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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.28/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 425 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.65/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.80/cwt -3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 525 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 977 766 1,091
Feeder cattle 698 546 769
Slaughter cattle 141 119 162
Replacement cattle 138 101 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

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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 12 150.00–167.50 $159.53 $439 +2.50
300–349 325 14 144.00–165.00 $155.29 $505 —
350–399 375 10 140.00–162.50 $151.99 $570 -4.20
400–449 425 14 132.50–156.00 $144.93 $616 -4.71
450–499 475 12 138.00–158.00 $148.52 $705 +3.68
500–549 525 16 126.00–147.50 $137.25 $721 -2.69
550–599 575 10 117.50–145.00 $131.84 $758 +6.63
600–649 625 12 110.00–126.00 $118.31 $739 -11.82
720–735 728 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $896 +5.52
750–760 755 2 110.00–128.00 $119.06 $899 +4.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 120.00–145.00 $133.62 $367 —
350–399 375 6 120.00–142.50 $131.99 $495 —
450–499 475 6 120.00–140.00 $130.52 $620 —

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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 10 125.00–148.00 $137.53 $378 -0.05
300–349 325 14 130.00–140.00 $135.38 $440 -1.34
350–399 375 16 120.00–140.00 $130.65 $490 -4.27
400–449 425 24 117.50–136.00 $127.28 $541 +0.35
450–499 475 10 120.00–136.00 $128.41 $610 +4.21
500–549 525 16 107.50–131.00 $119.80 $629 -3.31
550–599 575 10 102.50–120.00 $111.62 $642 -11.11
600–649 625 10 92.50–115.00 $103.31 $646 -9.24
650–699 675 8 102.50–111.00 $106.90 $722 —
700–740 713 3 94.00–108.00 $101.00 $720 +3.96
750–785 768 2 83.00–105.00 $94.25 $724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 115.00–120.00 $117.72 $324 —
350–399 375 14 100.00–124.00 $112.79 $423 +0.80
450–499 475 10 100.00–111.00 $105.78 $502 —
500–549 525 6 80.00–100.00 $90.47 $475 —

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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 12 136.00–148.00 $142.45 $463 +10.86
400–449 425 8 113.00–142.50 $128.60 $547 -4.53
450–499 475 8 118.00–138.00 $128.52 $610 -6.34
500–549 525 10 110.00–134.00 $122.56 $643 -2.19
550–599 575 8 112.00–118.00 $115.13 $662 —
600–649 625 14 100.00–119.00 $109.87 $687 -2.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1111 80-85% 59 44.00–56.00 $53.67 $596 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 28 57.00–67.00 $62.29 $794 +0.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 18 24.00–40.00 $32.50 $260 +1.87
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 40.00–56.00 $49.37 $506 -1.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 3 54.00 $54.00 $702 —
1825 1825 75-80% 3 62.00 $62.00 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 18 67.00–80.50 $75.10 $939 +4.70
1500–2130 1815 18 84.00–93.50 $89.57 $1,626 +1.56

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1000 875 (<2 yrs)Open 28 440.00–900.00 $702.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1425 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 700.00–900.00 $825.27
Small 1 ($/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) 30 485.00–750.00 $642.57
850–1000 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–625.00 $567.57

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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 12 650.00–875.00 $778.57 —
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 725.00–900.00 $823.72 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1410 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 950.00–1,150.00 $1,074.78 —

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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.