Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.90/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 420 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.29/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 380 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $319.29/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 420 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 881 538
Feeder cattle 489 589 406
Slaughter cattle 101 128 81
Replacement cattle 85 164 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed to firm on the heavy steers over 500 pounds. Feeder heifers were mixed this week compared to last week. Slaughter cows were steady this week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4 higher this week.

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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 10 360.00–400.00 $378.35 $1,033 -9.14
300–340 320 6 350.00–390.00 $368.75 $1,180 -9.85
350–385 368 10 335.00–375.00 $354.05 $1,303 +6.44
400–440 420 12 305.00–335.00 $319.29 $1,341 -1.58
450–495 470 9 285.00–315.00 $300.96 $1,415 -4.53
510–535 523 6 275.00–307.00 $290.62 $1,520 +3.18
550–595 573 8 260.00–285.00 $272.01 $1,559 -0.26
600–645 623 6 240.00–257.00 $248.19 $1,546 +1.50
660–670 665 4 237.00–250.00 $243.45 $1,619 +5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 8 290.00–330.00 $307.70 $843 -6.19
310–345 322 6 300.00–340.00 $325.70 $1,049 +11.75
355–390 373 4 290.00–320.00 $304.30 $1,135 +10.11
400–445 418 5 265.00–290.00 $279.35 $1,168 -0.17
450–490 468 11 250.00–278.00 $264.68 $1,239 +12.71
555–575 562 3 235.00–252.00 $246.20 $1,384 +21.20
645 645 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 +12.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 7 386.00 $386.00 $1,675 —
661 661 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,514 —
720 value added 720 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,663 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 9 320.00–350.00 $335.43 $906 -12.92
300–345 323 8 310.00–345.00 $326.28 $1,054 +3.97
350–385 368 10 285.00–314.00 $298.81 $1,100 +12.37
400–440 420 14 245.00–270.00 $256.90 $1,079 -8.54
450–490 468 9 240.00–260.00 $250.69 $1,173 -8.67
500–545 520 11 225.00–247.00 $236.53 $1,230 +1.91
550–585 566 11 225.00–246.00 $236.13 $1,336 +1.86
615–635 622 3 210.00–235.00 $218.51 $1,359 -12.38
650–690 666 5 190.00–208.00 $200.54 $1,336 -16.46
815–830 823 2 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 6 275.00–305.00 $288.89 $780 -11.72
300–340 316 5 260.00–285.00 $274.24 $867 -5.11
350–385 380 14 235.00–260.00 $238.29 $906 -8.54
405–440 423 4 210.00–230.00 $219.59 $929 -8.55
490 490 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 +2.53
550–590 570 4 170.00–200.00 $184.47 $1,051 —
650–690 666 5 170.00–180.00 $175.86 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 value added 409 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,227 —
458–492 475 6 240.00–257.50 $248.44 $1,180 +18.44
593 593 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,287 —
728 728 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180–1405 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,800.00–2,800.00 $2,191.92 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,184 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1185 1090 80-85% 12 100.00–109.00 $106.57 $1,162 —
1055–1405 1242 80-85% 20 110.00–120.00 $112.91 $1,402 +8.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–965 887 85-90% 6 87.00–93.00 $88.24 $783 +29.53
950–1205 1089 85-90% 6 95.00–105.00 $99.97 $1,089 +4.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1410 1310 75-80% 5 102.00–112.00 $106.34 $1,393 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,776 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,345 —
1290–1950 1521 14 118.00–128.00 $120.35 $1,831 —
1385–2200 1613 9 129.00–139.00 $134.00 $2,161 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1185 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 100.00–140.00 $122.73 $1,280
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1025 838 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 70.00–106.00 $92.03 $771

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1465 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,300.00–1,800.00 $1,599.59
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–1025 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 825.00–1,350.00 $1,138.78

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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
950–1130 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,217.31 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–1020 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,000.00–1,750.00 $1,472.22 —

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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.