Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $387.49/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 273 lb · 23 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.35/cwt +14.46 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 273 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.44/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 373 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 881 560 561
Feeder cattle 589 357 365
Slaughter cattle 128 107 106
Replacement cattle 164 96 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. A couple dispersals were offered this week so finally had a good number of replacement bred cows and cow/calf pairs offered and kept back.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 23 370.00–410.00 $387.49 $1,058 +14.14
300–345 323 16 360.00–400.00 $378.60 $1,223 +10.97
350–395 371 15 330.00–365.00 $347.61 $1,290 +1.06
400–445 420 9 305.00–335.00 $320.87 $1,348 -5.70
450–490 468 11 295.00–315.00 $305.49 $1,430 +3.33
510–540 527 7 275.00–305.00 $287.44 $1,515 -3.91
550–585 568 10 265.00–280.00 $272.27 $1,546 +3.86
600–640 616 5 235.00–255.00 $246.69 $1,520 -23.31
650–680 665 4 225.00–252.00 $238.20 $1,584 —
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 300.00–330.00 $313.89 $848 -0.13
300–345 323 6 300.00–330.00 $313.95 $1,014 +29.89
350–390 370 4 280.00–310.00 $294.19 $1,089 +4.64
400–440 420 6 270.00–290.00 $279.52 $1,174 -6.35
450–490 470 4 240.00–265.00 $251.97 $1,184 -15.26
500–545 515 3 250.00–270.00 $262.94 $1,354 +5.80
550 550 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —
615–625 620 2 190.00–225.00 $207.36 $1,286 —
655 655 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 value added 460 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,481 —
731 value added 731 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 18 330.00–370.00 $348.35 $951 +14.46
300–345 321 17 305.00–340.00 $322.31 $1,035 +6.20
350–395 373 18 270.00–305.00 $286.44 $1,068 +2.35
400–440 418 13 250.00–280.00 $265.44 $1,110 +3.30
450–490 470 14 245.00–275.00 $259.36 $1,219 +17.46
500–540 520 10 225.00–245.00 $234.62 $1,220 +5.05
550–585 568 6 227.00–242.00 $234.27 $1,331 +2.57
600–635 618 4 227.00–235.00 $230.89 $1,427 +13.89
650 650 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,410 —
700–740 720 6 180.00–202.00 $190.69 $1,373 -26.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 7 290.00–310.00 $300.61 $809 +16.72
300–330 310 3 260.00–290.00 $279.35 $866 -3.67
355–395 375 4 235.00–260.00 $246.83 $926 +0.09
420–435 430 3 220.00–245.00 $228.14 $981 -8.69
460–495 474 5 200.00–230.00 $217.47 $1,031 +5.50
525–545 532 3 180.00–200.00 $186.83 $994 -2.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,153 —
454 value added 454 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,176 —
480 480 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 —
538 538 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1725 1725 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1405 1221 80-85% 27 100.00–110.00 $104.82 $1,280 -1.08
1090–1495 1258 80-85% 19 112.00–121.00 $115.20 $1,449 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1010 887 85-90% 5 54.00–64.00 $58.71 $521 —
840–1025 940 85-90% 9 77.00–87.00 $81.39 $765 —
890–1240 1075 85-90% 22 89.00–99.00 $95.16 $1,023 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1585 1499 75-80% 10 100.00–111.00 $105.02 $1,574 —
1435–1625 1530 75-80% 2 93.00–96.00 $94.59 $1,447 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1595 1289 9 112.00–122.00 $114.48 $1,476 —
1440–2000 1740 13 125.00–135.00 $129.74 $2,257 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1195 1099 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 100.00–103.00 $101.73 $1,118
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1025 838 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 78.00–103.00 $93.30 $782

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1305 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 1,300.00–1,800.00 $1,585.56
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–1020 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 750.00–1,350.00 $1,106.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–1195 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,950.00 $1,849.22 —
1050–1440 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 29 2,000.00–2,750.00 $2,470.97 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695–1070 889 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 27 1,650.00–1,950.00 $1,837.13 —

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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.