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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.16/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.09/cwt +17.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 475 lb · 18 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.62/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 275 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 819 888
Feeder cattle 356 557 657
Slaughter cattle 135 167 155
Replacement cattle 102 95 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK feeder sold mixed; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls sold firmer

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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 12 260.00–275.00 $268.17 $737 -6.56
300–349 325 6 250.00–265.00 $258.07 $839 -3.75
350–399 375 6 260.00–280.00 $270.65 $1,015 +17.90
400–449 425 6 255.00–270.00 $262.93 $1,117 +9.63
450–499 475 8 250.00–257.50 $253.94 $1,206 +11.91
500–549 525 6 225.00–240.00 $232.85 $1,222 -5.51
550–599 575 6 227.00–227.50 $227.26 $1,307 -11.08
600–649 625 4 225.00–227.50 $226.30 $1,414 +9.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 225.00–250.00 $238.62 $656 —
350–399 375 8 200.00–225.00 $213.32 $800 —
400–449 425 6 195.00–232.50 $214.83 $913 —

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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 14 230.00–255.00 $243.62 $670 +3.06
300–349 325 12 230.00–260.00 $246.13 $800 +3.71
350–399 375 8 210.00–230.00 $220.65 $827 -6.17
400–449 425 20 207.00–230.00 $219.16 $931 +1.14
450–499 475 18 200.00–232.50 $217.09 $1,031 +17.91
500–549 525 6 190.00–207.50 $199.16 $1,046 +11.87
550–599 575 10 187.00–202.50 $195.08 $1,122 +3.29
600–649 625 4 180.00–190.00 $185.20 $1,158 +11.71
650–699 675 4 178.00–186.00 $182.15 $1,230 +12.15
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 ±0.00
750 750 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 -17.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 190.00–215.00 $203.62 $560 —
350–399 375 12 180.00–210.00 $195.98 $735 —
400–449 425 8 180.00–197.50 $189.26 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 value added 615 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 225.00–255.00 $240.98 $904 —
400–449 425 6 210.00–240.00 $225.87 $960 +0.87
450–499 475 6 212.00–235.00 $224.09 $1,064 -10.91
500–549 525 6 210.00–227.50 $219.16 $1,151 —
550–599 575 6 215.00–225.00 $220.21 $1,266 +1.66
600–649 625 6 205.00–217.50 $211.50 $1,322 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —

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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% 6 76.00–82.00 $79.51 $815 —
850–1200 1037 80-85% 15 83.00–87.00 $85.47 $886 —
1200–1350 1274 80-85% 51 87.00–98.00 $92.72 $1,181 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 12 60.00–76.00 $68.50 $548 —
750–850 800 85-90% 22 50.00–59.00 $54.78 $438 —
850–1200 1017 85-90% 23 75.00–84.00 $80.08 $814 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1475 1419 75-80% 9 89.00–95.00 $91.77 $1,302 +4.72
1250–1795 1523 75-80% 10 77.00–88.00 $81.52 $1,242 +11.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1635 1318 8 85.00–103.00 $96.17 $1,268 —
1230–1915 1573 10 113.00–120.00 $117.26 $1,844 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 35 60.00–92.00 $79.47 $739

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,250.00–1,750.00 $1,556.82
Small 1 ($/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) 8 775.00–1,125.00 $983.11
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–975.00 $873.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,496.97 —
1105–1110 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,550.00 $1,387.87 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,289.19 —

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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.