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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $130.58/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
light 2-weight M&L 3 steers $136.64/cwt ≈ $307/hd at 225 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.47/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 839 977 812
Feeder cattle 642 698 569
Slaughter cattle 94 141 110
Replacement cattle 103 138 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-5.00 ; feeder calf groups had shot ;and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold weaker;

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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 12 150.00–166.00 $158.71 $436 -0.82
300–349 326 15 147.50–177.50 $164.62 $537 +9.33
350–399 375 8 144.00–167.50 $156.52 $587 +4.53
400–449 426 15 133.00–155.00 $145.36 $619 +0.43
500–549 525 8 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $696 -4.63
550–599 575 8 115.00–135.00 $125.43 $721 -6.41
600–649 633 3 110.00–127.50 $121.97 $772 +3.66
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -18.01
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 -4.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 20 120.00–150.00 $136.64 $307 —
350–399 375 10 120.00–140.00 $130.65 $490 -1.34
450–499 475 12 107.50–136.00 $122.49 $582 -8.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 145.00 $145.00 $489 —
530 530 2 135.00 $135.00 $716 —
590–598 595 6 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $738 —

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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 6 125.00–130.00 $127.72 $351 -9.81
300–349 326 15 127.50–138.00 $133.49 $435 -1.89
350–399 376 13 128.00–139.00 $134.28 $505 +3.63
400–449 425 18 127.50–135.00 $131.47 $559 +4.19
450–499 475 12 115.00–139.00 $127.62 $606 -0.79
500–549 527 11 107.50–129.00 $119.72 $631 -0.08
550–599 575 8 104.00–116.00 $110.26 $634 -1.36
600–649 625 4 94.00–105.00 $99.72 $623 -3.59
725–745 735 2 106.00–107.00 $106.49 $783 +5.49
845 845 1 91.00 $91.00 $769 —
860–880 870 2 91.00–99.00 $94.95 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 12 110.00–122.50 $116.93 $263 —
300–349 325 10 108.00–126.00 $117.68 $382 —
450 450 4 115.00 $115.00 $518 +9.22

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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 16 130.00–158.00 $145.06 $471 +2.61
400–449 425 20 120.00–140.00 $130.58 $555 +1.98
500–549 525 14 115.00–134.00 $124.94 $656 +2.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
588 588 5 115.00 $115.00 $676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 80-85% 6 50.00 $50.00 $425 —
1200–1350 1278 80-85% 27 56.50–66.50 $61.98 $792 -0.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 16 20.00–40.00 $30.63 $245 -1.87
850 850 85-90% 7 40.00 $40.00 $340 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1705 1548 75-80% 6 54.00–62.00 $58.41 $904 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 69.00–76.50 $73.50 $919 -1.60
1500–1850 1675 12 83.50–91.50 $87.92 $1,473 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–900 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 350.00–675.00 $527.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 500.00–925.00 $729.73
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 700.00–1,000.00 $869.23
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 400.00–675.00 $546.09

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 925.00–1,075.00 $1,009.62 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–890 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 575.00–850.00 $724.24 —

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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.