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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.39/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 475 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $138.19/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 475 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.43/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 575 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 817 709 560
Feeder cattle 509 565 324
Slaughter cattle 157 66 109
Replacement cattle 151 78 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-13.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 162.50–170.00 $166.53 $541 -0.19
350–399 375 14 146.00–170.00 $158.79 $595 -0.53
400–449 426 17 140.00–162.50 $152.56 $650 +4.13
450–499 475 25 130.00–145.00 $138.19 $656 -3.64
500–549 526 21 136.00–146.00 $141.47 $744 -1.14
550–599 575 24 128.00–148.00 $138.43 $796 +5.72
600–649 626 13 127.50–144.00 $136.71 $856 +0.03
650–699 675 10 125.00–138.00 $131.74 $889 —
705–725 715 5 112.00–131.00 $123.00 $879 +1.43
765–795 782 3 117.00–124.00 $120.02 $939 —
800–835 818 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $973 +13.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 141.00 $141.00 $832 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 127.50–138.00 $133.32 $300 —
250–299 275 18 130.00–142.50 $136.81 $376 +4.63
300–349 325 16 128.00–140.00 $134.45 $437 -3.08
350–399 375 12 120.00–148.00 $134.92 $506 +2.52
400–449 426 15 120.00–144.00 $133.49 $569 +6.73
450–499 475 33 107.50–138.00 $123.39 $586 -0.63
500–549 526 13 116.00–133.00 $125.55 $660 +3.37
550–599 577 11 122.50–138.00 $131.28 $757 +10.73
600–649 625 14 112.50–125.00 $119.00 $744 +1.21
650–699 677 9 111.00–126.00 $119.60 $810 +5.24
705–730 722 3 104.00–111.00 $108.64 $784 —
750–790 770 3 94.00–103.00 $99.26 $764 —
820–830 825 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 128.00 $128.00 $591 —
582 582 9 123.00 $123.00 $716 -2.00
628 628 2 125.00 $125.00 $785 +0.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 8 127.00–141.00 $134.36 $638 +12.66
500–549 528 7 120.00–138.00 $130.69 $690 —

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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% 32 58.00–68.00 $63.85 $654 -1.37
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 60 68.00–79.00 $73.82 $941 +1.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1995 1673 75-80% 26 63.00–73.00 $68.96 $1,154 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 24 45.00–64.50 $56.41 $578 ±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1300 5 67.00–88.00 $81.54 $1,060 —
1500–2130 1850 9 93.00–98.00 $96.20 $1,780 -2.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
796–810 802 (<2 yrs)Open 11 950.00–1,025.00 $984.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1220 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 850.00–1,400.00 $1,118.94
850–1510 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 68 800.00–1,250.00 $1,087.92
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–990 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 765.00–800.00 $784.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1210 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,132.16 —
850–1220 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,167.87 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–915 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 800.00–1,000.00 $909.91 +78.54

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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.