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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $420.93/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 323 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $377.61/cwt -25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 376 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.48/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 575 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 674 343
Feeder cattle 424 548 242
Slaughter cattle 72 68 48
Replacement cattle 52 58 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were steady this week and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. With warm weather after the rains , a good bit of lighter weight calves show up 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 14 425.00–475.00 $447.94 $1,223 +25.00
300–345 323 16 400.00–445.00 $420.93 $1,360 ±0.00
355–395 376 15 360.00–400.00 $377.61 $1,420 -25.03
410–445 428 8 350.00–390.00 $369.18 $1,580 -0.93
450–490 470 8 315.00–350.00 $331.76 $1,559 -17.29
500–545 523 14 305.00–345.00 $324.14 $1,695 +2.39
550–595 573 10 295.00–330.00 $311.81 $1,787 +11.30
605–645 625 4 280.00–310.00 $294.52 $1,841 +1.04
650–690 667 7 250.00–285.00 $269.49 $1,797 +7.23
700–745 723 6 220.00–230.00 $224.84 $1,626 +14.84
850 850 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 6 360.00–400.00 $378.52 $1,022 +53.14
300–345 319 7 340.00–380.00 $361.48 $1,153 -7.92
350–390 370 8 310.00–350.00 $328.92 $1,217 -14.87
410–440 425 6 300.00–335.00 $316.88 $1,347 -4.69
460–495 480 7 275.00–300.00 $285.27 $1,369 -16.49
510–540 525 6 270.00–300.00 $284.57 $1,494 -2.94
560–595 578 4 255.00–280.00 $267.12 $1,544 +7.38
600–640 613 3 235.00–265.00 $254.57 $1,561 +1.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 -61.00
502 value added 502 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,606 —
833 value added 833 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,974 —

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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 7 340.00–380.00 $361.22 $972 +2.70
300–345 323 8 330.00–370.00 $348.60 $1,126 -3.36
350–390 370 10 320.00–355.00 $336.55 $1,245 -4.89
405–440 423 8 295.00–320.00 $306.98 $1,299 -14.59
455–495 475 12 280.00–310.00 $294.37 $1,398 -17.30
500–545 523 12 265.00–300.00 $281.75 $1,474 -7.82
555–595 575 14 260.00–290.00 $274.48 $1,578 +2.86
600–640 618 11 232.50–265.00 $249.71 $1,543 -0.01
660–690 675 4 215.00–245.00 $229.67 $1,550 -3.67
705 705 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,586 +2.68
770–780 773 3 205.00–210.00 $208.32 $1,610 -11.68
805 805 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,634 -7.00
880 880 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,690 +6.00
920 920 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 8 290.00–325.00 $306.06 $836 +22.17
310–345 328 6 275.00–310.00 $291.56 $956 +4.84
350–395 369 7 265.00–300.00 $283.96 $1,048 -0.43
410–445 428 10 260.00–285.00 $271.99 $1,164 -7.30
450–490 470 12 250.00–275.00 $261.97 $1,231 -12.39
500–545 523 8 230.00–257.00 $242.92 $1,270 -11.75
550–590 570 6 225.00–250.00 $237.06 $1,351 -4.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235–1250 1243 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,576.06 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1240 1043 80-85% 14 127.00–137.00 $132.95 $1,387 —
1145–1700 1423 80-85% 16 138.00–148.00 $143.98 $2,049 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1160 953 85-90% 8 100.00–110.00 $106.09 $1,011 —
950–1140 1045 85-90% 10 119.00–129.00 $124.45 $1,301 +0.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1595 1490 75-80% 4 134.00–138.00 $135.99 $2,026 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2035 1376 8 156.00–166.00 $158.00 $2,174 +6.01
1615–2180 1863 6 168.00–179.50 $174.07 $3,243 +5.78

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1005 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 114.00–177.50 $141.34 $1,248

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1440 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,800.00–2,300.00 $2,084.02
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1105 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,200.00–1,775.00 $1,539.77

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–980 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,277.17 —

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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.