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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.77/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $403.79/cwt +37.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 373 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $325.09/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 475 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 401 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 415.00–460.00 $435.83 $1,177 +17.48
300–345 323 10 385.00–430.00 $405.93 $1,311 +9.65
350–395 373 12 385.00–425.00 $403.79 $1,506 +37.11
400–445 423 10 340.00–375.00 $356.57 $1,508 +22.94
450–495 475 11 310.00–345.00 $325.09 $1,544 +10.56
500–545 519 7 312.50–350.00 $333.13 $1,729 +18.70
550–575 560 5 290.00–325.00 $310.63 $1,740 +6.02
600–640 620 6 270.00–295.00 $282.10 $1,749 -6.79
675 675 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,836 -15.04
700–740 727 3 230.00–265.00 $248.67 $1,808 -10.92
750 750 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,631 -27.50
815 815 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,752 -31.17
1180 1180 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 345.00–385.00 $363.87 $964 —
300–335 318 4 340.00–375.00 $356.54 $1,134 +6.73
360–390 375 6 325.00–360.00 $341.80 $1,282 +42.43
400–445 420 11 295.00–330.00 $313.16 $1,315 —
470–490 480 4 270.00–300.00 $284.69 $1,367 —
500–545 523 8 280.00–305.00 $291.96 $1,527 +54.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,444 —
511 value added 511 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,635 —
605 value added 605 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,779 —

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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 6 340.00–370.00 $353.89 $956 -12.68
300–340 324 5 350.00–375.00 $359.26 $1,164 -10.64
350–395 373 10 335.00–370.00 $351.44 $1,311 +2.24
400–440 420 6 310.00–345.00 $326.67 $1,372 +2.38
450–495 469 7 285.00–320.00 $304.18 $1,427 —
500–545 534 20 267.50–290.00 $272.77 $1,457 -6.71
555–590 573 8 247.00–267.50 $256.94 $1,472 -5.30
615–635 625 6 240.00–265.00 $252.30 $1,577 +2.54
675–690 680 3 217.00–237.00 $230.24 $1,566 -6.99
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
810–820 815 2 200.00–220.00 $209.94 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 300.00–330.00 $313.76 $857 -5.72
360–380 368 5 270.00–300.00 $287.61 $1,058 -9.70
400–440 424 5 275.00–305.00 $286.32 $1,214 —
455–490 467 3 250.00–277.00 $267.55 $1,249 +27.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 value added 388 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,416 —
420 420 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,113 —
480 value added 480 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165–1540 1353 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,550.00–2,800.00 $2,657.67 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1350 1236 80-85% 19 139.00–149.00 $144.75 $1,789 +0.14
1060–1545 1303 80-85% 16 150.00–161.00 $156.52 $2,039 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1860 1537 75-80% 19 135.00–145.00 $138.60 $2,130 —
1500–1605 1545 75-80% 4 120.00–130.00 $127.54 $1,970 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1050 978 85-90% 4 105.00–116.00 $110.91 $1,085 —
1115–1330 1223 85-90% 6 125.00–135.00 $130.44 $1,595 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1010 968 2 144.00–149.00 $146.39 $1,417 —
1410–2170 1632 8 159.00–169.00 $165.30 $2,698 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1250 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 100.00–170.00 $144.76 $1,416

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1475 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 2,200.00–2,825.00 $2,547.22
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1215 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,250.00–2,250.00 $1,844.13

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1190 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,500.00–3,150.00 $2,852.39 —
1180–1250 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,467.93 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400–1465 1433 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00–3,800.00 $3,748.87 —

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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.