Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,758/hd at 745 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.44/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 418 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.82/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 549 568 610
Feeder cattle 430 357 441
Slaughter cattle 77 136 109
Replacement cattle 42 75 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were firm to 15.00 higher this week. Feeder heifers were also steady and firm this week. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher this week. Had some really nice larger weight calves and groups that come in this week that kept the bigger cattle strong.

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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 6 360.00–400.00 $378.35 $1,033 -10.52
300–340 317 7 340.00–360.00 $350.81 $1,112 +8.66
350–385 368 10 325.00–360.00 $341.67 $1,257 +25.12
400–445 423 6 290.00–320.00 $304.20 $1,287 +9.05
450–490 470 10 265.00–297.00 $280.32 $1,318 +12.22
500–540 520 8 250.00–275.00 $262.02 $1,363 -8.34
550–585 568 6 240.00–266.00 $252.60 $1,435 -7.01
600–645 620 9 235.00–260.00 $248.44 $1,540 -0.94
650–695 670 11 230.00–255.00 $243.22 $1,630 -2.64
700–740 720 2 220.00–224.00 $222.06 $1,599 +4.28
765–775 772 3 210.00–220.00 $214.98 $1,660 -9.10
805–830 819 4 210.00–215.00 $211.27 $1,730 -2.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,270 —
578 value added 578 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,549 —
745 value added 745 17 236.00 $236.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 4 295.00–330.00 $311.73 $882 -17.03
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 -22.26
385 385 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 -14.35
400–430 415 4 245.00–275.00 $259.46 $1,077 +25.26
450–485 465 7 240.00–255.00 $248.29 $1,155 +13.53
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 -13.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 6 295.00–330.00 $311.06 $849 -2.96
300–345 318 5 290.00–305.00 $298.49 $949 -1.32
350–390 370 8 270.00–300.00 $284.19 $1,052 +10.54
400–440 418 13 250.00–280.00 $265.44 $1,110 +1.15
450–495 473 8 245.00–270.00 $256.90 $1,215 -2.73
500–545 519 7 227.00–257.00 $243.51 $1,264 -6.12
555–590 573 12 225.00–237.00 $230.82 $1,323 -9.75
600–645 623 6 220.00–237.00 $228.19 $1,422 -10.05
650–680 665 6 207.00–220.00 $213.35 $1,419 -9.75
705–745 718 4 198.00–217.00 $203.77 $1,463 -11.23
825 825 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,526 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 5 270.00–285.00 $275.42 $763 +6.66
330–340 333 3 215.00–245.00 $234.80 $782 -13.11
350–390 367 7 220.00–242.00 $231.98 $851 -8.02
405–440 423 4 220.00–242.00 $230.54 $975 +1.00
450–495 469 7 215.00–240.00 $228.70 $1,073 +8.70
510–535 523 4 210.00–222.00 $215.86 $1,129 -17.42
575–590 580 3 198.00–210.00 $205.93 $1,194 —
600–610 605 2 210.00–217.00 $213.53 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 272.00 $272.00 $996 —
473 473 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,230 —
578–598 592 11 223.00–268.00 $237.88 $1,408 —
614 614 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,418 —
665 value added 665 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,450 —
681 681 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,559 —
722 value added 722 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1320 1108 80-85% 9 120.00–128.00 $125.26 $1,388 —
1170–1490 1277 80-85% 14 129.00–139.00 $134.01 $1,711 -2.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–835 743 85-90% 3 90.00–98.00 $92.01 $684 —
885–1070 990 85-90% 11 109.00–119.00 $116.01 $1,148 —
925–1225 1147 85-90% 8 120.00–130.00 $125.39 $1,438 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1530 1444 75-80% 5 126.00–137.00 $129.17 $1,865 —
1565–1670 1618 75-80% 2 121.00–125.00 $123.06 $1,991 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2035 1605 9 149.00–159.00 $154.90 $2,486 —
1465–2045 1656 9 160.00–170.00 $162.84 $2,697 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1030 957 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 123.00–150.00 $139.60 $1,336

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1495 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,575.00–2,150.00 $1,912.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1130 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,675.00 $1,605.47

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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
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.