Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 491 308
Feeder cattle 275 351 201
Slaughter cattle 78 67 52
Replacement cattle 95 73 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 610.00–630.00 $620.11 $1,414 +15.33
260–290 275 2 600.00–620.00 $609.45 $1,676 -20.19
310–345 334 9 590.00–620.00 $599.24 $2,001 +12.77
355 355 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,059 ±0.00
400–430 414 4 460.00–485.00 $473.81 $1,962 -1.28
455–490 473 2 455.00–475.00 $464.63 $2,198 +8.13
500–545 523 3 400.00–410.00 $405.89 $2,123 -16.66
570 570 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,451 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,642 +10.00
265 265 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,696 -40.00
310–335 323 2 630.00–660.00 $644.42 $2,081 +11.16
400–410 405 3 500.00–525.00 $511.60 $2,072 -38.40
455 455 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,230 —
500–525 514 4 440.00–465.00 $450.16 $2,314 +1.72
555–575 565 2 435.00–455.00 $444.82 $2,513 —
615–625 620 2 350.00–375.00 $362.60 $2,248 -16.21
775 775 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,581 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,652 +24.77
310 310 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,674 —
385 385 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,964 -29.86
455–465 458 3 420.00–445.00 $429.93 $1,969 -2.68
500 500 3 375.00–395.00 $386.67 $1,933 +6.61
590 590 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 +14.85
650 650 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,485 —
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 -25.00
595 595 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,254 +40.00
295 295 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,622 +26.30
325–335 330 3 530.00–550.00 $539.90 $1,782 +15.98
350 350 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 —
400–410 405 2 445.00–475.00 $459.81 $1,862 -3.51
500–520 511 4 385.00–420.00 $402.43 $2,056 +12.56
555–575 565 2 380.00–395.00 $387.63 $2,190 +15.17
610–643 629 4 385.00–400.00 $388.64 $2,445 +22.75
755–795 775 2 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,625 -5.00
355–375 366 4 480.00–510.00 $494.81 $1,811 +11.60
410–440 425 5 420.00–440.00 $429.93 $1,827 +8.97
450–465 455 3 395.00–415.00 $406.70 $1,850 -15.96
520 520 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,924 —
560–595 581 6 335.00–365.00 $348.33 $2,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 —
355–375 365 2 450.00–465.00 $457.71 $1,671 +2.71
440 440 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 -15.00
455–495 480 4 380.00–405.00 $392.32 $1,883 +27.32
615–625 620 2 335.00–355.00 $344.92 $2,139 +14.92
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159 ±0.00
840 840 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,142 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 3 450.00–475.00 $460.21 $1,993 -9.67
465 465 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,069 —
530–540 535 2 410.00–425.00 $417.43 $2,233 +22.50
565–585 575 2 395.00–405.00 $399.91 $2,299 +6.58
600–610 605 2 380.00–405.00 $392.60 $2,375 +36.28
705–710 708 2 340.00–360.00 $349.96 $2,478 +49.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,980 +13.49
560–570 565 2 350.00–385.00 $367.35 $2,076 +2.35
625 625 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 +34.98
715 715 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,324 +50.00
830 830 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,992 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–940 930 80-85% 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $1,502 —
980–1280 1149 80-85% 5 173.00–197.50 $178.87 $2,055 -1.78
1110–1235 1164 80-85% 4 164.00–171.00 $168.07 $1,956 +7.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,149 -9.50
1305–1660 1438 75-80% 3 162.00–169.00 $165.37 $2,378 —
1320–1835 1614 75-80% 6 170.00–176.00 $172.95 $2,791 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1000 930 85-90% 2 150.00–159.00 $154.84 $1,440 +18.84
935–965 950 85-90% 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $1,258 —
1175 1175 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1680 1348 3 188.00–208.00 $197.44 $2,661 —
1635–2090 1765 6 211.00–224.00 $216.97 $3,830 -0.11

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315–1425 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,900.00–3,250.00 $3,089.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1040–1095 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,100.00–3,200.00 $3,148.71
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1135 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,600.00–4,300.00 $3,946.89
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1308 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —

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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.