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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $390.39/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 276 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.00/cwt ≈ $1,555/hd at 688 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.51/cwt +14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 426 576
Feeder cattle 331 249 303
Slaughter cattle 59 96 103
Replacement cattle 82 81 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 229 5 390.00–412.50 $404.65 $927 —
250–299 276 13 370.00–405.00 $390.39 $1,077 +18.00
300–349 325 6 380.00–400.00 $390.76 $1,270 +20.95
350–399 375 8 345.00–395.00 $371.64 $1,394 +17.85
400–449 425 6 315.00–345.00 $330.87 $1,406 +9.30
450–499 475 4 310.00–355.00 $333.66 $1,585 +32.07
500–549 525 6 292.00–320.00 $306.65 $1,610 +29.44
600–649 625 2 262.00–270.00 $266.16 $1,664 +14.11
740 740 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,658 -21.00
780 780 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,903 —
935 935 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,753 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 300.00–310.00 $305.45 $840 —
350–399 375 4 315.00–350.00 $333.64 $1,251 —
450–499 475 6 265.00–280.00 $272.89 $1,296 —
500–549 525 4 270.00–275.00 $272.62 $1,431 —
820 820 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 340.00–350.00 $345.38 $1,122 +61.21
450–499 475 6 295.00–310.00 $302.89 $1,439 +25.72

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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 6 350.00–390.00 $371.79 $1,022 +42.53
300–349 325 10 315.00–355.00 $336.51 $1,094 +14.53
350–399 375 6 300.00–325.00 $313.32 $1,175 +26.58
400–449 425 10 265.00–285.00 $275.58 $1,171 +6.95
450–499 475 10 245.00–275.00 $259.23 $1,231 +11.30
500–549 516 9 240.00–250.00 $243.54 $1,257 -8.09
550–599 575 10 234.00–250.00 $242.34 $1,393 +11.45
600–649 625 6 230.00–247.50 $239.09 $1,494 +9.41
715 715 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,123 -63.87
755 755 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,529 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 235.00–285.00 $262.23 $721 —
300–349 325 6 255.00–285.00 $271.13 $881 —
350–399 375 6 240.00–275.00 $258.64 $970 —
400–449 425 10 225.00–260.00 $243.51 $1,035 —
450–499 475 4 195.00–200.00 $197.63 $939 —
550–599 575 8 185.00–205.00 $195.43 $1,124 —
600–649 625 4 202.00–217.50 $210.05 $1,313 —
700–705 703 2 130.00–165.00 $147.56 $1,037 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 340.00–370.00 $356.64 $802 —
300–349 325 8 295.00–310.00 $303.07 $985 +28.92
350–399 375 8 275.00–295.00 $285.65 $1,071 +33.49
400–449 425 8 250.00–265.00 $257.93 $1,096 —
450–499 475 4 220.00–245.00 $233.15 $1,107 —
550–599 575 6 205.00–222.00 $213.86 $1,230 +20.61
650–699 675 4 185.00–210.00 $197.95 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,266 —
507 value added 507 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,293 —
570 value added 570 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —
688 value added 688 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,555 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 8 285.00–315.00 $300.77 $1,429 —
550–599 575 8 265.00–290.00 $278.03 $1,599 —
650–699 675 8 212.00–250.00 $231.69 $1,564 —

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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% 6 110.00–115.00 $112.93 $1,158 +3.05
1200–1350 1272 80-85% 23 117.00–135.00 $126.14 $1,605 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 84.00–94.00 $89.31 $714 -0.14
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 100.00–113.00 $107.61 $1,103 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1650 1450 75-80% 6 111.00–121.00 $116.69 $1,692 +4.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1275 1138 6 116.00–122.00 $119.36 $1,358 —
1255–1900 1578 12 125.00–148.00 $138.85 $2,191 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 990.00–1,250.00 $1,142.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,527.85
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,650.00–2,050.00 $1,895.45
Small 1 ($/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) 12 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,437.84

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–925 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,727.45 —
750–1100 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,098.50 —

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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.