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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.20/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.75/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.72/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $444/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 766 664 886
Feeder cattle 546 447 701
Slaughter cattle 119 119 77
Replacement cattle 101 98 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS SOLD HIGHER 2.00-4.00; FEEDER HEIFERS SOLD HIGHER 2.00-6.00; FEEDER CALF GROUPS HAD 2 ROUNDS OF SHOTS AND REPORTED AS 1-2S; SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD FIRMER ; SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD HIGHER 2.00-6.00

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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 10 147.50–165.00 $157.03 $432 —
350–399 375 6 145.00–166.00 $156.19 $586 -1.64
400–449 425 12 142.50–156.00 $149.64 $636 +3.03
450–499 475 12 138.00–151.00 $144.84 $688 +4.19
500–549 525 12 130.00–149.00 $139.94 $735 +6.06
550–599 575 6 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $720 -1.31
600–649 633 3 125.00–132.50 $130.13 $824 +5.45
650–699 675 6 115.00–127.50 $121.48 $820 —
735–740 738 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $867 +7.80
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —

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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 6 127.50–146.00 $137.58 $378 —
300–349 325 16 130.00–142.50 $136.72 $444 +4.06
350–399 375 16 120.00–148.00 $134.92 $506 +10.13
400–449 425 16 119.00–134.00 $126.93 $539 +5.05
450–499 475 20 115.00–132.50 $124.20 $590 +4.68
500–549 526 13 113.00–131.00 $123.11 $648 +4.15
550–599 575 12 117.00–128.00 $122.73 $706 +8.43
600–649 625 16 98.00–126.00 $112.55 $703 +3.83
700–720 710 2 94.00–100.00 $97.04 $689 +9.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 14 110.00–130.00 $121.09 $272 —
350–399 375 12 100.00–122.50 $111.99 $420 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–530 526 15 127.00–131.00 $127.77 $672 —
575 575 3 126.00 $126.00 $724 +4.00
670 670 3 117.00 $117.00 $784 —

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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 8 116.00–145.00 $131.59 $428 —
350–399 375 12 124.00–148.00 $136.79 $513 —
400–449 425 8 117.00–147.50 $133.13 $566 -0.09
450–499 475 10 122.50–146.00 $134.86 $641 +8.79
500–549 525 16 108.00–140.00 $124.75 $655 -1.10
600–649 625 10 104.00–121.00 $112.83 $705 -2.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 22 20.00–40.00 $30.63 $245 -0.52
850–1200 1033 85-90% 23 40.00–58.50 $51.22 $529 -0.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1034 80-85% 19 42.00–56.00 $50.55 $523 -3.44
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 56.50–67.00 $62.06 $791 -0.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1635 1493 75-80% 6 50.00–63.00 $57.12 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 59.00–78.00 $70.40 $880 -7.90
1500–2150 1825 8 83.00–91.50 $88.01 $1,606 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 925 (<2 yrs)Open 18 700.00–1,110.00 $921.62

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1315 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 36 800.00–975.00 $906.29
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1070 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 460.00–710.00 $606.98

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1480 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 975.00–1,160.00 $1,092.51 —

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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.