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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

1,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.94/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 525 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.54/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.75/cwt ≈ $958/hd at 722 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,145 716 794
Feeder cattle 755 585 491
Slaughter cattle 196 73 105
Replacement cattle 194 58 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to 8/23/21 feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups had 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 170.00–180.00 $175.45 $482 —
350–399 372 11 160.00–170.00 $164.87 $613 -3.72
400–449 425 10 150.00–166.00 $158.46 $673 —
450–499 475 18 140.00–168.00 $154.72 $735 -0.85
500–549 525 10 132.00–157.00 $145.08 $762 -5.86
550–599 575 8 130.00–146.00 $138.34 $795 +1.04
600–649 625 10 126.00–130.00 $128.08 $801 -8.87
650–699 675 8 124.00–132.00 $128.15 $865 -3.92
705–720 710 4 121.00–130.00 $126.50 $898 -8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 135.00–150.00 $143.17 $394 —
450–499 475 18 113.00–130.00 $121.94 $579 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
722 722 20 132.75 $132.75 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 136.00–152.00 $144.60 $470 +2.27
350–399 375 12 128.00–142.00 $135.46 $508 ±0.00
400–449 425 12 121.00–136.00 $128.93 $548 -1.28
450–499 475 20 116.00–134.00 $124.54 $592 -1.30
500–549 525 18 115.00–130.00 $122.85 $645 +0.05
550–599 575 10 121.00–132.00 $126.73 $729 +4.69
600–649 625 16 114.00–130.00 $122.31 $764 -4.95
720–745 733 2 113.00–120.00 $116.44 $854 +10.73
780 780 1 111.00 $111.00 $866 —
805–840 823 4 90.00–112.00 $99.00 $815 -3.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 278 16 115.00–130.00 $124.09 $345 —
300–349 325 16 115.00–132.00 $124.14 $403 —
400–449 425 12 110.00–122.00 $115.65 $492 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567–594 576 9 132.00–135.00 $133.97 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 16 142.00–175.00 $159.75 $519 +18.77
400–449 425 16 140.00–165.00 $153.22 $651 +22.64
500–549 525 20 115.00–134.00 $124.94 $656 -6.28

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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% 44 53.00–67.50 $61.49 $630 -1.07
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 58 68.00–78.00 $73.29 $934 +3.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1000 875 85-90% 30 30.00–47.00 $39.71 $347 +1.14
850–1200 1025 85-90% 36 47.00–68.00 $59.29 $608 -1.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1740 1295 75-80% 12 63.00–75.50 $71.40 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 72.00–87.50 $81.30 $1,016 —
1500–1925 1713 12 85.00–98.50 $92.59 $1,586 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1260 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–1,000.00 $899.29
850–1365 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 102 900.00–1,575.00 $1,315.97
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1075 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 600.00–875.00 $761.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1000 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 600.00–850.00 $742.86 —
750–1055 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 800.00–1,025.00 $931.51 +192.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,222.73 —

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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.