Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.83/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 418 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.52/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 434 730
Feeder cattle 214 293 453
Slaughter cattle 115 88 124
Replacement cattle 82 53 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 15.00 higher with some high quality calves coming in today even though a shorter run. Slaughter Cows were 3-10.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower this week. A couple really nice sets of replacement cow/calf pairs with excellent calves at side were offered this week and and also several top end bred cows, mostly Brangus were also sold as replacements.

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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 6 335.00–370.00 $351.06 $958 +10.00
300–345 323 6 335.00–375.00 $353.60 $1,142 +5.00
350–370 360 4 340.00–365.00 $352.15 $1,268 +8.65
400–440 413 3 275.00–305.00 $294.35 $1,216 -3.05
450–490 470 6 275.00–310.00 $291.76 $1,371 +22.40
500–535 518 6 247.00–270.00 $258.11 $1,337 +3.90
550–590 566 5 245.00–268.00 $258.41 $1,463 +16.40
610–635 623 4 246.00–250.00 $247.96 $1,545 +13.28
650–680 662 5 222.00–248.00 $237.32 $1,571 +14.22
715–725 720 2 226.00–230.00 $228.01 $1,642 +30.01
845 845 2 190.00–215.00 $202.50 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 290.00–320.00 $303.76 $829 +10.00
350–390 370 4 280.00–310.00 $294.19 $1,089 -7.06
460–490 475 2 225.00–247.00 $236.35 $1,123 -3.07
505–545 529 5 215.00–240.00 $224.55 $1,188 +14.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943 value added 943 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 7 290.00–320.00 $305.92 $823 +11.82
300–340 320 4 280.00–315.00 $296.41 $949 +11.56
350–395 373 6 270.00–295.00 $281.74 $1,051 -2.64
400–440 418 11 247.00–262.00 $254.83 $1,065 -5.42
450–495 473 10 240.00–260.00 $249.52 $1,180 +1.91
500–545 519 7 232.00–247.00 $240.25 $1,247 +9.57
560–585 570 5 230.00–246.00 $239.43 $1,365 +16.16
600–620 610 4 208.00–232.00 $219.80 $1,341 +7.17
650 650 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,378 +14.18
710–745 722 3 200.00–218.00 $211.81 $1,529 +13.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 240.00–265.00 $251.47 $687 ±0.00
305–335 315 3 230.00–250.00 $242.91 $765 -2.09
400–440 420 4 210.00–232.00 $220.48 $926 -8.66
450–455 453 5 205.00–230.00 $220.07 $997 +15.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–990 957 80-85% 3 110.00–114.00 $112.76 $1,079 —
965–1320 1181 80-85% 60 115.00–125.00 $120.17 $1,419 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1180 1035 85-90% 22 108.00–117.00 $113.13 $1,171 —
890–1235 1050 85-90% 6 96.00–103.00 $99.07 $1,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1625 1472 75-80% 9 117.00–124.00 $120.05 $1,767 —
1715–1870 1793 75-80% 2 111.00–112.00 $111.52 $2,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1595 1242 3 123.00–133.00 $128.83 $1,600 —
1410–1865 1697 6 151.00–160.00 $157.12 $2,666 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1090 929 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 88.00–136.00 $118.04 $1,097

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1570 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,325.00–2,100.00 $1,811.70
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–1030 866 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 725.00–1,400.00 $1,157.22

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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
1040–1325 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,050.00–2,900.00 $2,526.22 —
1205–1325 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00–2,150.00 $1,959.49 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725–905 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,525.00–1,675.00 $1,608.28 —

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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.