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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.64/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 477 lb · 24 head
light 2-weight M&L 3 steers $131.09/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $295/hd at 225 lb · 22 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $137.14/cwt ≈ $446/hd at 325 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,195 887 960
Feeder cattle 922 549 669
Slaughter cattle 167 147 147
Replacement cattle 106 191 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-9.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

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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 16 145.00–155.00 $150.38 $489 -14.41
400–449 425 18 137.50–160.00 $149.40 $635 -2.88
450–499 475 14 135.00–152.50 $144.20 $685 -2.21
500–549 525 12 122.50–146.00 $134.80 $708 +3.37
550–599 570 5 126.00–130.00 $127.68 $728 -3.21
600–649 625 6 120.00–133.00 $126.76 $792 -1.32
710–740 722 3 120.00–127.00 $122.30 $883 -2.20
865 865 1 81.00 $81.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 22 120.00–140.00 $131.09 $295 -15.00
300–349 325 20 128.00–145.00 $137.14 $446 —
350–399 375 16 115.00–140.00 $128.32 $481 —
450–499 475 8 110.00–130.00 $120.52 $572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 12 100.00 $100.00 $985 —

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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 8 124.00–132.50 $128.63 $354 -5.90
300–349 325 4 130.00–145.00 $138.07 $449 +0.89
350–399 375 10 120.00–127.50 $124.00 $465 -9.09
400–449 426 19 112.50–128.00 $121.10 $516 -6.46
450–499 477 24 111.00–128.00 $120.64 $575 -2.38
500–549 526 15 114.00–126.00 $120.68 $635 -0.14
550–599 576 17 111.00–124.00 $118.16 $681 +3.05
600–649 625 8 107.50–117.50 $112.70 $704 +2.98
700–720 710 4 86.00–109.00 $99.92 $709 -4.33
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–588 573 4 116.00–123.00 $119.59 $685 —
645 645 12 120.00 $120.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 12 100.00–147.50 $125.12 $532 -6.87
450–499 475 16 116.00–152.00 $134.93 $641 +10.66
500–549 525 16 115.00–130.00 $122.85 $645 +3.34
550–599 575 8 82.00–120.00 $101.81 $585 -11.59
650–699 675 18 85.00–115.00 $100.54 $679 —

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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% 58 51.00–62.00 $57.44 $589 -1.08
1200–1350 1277 80-85% 37 62.00–68.50 $65.53 $837 -3.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 22 24.00–40.00 $32.50 $260 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 43.00–61.00 $53.54 $549 -3.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1820 1615 75-80% 12 58.00–67.00 $63.07 $1,019 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1286 7 60.00–82.00 $74.67 $960 —
1500–2160 1830 14 86.00–94.50 $91.02 $1,666 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1275 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 56 760.00–935.00 $865.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–900 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 350.00–560.00 $464.55
750–1070 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 390.00–725.00 $594.62

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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 12 650.00–1,000.00 $858.11 +45.27

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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.