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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.17/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 325 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $163.85/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.96/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 573 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 697 694
Feeder cattle 683 484 452
Slaughter cattle 145 121 71
Replacement cattle 79 92 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups had 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-3.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 276 13 167.50–188.00 $179.44 $495 —
300–349 325 26 158.00–182.50 $171.17 $556 +2.91
350–399 375 20 150.00–176.00 $163.85 $614 -0.80
400–449 426 19 142.50–170.00 $157.76 $672 -2.34
450–499 475 18 135.00–152.50 $144.20 $685 -5.37
500–549 526 15 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $754 -6.07
550–599 575 12 135.00–144.00 $139.69 $803 -7.25
600–649 628 7 126.00–140.00 $134.27 $843 -5.83
650–699 670 5 130.00–140.00 $134.18 $899 +1.67
700–725 713 2 124.00–129.00 $126.54 $902 +11.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–327 318 15 179.50–182.00 $180.01 $572 —
383–397 391 5 152.50–157.50 $155.54 $608 —
407 407 8 156.00 $156.00 $635 —
480–494 487 15 147.00–152.00 $150.42 $733 —
527 527 14 150.00 $150.00 $790 —
553–580 573 20 139.00–144.00 $139.96 $802 —
613–633 628 8 139.50–140.00 $139.62 $877 —
685 685 8 134.00 $134.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 125.00–152.50 $139.98 $385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 277 9 130.00–152.50 $143.48 $397 +6.26
300–349 325 8 138.00–154.00 $146.60 $476 +1.84
400–449 428 7 122.50–130.00 $127.00 $544 -1.18
450–499 476 15 125.00–142.50 $134.78 $642 +1.18
500–549 526 17 115.00–127.50 $121.91 $641 -4.04
600–649 625 14 105.00–120.00 $112.79 $705 -5.12
745 745 2 102.00–109.00 $105.50 $786 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 120.00–130.00 $125.45 $345 —
350–399 375 14 110.00–132.50 $121.99 $457 —
400–449 426 19 100.00–125.00 $113.88 $485 —
500–549 525 10 102.00–123.00 $112.99 $593 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 147.50 $147.50 $432 —
465–483 475 12 126.00–128.50 $126.83 $602 —
520 520 6 126.00 $126.00 $655 —
593–595 594 19 115.00–124.50 $122.87 $730 —
662 662 6 115.00 $115.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 130.00–167.50 $149.98 $562 -2.82
400–449 429 5 130.00–154.00 $145.06 $622 -2.09
450–499 475 12 124.00–143.00 $133.99 $636 +0.74
500–549 525 6 128.00–145.00 $136.90 $719 +14.34
550–599 577 11 122.50–142.50 $133.83 $772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–636 619 10 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $873 —
654–690 664 7 132.00–140.00 $137.63 $914 —

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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 58.00–67.50 $63.56 $651 -0.17
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 44 67.50–75.00 $71.47 $911 -2.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 36.00–43.50 $39.98 $320 +0.87
850–1200 1025 85-90% 30 45.50–66.00 $57.50 $589 -3.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1720 1510 75-80% 13 61.00–69.50 $65.47 $989 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 77.00–89.50 $84.50 $1,056 -4.10
1500–2230 1886 17 86.00–98.00 $93.51 $1,764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 600.00–950.00 $797.44
850–1310 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 800.00–1,325.00 $1,118.40
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 700.00–900.00 $818.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1045 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 750.00–1,000.00 $895.54 —

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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.