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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.11/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.78/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 575 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.73/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 646 738 555
Feeder cattle 398 389 375
Slaughter cattle 87 88 89
Replacement cattle 161 261 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-13.00; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold higher 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 5 172.50–205.00 $187.24 $412 +4.47
250–299 279 5 155.00–177.50 $169.45 $473 —
300–349 325 10 154.00–168.00 $161.53 $525 —
350–399 378 7 144.00–150.00 $147.62 $558 +2.29
400–449 425 8 137.50–154.00 $146.23 $621 +4.94
450–499 478 7 130.00–142.50 $137.46 $657 +2.20
500–549 525 4 138.00–142.50 $140.36 $737 +6.03
550–599 575 6 127.50–136.00 $131.93 $759 +5.37
600–649 625 10 130.00–136.00 $133.12 $832 +7.78
650–699 675 4 132.50–133.00 $132.76 $896 —
700–725 715 3 129.00–133.00 $130.98 $937 +16.49
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 +13.00
810–820 815 2 94.00–115.00 $104.44 $851 -4.01
855 855 2 92.00–98.00 $95.00 $812 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 233 3 150.00–165.00 $160.70 $374 +2.27
250–299 278 7 138.00–145.00 $142.30 $396 +3.38
300–349 325 6 128.00–136.00 $132.30 $430 —
350–399 377 11 120.00–137.50 $130.11 $491 —
400–449 425 18 115.00–136.00 $126.11 $536 +4.80
450–499 475 14 114.00–132.50 $123.73 $588 +3.45
500–549 525 10 112.50–125.00 $119.04 $625 —
550–599 575 16 110.00–123.00 $116.78 $671 +4.07
650–699 677 11 97.00–115.00 $107.14 $725 —
710–730 720 2 108.00 $108.00 $778 +2.11
765–795 780 3 93.00–108.00 $102.24 $797 —
860–875 865 3 88.00–98.00 $93.67 $810 —

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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% 20 58.50–67.50 $63.77 $654 +2.36
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 22 67.50–74.50 $71.21 $908 +0.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 817 85-90% 3 30.00–39.50 $36.59 $299 +1.14
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 43.50–62.00 $54.33 $557 -0.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1845 1620 75-80% 11 57.50–68.00 $64.02 $1,037 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1278 9 73.00–87.00 $82.13 $1,050 +3.53
1500–2085 1793 10 88.00–100.00 $94.98 $1,703 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–865 783 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 400.00–900.00 $676.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1155 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–1,000.00 $841.02
850–1345 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 800.00–1,075.00 $973.68
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–970 876 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 450.00–750.00 $639.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1255 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 48 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,234.14 -200.92
850–1320 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 875.00–1,000.00 $951.04 -484.02
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–800 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 710.00–925.00 $820.97 —
750–975 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 785.00–1,150.00 $991.30 +80.29

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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.