Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.17/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 476 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $115.99/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $132.47/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 525 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	904	815	881
Feeder cattle	687	610	736
Slaughter cattle	129	101	70
Replacement cattle	88	104	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	180.00–192.50	$186.81	$514	+6.36
300–349	325	8	162.50–167.50	$165.19	$537	-7.50
350–399	375	12	150.00–177.50	$164.65	$617	-2.81
400–449	425	12	146.00–165.00	$156.05	$663	-3.21
450–499	477	11	142.50–159.00	$151.92	$725	-1.33
500–549	525	10	136.00–154.00	$145.42	$763	—
550–599	575	12	127.50–148.00	$138.19	$795	—
600–649	627	11	124.00–135.00	$130.21	$816	+1.93
650–699	678	7	122.00–138.00	$131.43	$891	-0.64
700–735	712	9	110.00–127.00	$120.90	$861	-2.61
750–770	756	5	115.00–124.00	$120.57	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	8	142.50–175.00	$160.52	$361	—
500–549	525	10	125.00–130.00	$127.62	$670	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	3	126.00	$126.00	$886	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	145.00–155.00	$150.55	$339	—
350–399	375	16	132.50–140.00	$136.50	$512	-2.36
400–449	427	9	117.50–129.00	$124.21	$530	-11.08
450–499	476	21	119.00–137.50	$129.17	$615	-2.91
500–549	527	9	117.00–126.00	$122.21	$644	-6.16
550–599	575	18	118.00–124.00	$121.13	$696	-0.52
600–649	627	11	117.00–121.00	$119.26	$748	+1.47
650–699	675	4	116.00–117.00	$116.52	$787	-3.11
705–745	720	3	110.00–117.00	$114.01	$821	—
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—
895	895	1	99.00	$99.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	10	110.00–124.00	$117.46	$440	—
400–449	433	15	105.00–120.00	$115.38	$500	—
450–499	475	6	108.00–120.00	$114.31	$543	—
500–549	525	12	102.00–118.00	$110.37	$579	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	4	130.00	$130.00	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	10	130.00–172.50	$152.64	$572	-3.14
400–449	425	8	130.00–156.00	$143.75	$611	-6.44
450–499	476	13	123.00–147.00	$136.54	$650	+6.02
500–549	525	18	122.00–142.00	$132.47	$695	+5.78
550–599	575	20	104.00–127.00	$115.99	$667	-5.20
600–649	625	14	110.00–123.00	$116.76	$730	-6.85
650–699	675	6	92.00–119.00	$105.99	$715	-15.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1030	80-85%	37	59.00–67.50	$64.09	$660	+0.70
1200–1350	1277	80-85%	33	68.00–75.50	$72.08	$920	-0.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1000	886	85-90%	11	37.00–44.00	$41.31	$366	—
850–1200	1033	85-90%	21	49.00–68.50	$60.86	$629	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1740	1538	75-80%	10	65.00–72.00	$68.96	$1,061	-1.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	8	62.00–89.00	$78.20	$978	-6.80
1500–2105	1803	8	93.00–97.00	$95.34	$1,719	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1000	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	400.00–700.00	$571.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	600.00–875.00	$760.98
850–1345	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	825.00–1,150.00	$1,024.15

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–965	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	470.00–700.00	$599.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,227.44	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–925	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	725.00–1,025.00	$890.67	—

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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.