Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.64/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 425 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.89/cwt ≈ $636/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $167.46/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 375 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	536	695	740
Feeder cattle	423	478	590
Slaughter cattle	67	104	87
Replacement cattle	46	113	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-2.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups had shots and were 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	175.00–180.00	$177.77	$400	-4.96
250–299	275	14	167.50–182.50	$175.67	$483	—
350–399	375	20	160.00–174.00	$167.46	$628	+0.80
400–449	425	12	153.00–174.00	$164.11	$697	+4.82
450–499	475	18	148.00–162.50	$154.88	$736	-0.05
500–549	527	11	139.00–150.00	$145.25	$765	—
550–599	578	7	142.50–147.50	$145.46	$841	—
650–699	675	6	137.50–145.00	$141.39	$954	—
700–745	723	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$959	+0.80
755–790	769	4	130.00–131.00	$130.26	$1,002	+10.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551–589	576	15	143.25–147.00	$144.45	$832	-3.55
664	664	16	137.50	$137.50	$913	—
811–816	815	19	123.00–130.50	$128.93	$1,051	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	145.00–155.00	$150.45	$414	-1.80
300–349	326	13	142.50–152.50	$148.26	$483	-0.31
350–399	375	8	136.00–146.00	$141.33	$530	—
400–449	425	24	135.00–140.00	$137.64	$585	-1.00
450–499	475	20	126.00–141.00	$133.89	$636	—
500–549	525	10	129.00–132.50	$130.83	$687	-1.36
550–599	575	12	122.50–138.00	$130.58	$751	—
600–649	625	10	111.00–131.00	$121.39	$759	-1.25
735	735	1	90.00	$90.00	$662	-22.20
835	835	2	90.00–102.00	$96.00	$802	—
870	870	1	100.00	$100.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	8	129.75	$129.75	$756	—
655	655	2	117.00	$117.00	$766	—
703	703	10	125.50	$125.50	$882	—
803	803	2	111.00	$111.00	$891	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	14	130.00–172.50	$152.85	$497	-5.22
400–449	425	6	145.00–156.00	$150.82	$641	+14.95
450–499	475	12	120.00–146.00	$133.67	$635	-10.53
500–549	525	16	120.00–136.00	$128.37	$674	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	8	62.00–66.50	$64.63	$662	+0.83
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	18	69.00–77.50	$73.50	$937	+1.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	14	51.00–67.50	$60.66	$622	+2.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1735	1528	75-80%	6	66.50–72.50	$69.91	$1,068	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1286	7	77.50–88.00	$84.50	$1,087	—
1500–2025	1763	16	88.50–104.00	$97.40	$1,717	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1100	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	695.00–975.00	$852.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–970	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	720.00–925.00	$829.26
850–1355	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,125.00	$1,047.90

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1025	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	600.00–775.00	$701.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1045	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	675.00–760.00	$724.48	—

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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.