.00–114.00 $105.89 $771 +3.89
800–820 812 3 82.00–94.00 $88.67 $720 +3.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 110.00–120.00 $115.38 $375 -0.42
400–449 425 10 100.00–115.00 $107.93 $459 —
600–649 625 6 84.00–100.00 $92.31 $577 -2.04
650–699 677 9 70.00–99.00 $86.63 $586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 119.00 $119.00 $613 —
601–605 602 6 113.00–116.50 $115.33 $694 —
720 720 7 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
785 785 2 106.00 $106.00 $832 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 148.00 $148.00 $619 —
538 538 4 129.00 $129.00 $694 —
617–648 626 7 111.00–114.00 $111.89 $700 —
680 680 5 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
788 788 2 99.00 $99.00 $780 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1037 80-85% 15 54.00–66.00 $61.41 $637 -1.31
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 66.00–74.00 $70.24 $896 -0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–900 825 85-90% 10 30.00–40.00 $35.45 $292 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 20 42.00–63.50 $54.59 $560 -1.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1650 1514 75-80% 11 57.00–68.00 $62.45 $945 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 63.00–89.00 $78.60 $982 —
1500–1870 1685 10 86.50–96.00 $91.77 $1,546 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1250 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 550.00–900.00 $758.33
850–1405 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 800.00–1,300.00 $1,111.53
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1070 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 650.00–875.00 $782.28

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1145 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 875.00–1,075.00 $989.79 —
850–1325 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 106 1,100.00–1,650.00 $1,435.06 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–940 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 700.00–975.00 $852.96 —
750–965 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 700.00–1,075.00 $911.01 +196.79

↑ Back to top

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.