Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.83/cwt +12.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 525 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.28/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 323 lb · 10 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $331.41/cwt -13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 320 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 472 593
Feeder cattle 210 331 363
Slaughter cattle 47 59 103
Replacement cattle 38 82 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steer were mixed this week with a lighter run. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 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
250–285 268 6 360.00–400.00 $378.69 $1,015 -11.70
300–345 323 8 370.00–410.00 $388.60 $1,255 -2.16
350–390 368 9 370.00–410.00 $391.15 $1,439 +19.51
400–440 420 6 315.00–335.00 $324.52 $1,363 -6.35
450–490 470 4 305.00–330.00 $316.97 $1,490 -16.69
510–545 524 5 285.00–302.00 $294.93 $1,545 -11.72
550–585 568 4 282.00–295.00 $288.30 $1,638 —
600–610 603 3 255.00–285.00 $274.89 $1,658 +8.73
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 +6.00
860 860 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 7 320.00–350.00 $335.92 $904 —
300–340 320 10 315.00–350.00 $331.41 $1,061 -13.97
360–395 381 5 320.00–355.00 $333.23 $1,270 —
480 480 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,416 -7.89
545 545 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 value added 643 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 6 335.00–370.00 $351.36 $942 -20.43
300–345 323 10 330.00–365.00 $346.28 $1,118 +9.77
350–375 360 5 300.00–335.00 $320.42 $1,154 +7.10
400–440 417 7 270.00–302.00 $287.53 $1,199 +11.95
450–490 470 6 250.00–277.00 $262.93 $1,236 +3.70
500–545 525 11 245.00–270.00 $255.83 $1,343 +12.29
550–595 573 4 250.00–260.00 $254.80 $1,460 +12.46
620–630 627 3 247.00–256.00 $249.97 $1,567 +10.88
670–680 675 2 245.00–247.00 $245.99 $1,660 —
745 745 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +63.00
805 805 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 6 285.00–315.00 $298.76 $816 —
300–340 320 8 280.00–310.00 $294.06 $941 -9.01
360–390 375 4 270.00–290.00 $279.60 $1,049 -6.05
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 -27.93
450–475 458 3 220.00–235.00 $229.82 $1,053 -3.33
570 570 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,226 +1.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,324 +22.00
508 value added 508 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,361 +13.00
623 value added 623 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1290 1181 80-85% 9 113.00–123.00 $119.44 $1,411 —
1175–1705 1364 80-85% 14 125.00–135.00 $129.50 $1,766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–920 753 85-90% 3 68.00–73.00 $70.04 $527 —
910–1085 1018 85-90% 4 105.00–116.00 $110.87 $1,129 +3.26
890–1160 1053 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $97.49 $1,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,332 —
1585–1625 1598 75-80% 3 118.00–125.00 $120.37 $1,924 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1570 1303 3 132.00–134.00 $133.20 $1,736 —
1605–1930 1775 5 142.00–152.00 $147.67 $2,621 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1110 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 110.00–142.00 $127.67 $1,283
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–930 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 72.00–111.00 $94.53 $761

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1295 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,300.00–2,325.00 $1,880.91
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–1030 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,265.35

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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
855–1190 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,100.00–2,750.00 $2,478.24 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.