Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,704/hd at 721 lb · 17 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.47/cwt ≈ $2,790/hd at 822 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	624	673	493
Feeder cattle	396	423	361
Slaughter cattle	124	101	64
Replacement cattle	104	149	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

→ Slaughter cattle: 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
709–725	721	17	375.00	$375.00	$2,704	—
755–788	777	9	347.00–352.00	$348.62	$2,709	-5.38
817–833	822	15	335.00–341.00	$339.47	$2,790	—
933	933	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,939	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	640.00–650.00	$645.00	$1,387	-55.00
265–290	278	2	610.00–620.00	$614.77	$1,709	-60.27
305–330	315	5	620.00–660.00	$640.87	$2,019	-28.85
400–420	408	4	500.00–540.00	$522.70	$2,133	-27.30
500–535	514	6	420.00–460.00	$439.71	$2,260	-15.42
550–585	568	2	425.00–455.00	$439.54	$2,497	-5.46
600–645	621	8	380.00–415.00	$397.43	$2,468	+5.87
705–745	720	3	340.00–355.00	$346.62	$2,496	—
765–795	782	3	341.00–354.00	$347.72	$2,719	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,470	-50.00
285–295	290	3	560.00–580.00	$570.06	$1,653	—
300–330	315	3	580.00–600.00	$589.84	$1,858	-29.72
355–360	358	2	560.00–570.00	$565.03	$2,023	-60.04
435–445	438	4	480.00–495.00	$487.46	$2,135	-10.07
460–480	468	3	460.00–470.00	$464.95	$2,176	-11.09
550–595	567	5	380.00–415.00	$393.77	$2,233	-21.23
605–635	623	3	355.00–375.00	$364.87	$2,273	+37.43
690	690	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,346	-5.00
710–720	715	2	320.00–330.00	$324.97	$2,324	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,348	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,624	+0.06
340	340	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,938	-6.60
405–435	419	5	440.00–460.00	$449.06	$1,882	-28.64
470	470	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,209	—
500–535	509	6	400.00–435.00	$414.93	$2,112	-5.29
605–635	620	3	345.00–375.00	$361.83	$2,243	-23.17
710–720	715	2	320.00–345.00	$332.59	$2,378	+2.59
840	840	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,520	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	3	480.00–510.00	$493.01	$1,341	-26.99
300–340	320	2	510.00–520.00	$515.31	$1,649	—
355–385	370	2	490.00–500.00	$495.20	$1,832	-21.50
405–430	418	3	400.00–435.00	$419.86	$1,755	-28.58
520	520	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,976	+2.43
560–595	578	2	370.00–395.00	$382.12	$2,209	-2.79
615–625	620	2	320.00–340.00	$330.08	$2,046	—
655	655	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	-20.00
715	715	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,216	—
775–795	785	2	300.00–305.00	$302.47	$2,374	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	5	346.00	$346.00	$2,353	—
772	772	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,470	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,164	-25.00
280	280	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,260	—
350–360	355	2	470.00–480.00	$474.93	$1,686	+1.89
540	540	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,836	—
565	565	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,949	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,760	—
460–490	478	4	450.00–470.00	$458.65	$2,192	+6.20
555–575	565	4	375.00–405.00	$390.02	$2,204	+0.01
620	620	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,139	+5.00
715	715	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,038	—
830–845	838	2	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$2,368	—
860	860	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,494	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	490.00–510.00	$500.00	$2,050	+30.00
500–545	523	3	430.00–465.00	$444.62	$2,325	+9.69
600–630	614	4	355.00–385.00	$372.59	$2,288	+12.75
665	665	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,427	-15.00
705	705	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,242	—
775	775	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,325	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1090	1031	85-90%	5	158.00–165.00	$161.26	$1,663	+24.97
835–1275	1055	85-90%	2	140.00–142.00	$141.21	$1,490	—
960–1180	1084	85-90%	4	147.00–157.00	$152.49	$1,653	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1275	1148	80-85%	4	177.00–187.00	$180.28	$2,070	+5.13
1100–1220	1165	80-85%	3	170.00–176.00	$172.56	$2,010	-14.99
1090–1230	1177	80-85%	3	166.00–169.00	$167.66	$1,973	-19.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1390	1350	75-80%	3	177.00–179.00	$177.98	$2,403	+2.09
1340–1550	1445	75-80%	2	172.00–176.00	$173.85	$2,512	-9.07
1320–1635	1455	75-80%	4	163.00–168.00	$165.21	$2,404	—
1465	1465	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,271	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–2090	1863	6	216.00–232.00	$224.58	$4,184	—
2010–2155	2083	2	200.00–215.00	$207.76	$4,328	-22.23

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,720	—
1120–1985	1485	3	180.00–187.00	$184.94	$2,746	—
2340	2340	1	175.00	$175.00	$4,095	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,850.00	$3,850.00
1320–1635	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,250.00–3,650.00	$3,413.82
1545	1545	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1685	1685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1345	1345	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	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.