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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.96/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 534 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.39/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 625 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.02/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 725 657
Feeder cattle 347 424 529
Slaughter cattle 88 148 48
Replacement cattle 51 153 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-6.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 2.00-7.00; 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 8 160.00–167.50 $164.03 $533 +2.27
350–399 377 11 150.00–166.00 $159.24 $600 +2.10
400–449 425 10 144.00–156.00 $150.35 $639 —
450–499 475 8 133.00–157.50 $145.88 $693 -0.64
500–549 525 10 134.00–147.50 $141.07 $741 -0.73
550–599 575 6 133.00–139.00 $136.13 $783 -4.70
600–649 616 3 136.00–139.00 $137.05 $844 +1.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–504 504 11 142.00–145.00 $144.46 $728 —
610 610 4 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
692 692 4 124.00 $124.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 328 7 130.00–148.00 $140.94 $462 +7.56
350–399 377 9 127.50–144.00 $137.20 $517 +1.87
450–499 475 12 127.50–138.00 $133.02 $632 —
500–549 525 12 114.00–136.00 $125.51 $659 -3.20
550–599 575 12 124.00–136.00 $130.26 $749 +3.26
600–649 625 14 110.00–130.00 $120.39 $752 +1.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 229 5 122.50–137.50 $132.27 $303 —
350–399 375 4 107.50–112.50 $110.16 $413 —
450–499 475 10 110.00–115.00 $112.63 $535 —
600–649 628 7 98.00–108.00 $103.91 $653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 4 125.00 $125.00 $505 —
475 475 7 105.00–134.00 $121.57 $577 —
523 523 3 133.00 $133.00 $696 —
642 642 4 120.00 $120.00 $770 —

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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 10 120.00–133.00 $126.84 $602 +2.12
500–549 534 16 112.50–138.00 $127.96 $683 -5.04
550–599 575 10 121.00–129.00 $125.17 $720 -1.26
600–649 625 10 118.00–130.00 $124.24 $776 —

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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% 16 57.00–68.00 $63.44 $650 -1.00
1200–1300 1250 80-85% 34 69.00–76.50 $72.90 $911 -3.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–900 800 85-90% 3 40.00–48.00 $43.00 $344 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 48.00–68.00 $59.71 $612 -5.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1560 1425 75-80% 8 67.00–70.00 $68.64 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1300 5 72.00–90.00 $84.46 $1,098 —
1500–1975 1738 8 94.00–107.00 $101.39 $1,762 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
450–750 600 (<2 yrs)Open 4 610.00–900.00 $791.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1130 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 660.00–875.00 $782.70
850–1465 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 775.00–1,160.00 $1,001.97
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1125 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–775.00 $737.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1070 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 700.00–1,100.00 $935.16 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1115 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,128.37 —

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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.