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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 563 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.00/cwt ≈ $2,390/hd at 639 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.00/cwt ≈ $2,435/hd at 714 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 386 630
Feeder cattle 423 319 489
Slaughter cattle 101 35 73
Replacement cattle 149 32 68

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. There were several nice bred cows and cow-calf pairs that sold well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 7 487.00 $487.00 $2,396 —
578 578 8 422.00 $422.00 $2,439 -38.00
630 630 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 —
767 767 2 354.00 $354.00 $2,715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,560 -10.00
330–345 338 2 600.00–640.00 $619.56 $2,094 +29.03
350–360 355 2 620.00–630.00 $625.07 $2,219 +45.00
435–445 440 2 495.00–500.00 $497.53 $2,189 +7.65
460–495 474 5 465.00–490.00 $476.04 $2,256 +2.69
505–510 507 3 400.00–435.00 $414.98 $2,104 -26.73
575 575 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,386 -17.34
635–645 640 2 320.00–335.00 $327.44 $2,096 —
670 670 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,312 -5.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,400 -35.00
290–295 293 2 670.00–680.00 $675.04 $1,978 —
300–345 317 5 650.00–690.00 $669.72 $2,123 +41.39
405 405 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,228 +30.61
505–515 508 3 440.00–475.00 $455.13 $2,312 -24.74
550 550 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,448 -19.98
625–645 635 3 380.00–400.00 $391.56 $2,486 -1.17
665 665 2 373.00–385.00 $379.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 -10.00
330 330 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,881 +20.00
355–360 358 2 560.00–580.00 $570.07 $2,041 +10.07
525 525 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 6 422.00 $422.00 $2,165 —
563 563 13 413.00 $413.00 $2,325 +14.00
639 639 13 374.00 $374.00 $2,390 —
714 714 13 341.00 $341.00 $2,435 —
957 957 2 370.00 $370.00 $3,541 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,230 +32.68
260–270 265 3 560.00–580.00 $569.94 $1,510 +19.94
310–320 313 3 560.00–600.00 $576.60 $1,805 +37.00
400–435 413 5 465.00–500.00 $477.70 $1,973 +36.50
515–545 532 3 410.00–435.00 $420.22 $2,236 +22.28
550 550 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
610 610 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,348 +5.00
745 745 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 -5.00
755 755 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,567 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 —
250 250 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,300 -10.10
350–355 353 3 500.00–540.00 $516.70 $1,824 +31.70
425–445 432 3 430.00–460.00 $448.44 $1,937 —
470–480 473 3 435.00–455.00 $442.61 $2,094 +50.15
535–545 540 2 370.00–385.00 $377.57 $2,039 —
555–565 560 2 375.00–395.00 $384.91 $2,155 +21.54
670 670 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,125 —
370–395 378 3 460.00–490.00 $473.04 $1,788 +28.10
415 415 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 —
475 475 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,092 —
450–465 460 3 460.00–480.00 $468.42 $2,155 -16.31
500–530 516 4 420.00–455.00 $434.93 $2,244 -2.57
605–625 615 2 350.00–370.00 $359.84 $2,213 -22.69
665 665 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,527 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 450.00–455.00 $452.45 $2,194 —
520 520 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 +22.49
555–595 573 3 380.00–405.00 $390.01 $2,235 +0.01
620 620 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1141 80-85% 5 170.00–180.00 $175.15 $1,998 +0.57
1120–1275 1179 80-85% 5 181.00–196.00 $187.55 $2,211 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,079 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1495 1385 75-80% 5 173.00–178.00 $175.89 $2,436 —
1255–1735 1432 75-80% 3 163.00–168.50 $165.26 $2,367 —
1250–1615 1443 75-80% 3 182.00–184.00 $182.92 $2,640 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1095 1020 85-90% 3 130.00–143.00 $136.29 $1,390 -28.05
990–1210 1105 85-90% 4 164.00–175.00 $167.25 $1,848 —
1105–1165 1135 85-90% 2 147.00–155.00 $150.89 $1,713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2215 1818 4 204.00–214.00 $209.00 $3,800 —
1965–2215 2070 4 225.00–233.50 $229.99 $4,761 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1885 1688 2 195.00–197.00 $196.12 $3,311 —
1690 1690 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,873 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1110 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,750.00–3,350.00 $3,061.94
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1010 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,450.00 $3,426.44
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415–1595 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,447.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1210 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,310.43 —
1105–1230 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 4,000.00–4,700.00 $4,356.96 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
955–1130 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,550.00–3,700.00 $3,631.29 +131.29
1235–1265 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00–3,350.00 $3,177.10 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.