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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.00/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 663 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.75/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 709 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.38/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $440/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 914 646 1,031
Feeder cattle 687 398 686
Slaughter cattle 119 87 107
Replacement cattle 108 161 238

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups sold as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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 12 160.00–180.00 $171.09 $385 -16.15
250–299 275 12 155.00–170.00 $163.17 $449 -6.28
300–349 325 10 157.50–165.00 $161.53 $525 ±0.00
350–399 377 11 155.00–160.00 $157.89 $595 +10.27
400–449 425 12 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $617 -0.94
450–499 475 8 130.00–143.00 $136.84 $650 -0.62
500–549 522 9 129.00–142.50 $135.31 $706 -5.05
550–599 575 6 130.00–147.50 $139.12 $800 +7.19
600–649 625 6 129.00–130.00 $129.52 $810 -3.60
650–699 675 4 120.00–130.00 $125.18 $845 -7.58
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -10.98
750–755 752 3 110.00–128.00 $121.31 $912 -2.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
512 512 9 142.00 $142.00 $727 —
581 581 4 147.00 $147.00 $854 —
658 658 4 130.50 $130.50 $859 —
703–726 709 19 126.00–132.50 $130.75 $927 —

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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 12 132.50–147.50 $140.67 $387 -1.63
300–349 325 16 130.00–140.00 $135.38 $440 +3.08
350–399 375 12 120.00–139.00 $130.12 $488 +0.01
400–449 425 16 120.00–142.50 $131.90 $561 +5.79
450–499 475 14 122.50–142.00 $132.75 $631 +9.02
500–549 525 16 116.00–128.00 $122.28 $642 +3.24
550–599 575 16 110.00–128.00 $119.38 $686 +2.60
600–649 627 11 107.00–124.00 $116.60 $731 —
720–745 738 7 80.00–109.00 $96.78 $714 -11.22
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 +7.76
815–835 825 2 85.00–112.00 $98.34 $811 —
860 860 1 75.00 $75.00 $645 -18.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 139.00 $139.00 $442 —
420 420 5 131.00 $131.00 $550 —
558 558 11 125.50 $125.50 $700 —
663 663 20 123.00 $123.00 $815 —

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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 8 120.00–155.00 $138.82 $451 —
450–499 475 6 110.00–131.00 $121.04 $575 —
500–549 525 14 102.00–130.00 $116.65 $612 —
550–599 575 14 104.00–129.00 $117.03 $673 —

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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% 34 60.00–68.00 $64.68 $663 +0.91
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 68.00–75.00 $71.71 $914 +0.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 30.00–40.00 $35.31 $282 -1.28
850–1200 1025 85-90% 20 40.00–63.00 $53.46 $548 -0.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1735 1550 75-80% 10 58.00–69.00 $64.16 $994 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1200 5 72.50–89.00 $80.75 $969 —
1500–2055 1778 8 85.00–97.00 $91.94 $1,635 -3.04

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1050 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–825.00 $769.08
850–1450 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 800.00–1,275.00 $1,099.46
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1015 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 600.00–800.00 $715.01

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1375 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,100.00–1,700.00 $1,470.79 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–900 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 800.00–1,100.00 $963.64 —
750–975 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–925.00 $783.70 -207.60

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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.