Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southeast Mississippi Livestock report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 539 673
Feeder cattle 137 412 394
Slaughter cattle 70 89 132
Replacement cattle 51 38 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 pounds were 20.00 lower. Feeder steers over 400 were mixed this week with a lighter run of calves with the Easter Holiday observed yesterday. Feeder heifers were also 20.00 lower under 400 pounds. Over 400 pounds were also mixed with a lighter run this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower this week.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 8 330.00–370.00 $348.35 $951 -28.87
300–340 317 7 315.00–350.00 $333.92 $1,059 -34.83
355–390 373 4 335.00–370.00 $351.68 $1,312 -17.38
400–430 412 5 310.00–345.00 $330.39 $1,361 +5.92
460–485 473 4 260.00–290.00 $274.60 $1,299 -24.69
515–540 528 2 270.00–285.00 $277.68 $1,466 -21.47
560–585 573 4 260.00–280.00 $269.78 $1,546 -19.87
670–690 680 4 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $1,581 -21.05
790 790 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 280.00–300.00 $289.26 $781 -45.87
300–340 320 4 260.00–290.00 $274.06 $877 —
350–390 363 3 270.00–300.00 $289.27 $1,050 -39.80
450–485 471 5 200.00–215.00 $205.73 $969 -58.70

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 266 5 300.00–320.00 $311.28 $828 -30.80
300–330 315 4 310.00–340.00 $324.29 $1,022 -24.50
350–390 370 4 265.00–287.00 $275.41 $1,019 -23.78
400–440 420 4 250.00–275.00 $261.90 $1,100 -5.97
450–495 468 5 250.00–270.00 $261.54 $1,224 -7.75
520–530 523 3 246.00–257.00 $253.29 $1,325 ±0.00
555–565 558 3 245.00–255.00 $251.63 $1,404 +13.38
600–625 613 4 225.00–236.00 $230.39 $1,412 -17.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 6 260.00–290.00 $273.76 $747 -20.00
305–340 323 4 250.00–270.00 $259.46 $838 -36.65
350–385 368 4 215.00–240.00 $226.90 $835 -29.92
595 595 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,348 —
727 value added 727 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,599 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–1795 1783 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1100 969 80-85% 15 122.00–132.00 $126.69 $1,228 —
1070–1460 1211 80-85% 12 136.00–144.00 $139.52 $1,690 +8.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1000 955 85-90% 8 109.00–119.00 $114.63 $1,095 +2.60
920–1250 1078 85-90% 9 121.00–130.00 $126.09 $1,359 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,500 —
1310–1705 1540 75-80% 5 123.00–132.00 $126.64 $1,950 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1400 1327 3 138.00–146.00 $140.67 $1,867 -5.25
1310–1885 1667 7 151.00–160.00 $157.36 $2,623 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1090 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 113.00–132.00 $123.68 $1,200

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1300 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,350.00–1,900.00 $1,664.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1015 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,284.35

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780–925 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,150.00–2,200.00 $2,172.87 —
970–1200 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,000.00–2,500.00 $2,276.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780–1035 908 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,750.00–2,150.00 $1,978.10 —

↑ Back to top

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.