Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.99/cwt +39.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.17/cwt +31.38 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 275 lb · 12 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.82/cwt +29.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	343	309	598
Feeder cattle	242	196	393
Slaughter cattle	48	56	127
Replacement cattle	53	57	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-35.00 higher (with couple of classes 40.00 higher) ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher (with some classes 30.00-35.00 higher) feeder yearling groups were wean with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	10	335.00–375.00	$356.79	$981	+27.88
300–349	325	8	355.00–370.00	$363.07	$1,180	+39.12
350–399	375	12	335.00–360.00	$346.68	$1,300	+48.12
400–449	425	8	290.00–340.00	$316.44	$1,345	+44.96
450–499	475	10	275.00–285.00	$280.26	$1,331	+5.63
500–549	525	4	270.00–280.00	$275.23	$1,445	+11.47
600–649	625	2	256.00–262.00	$259.12	$1,620	—
650–699	675	4	240.00–246.00	$243.11	$1,641	—
725–730	728	2	231.00–236.00	$233.51	$1,700	—
760	760	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,634	—
805	805	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,771	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	12	285.00–335.00	$311.89	$1,014	—
350–399	375	8	260.00–285.00	$273.32	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	320.00–345.00	$333.62	$917	+49.86
300–349	325	6	340.00–355.00	$348.07	$1,131	+67.06
400–449	425	6	260.00–275.00	$267.93	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,462	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	12	320.00–335.00	$328.17	$902	+31.38
300–349	325	12	310.00–345.00	$328.82	$1,069	+29.87
350–399	375	8	295.00–320.00	$308.32	$1,156	+28.92
400–449	425	6	270.00–285.00	$277.93	$1,181	+9.30
450–499	475	4	242.00–250.00	$246.21	$1,169	-5.76
500–549	525	12	227.00–237.50	$232.50	$1,221	+15.54
550–599	575	4	209.00–232.50	$221.25	$1,272	+11.64
600–649	625	2	210.00–218.00	$214.16	$1,338	+1.15
720	720	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	22	265.00–280.00	$272.99	$1,024	+39.99
400–449	425	8	250.00–260.00	$255.29	$1,085	+45.92
745	745	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,222	—
775	775	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,224	—
815	815	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	270.00–285.00	$278.07	$904	—
350–399	375	8	240.00–260.00	$250.65	$940	—
400–449	425	4	240.00–245.00	$242.64	$1,031	—
500–549	525	4	178.00–205.00	$192.13	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	416	3	265.00–315.00	$282.97	$1,177	—
500–549	525	2	272.00–280.00	$276.19	$1,450	—
600–649	625	2	240.00–244.00	$242.08	$1,513	—
650–699	675	2	200.00–220.00	$210.36	$1,420	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	6	89.00–98.00	$94.27	$966	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	24	100.00–112.00	$106.35	$1,356	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	86.00–93.00	$90.10	$924	+2.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1350	1328	75-80%	2	103.00–106.00	$104.53	$1,388	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1440	1332	3	109.00–111.00	$109.94	$1,464	—
1195–2045	1654	7	118.00–130.00	$126.56	$2,093	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	600.00–770.00	$701.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,418.75
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	875.00–1,100.00	$1,013.07

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	700.00–1,200.00	$997.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–850	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,234.88	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.