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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.27/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 476 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.56/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 426 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $164.79/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 887 1,009 867
Feeder cattle 549 687 653
Slaughter cattle 147 159 95
Replacement cattle 191 163 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1,00-9,00

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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 16 150.00–177.50 $164.79 $536 -2.62
350–399 375 10 150.00–170.00 $160.65 $602 -1.37
400–449 425 14 138.00–165.00 $152.28 $647 -2.12
450–499 475 6 138.00–154.00 $146.41 $695 —
500–549 525 10 127.50–135.00 $131.43 $690 -16.46
550–599 575 8 127.50–134.00 $130.89 $753 —
600–649 625 8 126.00–130.00 $128.08 $801 +0.48
725 725 2 120.00–129.00 $124.50 $903 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 135.00–155.00 $146.09 $329 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 125.00–142.50 $134.53 $370 —
300–349 325 12 131.00–142.50 $137.18 $446 +2.88
350–399 375 10 127.50–138.00 $133.09 $499 +2.70
400–449 426 17 115.00–137.50 $127.56 $543 +1.32
450–499 475 14 112.50–132.50 $123.02 $584 -3.22
500–549 525 14 108.00–132.50 $120.82 $634 -3.04
550–599 578 7 108.00–120.00 $115.11 $665 -8.80
600–649 628 7 105.00–113.00 $109.72 $689 -9.48
705–740 727 3 100.00–110.00 $104.25 $758 +8.61
790 790 1 109.00 $109.00 $861 +10.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 100.00–120.00 $111.09 $250 —
250–299 275 4 115.00–125.00 $120.45 $331 —
300–349 325 12 115.00–130.00 $123.07 $400 —
400–449 426 13 90.00–112.50 $102.76 $438 —
500–549 525 12 60.00–100.00 $80.93 $425 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 2 75.00 $75.00 $546 —
828 828 3 90.00 $90.00 $745 —

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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 14 123.00–140.00 $132.14 $429 —
350–399 378 7 120.00–156.00 $141.71 $536 +0.40
400–449 428 7 120.00–140.00 $131.99 $565 -13.45
450–499 476 17 114.00–132.50 $124.27 $592 +3.24
500–549 525 8 108.00–130.00 $119.51 $627 -3.05
550–599 575 6 100.00–128.00 $113.40 $652 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1028 80-85% 51 49.00–65.00 $58.52 $602 -3.68
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 65.00–72.00 $68.71 $876 -3.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 790 85-90% 5 30.00–42.00 $35.16 $278 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 34 45.00–66.00 $57.29 $587 -1.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1570 1435 75-80% 6 58.00–65.50 $62.10 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 60.00–87.00 $76.20 $952 -2.10
1500–1975 1738 16 83.00–89.50 $86.69 $1,507 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 100 725.00–1,025.00 $906.40
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 600.00–825.00 $736.05
Small 1 ($/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) 26 500.00–800.00 $678.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 685.00–900.00 $812.84 -160.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 875.00–1,300.00 $1,131.98 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 750.00–1,075.00 $946.51 —

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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.