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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.71/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 628 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.18/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.55/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 576 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 914 895
Feeder cattle 565 687 580
Slaughter cattle 66 119 144
Replacement cattle 78 108 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 5.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-7.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as #1-2s; 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
200–249 229 10 160.00–195.00 $177.81 $407 +6.72
250–299 277 11 162.50–170.00 $166.92 $462 +3.75
300–349 325 4 160.00–172.50 $166.72 $542 +5.19
350–399 375 10 150.00–167.50 $159.32 $597 +1.43
400–449 426 15 140.00–155.00 $148.43 $632 +3.14
450–499 475 12 130.00–152.50 $141.83 $674 +4.99
500–549 525 14 129.00–155.00 $142.61 $749 +7.30
550–599 575 6 127.50–137.50 $132.71 $763 -6.41
600–649 620 5 135.00–139.00 $136.68 $847 +7.16
705–720 712 5 112.00–128.00 $121.57 $866 +1.57
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
880 880 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 137.00 $137.00 $785 -10.00
616 616 4 140.50 $140.50 $865 —
668 668 2 139.50 $139.50 $932 +9.00
736–739 737 12 124.00–131.50 $128.99 $951 -1.76
796 796 7 122.00 $122.00 $971 —
804 804 10 128.00 $128.00 $1,029 —
915–925 917 12 113.00–117.50 $116.74 $1,071 —

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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 6 130.00–134.00 $132.18 $363 -8.49
300–349 325 8 130.00–144.00 $137.53 $447 +2.15
350–399 372 9 120.00–146.00 $132.40 $493 +2.28
400–449 425 12 117.50–135.00 $126.76 $539 -5.14
450–499 476 13 115.00–131.00 $124.02 $590 -8.73
500–549 525 16 112.50–131.00 $122.18 $641 -0.10
550–599 576 15 115.00–125.00 $120.55 $694 +1.17
600–649 625 6 110.00–125.00 $117.79 $736 +1.19
650–699 675 6 104.00–124.00 $114.36 $772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 6 125.00 $125.00 $691 -0.50
619–633 628 23 110.00–128.00 $124.71 $783 —
693 693 6 120.00 $120.00 $832 -3.00
761 761 7 100.00 $100.00 $761 —
820 820 3 98.00 $98.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 100.00 $100.00 $443 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 322 9 130.00–157.50 $143.26 $461 +4.44
450–499 475 14 112.50–130.00 $121.70 $578 +0.66

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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% 18 62.00–67.50 $65.22 $669 +0.54
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 68.50–75.00 $71.94 $917 +0.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 45.00–64.50 $56.41 $578 +2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1790 1597 75-80% 9 59.00–71.00 $66.47 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1278 9 66.00–87.00 $79.70 $1,019 —
1500–2245 1873 6 94.00–102.50 $99.10 $1,856 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–985 857 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 675.00–850.00 $789.07
850–1155 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 675.00–1,025.00 $876.62
1165 1165 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–860 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 810.00–850.00 $831.37 -132.27
750–1025 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 675.00–1,085.00 $911.76 +128.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,000.00 $956.41 —

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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.