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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.77/cwt ≈ $2,542/hd at 733 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.69/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,381/hd at 677 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $437.02/cwt ≈ $2,089/hd at 478 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 788 292 843
Feeder cattle 610 208 614
Slaughter cattle 88 51 135
Replacement cattle 90 33 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. There were some nice replacement cows 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
556 556 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,307 —
642 642 7 362.00 $362.00 $2,324 —
667–683 677 27 336.00–379.00 $351.69 $2,381 +9.69
731–742 733 47 335.00–350.00 $346.77 $2,542 —
769–798 784 10 352.00–354.00 $353.02 $2,768 —
880 880 2 351.00 $351.00 $3,089 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,519 +20.00
255–285 275 3 580.00–600.00 $589.64 $1,622 -15.65
300–335 311 4 580.00–610.00 $594.62 $1,849 +19.91
400–440 423 4 510.00–540.00 $524.82 $2,220 -0.09
450 450 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,250 —
510–540 523 3 430.00–470.00 $446.31 $2,334 +11.38
585 585 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,662 +23.33
600–630 617 3 390.00–403.00 $395.89 $2,443 -7.35
700–720 710 2 355.00–365.00 $359.93 $2,556 —
790 790 2 348.00–350.00 $349.00 $2,757 +14.00
815 815 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,852 —
860–890 875 2 340.00–345.00 $342.46 $2,997 —
905–930 918 2 328.00–335.00 $331.45 $3,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 286 4 540.00–570.00 $554.98 $1,587 +4.98
315–325 320 3 530.00–570.00 $553.54 $1,771 +3.54
355–390 373 2 540.00–550.00 $544.77 $2,032 +14.77
405–445 420 3 460.00–490.00 $473.81 $1,990 -21.05
465 465 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 -24.88
500–545 520 3 395.00–420.00 $409.62 $2,130 +29.62
570–590 580 2 390.00–400.00 $394.91 $2,290 -5.09
610 610 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,226 —
670 670 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 375.00–385.00 $380.02 $1,969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–482 478 15 420.00–443.00 $437.02 $2,089 —
535 535 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,086 —
551 551 12 423.00 $423.00 $2,331 —
637–646 642 8 352.00–366.00 $359.47 $2,308 +26.47
749 749 9 331.00 $331.00 $2,479 —
765–770 767 5 330.00–333.00 $331.80 $2,545 —
814–815 814 6 310.00–315.00 $311.67 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 570.00–590.00 $579.55 $1,611 +39.55
300–305 301 4 530.00–570.00 $547.59 $1,648 +17.59
405–445 428 5 430.00–460.00 $442.03 $1,892 —
505–525 513 6 390.00–415.00 $402.42 $2,064 +35.10
600–645 624 8 340.00–375.00 $357.94 $2,234 +2.94
748 748 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,581 +27.41
755–760 758 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $2,520 +12.60
815 815 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,592 +8.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 265 4 500.00–540.00 $516.84 $1,370 -8.16
315–340 325 3 470.00–515.00 $492.26 $1,600 +7.14
350–370 360 2 465.00–500.00 $482.01 $1,735 +16.94
415–440 428 2 395.00–420.00 $407.87 $1,746 -32.13
455–485 468 4 390.00–425.00 $407.79 $1,908 -31.07
525 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 +12.74
590–595 593 3 350.00–370.00 $361.64 $2,145 —
620–625 623 2 300.00–335.00 $317.43 $1,978 +17.43
660 660 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,079 +9.85
855–875 865 2 285.00–290.00 $287.53 $2,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,040 +15.37
450–485 472 5 440.00–470.00 $454.96 $2,147 -7.26
510–545 529 4 405.00–430.00 $417.46 $2,208 +2.46
565–585 577 3 390.00–410.00 $398.22 $2,298 +5.74
645 645 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,290 —
685–695 690 2 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $2,294 —
705–730 718 2 250.00–265.00 $257.63 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,132 +11.22
500 500 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,425 +39.86
600–635 615 4 370.00–400.00 $382.46 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–580 573 2 380.00–385.00 $382.47 $2,192 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,352 —
980 980 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,323 —
975–1175 1038 85-90% 7 166.00–175.00 $170.22 $1,767 —
1010–1105 1074 85-90% 4 157.00–165.00 $159.80 $1,716 +16.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1550 1402 75-80% 6 178.00–185.00 $181.59 $2,546 -0.87
1330–1520 1446 75-80% 5 169.00–173.00 $170.97 $2,472 -11.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1185 1120 80-85% 4 182.00–186.00 $184.44 $2,066 +9.96
1100–1245 1173 80-85% 2 168.00–169.00 $168.53 $1,977 -13.46
1195–1255 1223 80-85% 3 170.00–176.00 $172.95 $2,115 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1480 1410 2 200.00–206.00 $202.85 $2,860 —
1385–1850 1732 6 221.00–232.00 $225.54 $3,906 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,282 —
2325 2325 1 195.00 $195.00 $4,534 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1180 1020 (<2 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,742.16
975–1175 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,454.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1210 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,600.00–3,900.00 $3,726.22
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215–1220 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,100.21
1145–1295 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,946.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970–1115 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,900.00–4,050.00 $3,951.50 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1725 1478 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,700.00–3,750.00 $3,729.19 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.