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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $433.00/cwt ≈ $2,078/hd at 480 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $460.00/cwt ≈ $2,636/hd at 573 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $399.00/cwt ≈ $2,294/hd at 575 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 584 281
Feeder cattle 319 341 198
Slaughter cattle 35 89 30
Replacement cattle 32 154 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 18 512.00 $512.00 $2,068 —
517 517 18 497.00 $497.00 $2,569 —
573 573 21 460.00 $460.00 $2,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,452 +70.00
260–280 270 2 650.00–685.00 $668.15 $1,804 +101.60
310–345 328 2 580.00–600.00 $590.53 $1,937 +16.22
355–360 358 2 570.00–590.00 $580.07 $2,077 +6.81
400–440 417 3 485.00–495.00 $489.88 $2,043 —
465–475 470 3 465.00–480.00 $473.35 $2,225 +11.42
505–510 507 3 430.00–455.00 $441.71 $2,239 +46.78
550–595 573 4 420.00–450.00 $432.34 $2,477 -62.26
670–695 683 2 335.00–365.00 $350.27 $2,392 +5.31
730 730 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 735.00 $735.00 $1,470 +49.48
320 320 3 620.00–640.00 $628.33 $2,011 -9.30
400–425 413 2 500.00–540.00 $519.39 $2,145 +4.44
455 455 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,320 +11.64
505–525 515 3 465.00–490.00 $479.87 $2,471 +37.79
550–555 553 2 460.00–470.00 $464.98 $2,571 —
610–645 629 4 380.00–405.00 $392.73 $2,470 +3.93
715 715 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,467 —
775–795 785 2 335.00–360.00 $347.34 $2,727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 600.00–630.00 $615.48 $1,434 —
260 260 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,586 —
340 340 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,870 —
350 350 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,960 +74.90
560–575 568 2 410.00–415.00 $412.53 $2,343 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 29 433.00 $433.00 $2,078 —
575 575 19 399.00 $399.00 $2,294 —
658 658 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,375 +16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 560.00–575.00 $567.32 $1,163 -47.60
256 256 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,408 -60.00
315–340 330 3 520.00–560.00 $539.60 $1,781 +2.38
400–445 430 3 430.00–455.00 $441.20 $1,897 -18.77
455 455 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 -27.51
505–545 526 5 385.00–410.00 $397.94 $2,093 -15.67
610 610 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 +6.98
695 695 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,572 —
710 710 2 320.00–350.00 $335.00 $2,378 -0.07
760 760 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,546 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 525.00–535.00 $530.10 $1,352 -24.41
325 325 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,511 +0.11
370 370 2 475.00–495.00 $485.00 $1,794 +17.21
450–455 453 2 385.00–400.00 $392.46 $1,778 -7.28
590–595 593 3 350.00–375.00 $363.37 $2,155 -26.61
840 840 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 3 440.00–450.00 $444.94 $1,726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 469 4 470.00–505.00 $484.73 $2,273 +4.70
515 515 2 420.00–455.00 $437.50 $2,253 —
635–640 638 2 375.00–390.00 $382.53 $2,441 -3.23
710 710 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 —
830 830 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,573 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–535 533 2 375.00–380.00 $377.51 $2,012 —
550–560 557 3 385.00–395.00 $390.00 $2,172 —
645 645 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,225 —
890 890 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1670 1548 75-80% 3 171.00–176.00 $173.51 $2,686 —
1575–1585 1580 75-80% 2 168.00–169.00 $168.50 $2,662 -0.84
1400–1985 1645 75-80% 5 177.00–187.00 $182.73 $3,006 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1125 1008 80-85% 3 182.00–188.00 $185.02 $1,865 —
1055–1200 1124 80-85% 4 171.00–179.00 $174.58 $1,962 -11.20
1215 1215 80-85% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,041 +3.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1065 1000 85-90% 2 162.00–167.00 $164.34 $1,643 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1620 1244 4 190.00–205.00 $197.06 $2,451 —
1450–1655 1563 3 209.00–220.00 $216.28 $3,380 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —
1680 1680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.