Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.57/cwt -12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 573 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $363.79/cwt +24.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 373 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.29/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 612 0
Feeder cattle 382 434 0
Slaughter cattle 61 83 0
Replacement cattle 66 95 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were also steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. There was a good bit of moisture that come over the weekend firming up interest in replacement type cattle offered this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 10 375.00–415.00 $393.35 $1,074 +5.00
300–340 316 5 360.00–400.00 $382.78 $1,210 -5.82
350–395 373 16 345.00–385.00 $363.79 $1,357 +24.60
400–445 423 12 330.00–365.00 $346.57 $1,466 +25.00
450–490 470 10 295.00–325.00 $309.36 $1,454 +4.12
510–545 526 9 290.00–320.00 $306.17 $1,610 +15.93
555–585 570 4 255.00–285.00 $269.61 $1,537 -4.93
600–640 623 7 245.00–275.00 $257.39 $1,604 +4.38
650–685 668 4 235.00–250.00 $242.30 $1,619 +2.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 267 7 300.00–340.00 $321.39 $858 -13.21
300–345 318 5 305.00–340.00 $324.81 $1,033 -6.60
355–380 366 7 285.00–315.00 $301.64 $1,104 +7.44
400–435 418 4 270.00–305.00 $286.77 $1,199 +9.37
470–495 485 5 260.00–285.00 $269.69 $1,308 -2.15
500–540 513 3 255.00–280.00 $271.23 $1,391 +21.52
555–595 575 4 225.00–242.00 $233.20 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 value added 696 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,733 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 330.00–370.00 $348.52 $941 +0.17
310–345 324 5 320.00–355.00 $340.09 $1,102 +21.03
350–395 373 12 310.00–345.00 $326.44 $1,218 +23.05
400–445 423 8 285.00–315.00 $299.20 $1,266 +22.37
450–495 473 14 255.00–285.00 $269.29 $1,274 -5.00
500–545 521 13 230.00–255.00 $242.92 $1,266 -5.08
550–595 573 16 220.00–242.00 $230.57 $1,321 -12.46
600–640 620 4 220.00–240.00 $229.68 $1,424 -6.15
650–690 666 5 214.00–230.00 $223.37 $1,488 +7.03
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 260.00–300.00 $278.52 $752 -2.31
300–335 318 4 275.00–305.00 $289.17 $920 +27.82
360–395 378 8 270.00–300.00 $284.30 $1,075 +27.31
400–440 420 4 240.00–270.00 $254.29 $1,068 +9.01
465–495 477 5 225.00–250.00 $239.62 $1,143 +4.29
530–545 538 4 200.00–220.00 $209.86 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,144 —
393 value added 393 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,297 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425–1940 1683 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,650.00–3,050.00 $2,880.61 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1355 1140 80-85% 8 105.00–111.00 $108.57 $1,238 —
1190–1335 1263 80-85% 14 112.00–123.00 $117.82 $1,488 +0.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1090 963 85-90% 6 88.00–98.00 $91.77 $884 -4.36
915–1295 1105 85-90% 10 102.00–112.00 $107.86 $1,192 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1615 1515 75-80% 5 111.00–115.00 $112.35 $1,702 —
1900 1900 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1640 1354 10 128.00–138.00 $132.55 $1,795 —
1470–2250 1749 5 140.00–153.00 $144.92 $2,535 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1150 934 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 102.00–160.00 $135.33 $1,264

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1620 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,950.00–2,250.00 $2,134.09
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1100 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,250.00–1,950.00 $1,651.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–1115 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,000.00–2,500.00 $2,285.17 +149.34
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1250 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,750.00–3,450.00 $3,131.26 —

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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.