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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report, Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 611 714
Feeder cattle 260 508 512
Slaughter cattle 30 31 110
Replacement cattle 58 72 92

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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,292 +9.71
275–290 283 2 520.00–530.00 $525.13 $1,486 +5.13
305–335 318 4 505.00–530.00 $516.48 $1,642 -3.24
400–440 426 4 435.00–460.00 $446.25 $1,901 +9.45
450–455 453 2 430.00–445.00 $437.54 $1,982 +17.54
500–525 513 6 370.00–400.00 $385.06 $1,975 -9.99
605–645 623 5 330.00–348.00 $341.09 $2,125 +9.92
650–680 665 2 328.00–335.00 $331.42 $2,204 +4.95
750 750 2 320.00–333.00 $326.50 $2,449 +6.47
800–815 808 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $2,606 +22.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,125 —
315–340 328 2 470.00–485.00 $477.79 $1,567 -2.21
355–380 365 4 450.00–490.00 $468.39 $1,710 +12.73
400 400 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,620 +9.94
470–485 480 3 385.00–410.00 $398.21 $1,911 +0.44
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -5.12
550–570 558 3 345.00–360.00 $353.25 $1,971 +13.79
640 640 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,134 -34.32
305–320 313 2 425.00–430.00 $427.56 $1,338 -1.26
380 380 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,748 +40.38
410–445 428 3 370.00–395.00 $383.00 $1,639 +4.33
450–460 455 2 365.00–380.00 $372.58 $1,695 +2.58
550–595 573 4 315.00–323.00 $319.06 $1,828 -60.94
610–640 627 3 300.00–335.00 $315.95 $1,981 -1.53
680–695 688 2 315.00–325.00 $319.95 $2,201 +9.99
715–725 720 2 275.00–300.00 $287.59 $2,071 -12.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,083 -90.00
220 220 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,012 -50.00
285 285 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,340 -24.64
370 370 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,887 +50.00
405 405 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,802 +9.91
505–515 510 2 335.00–355.00 $344.90 $1,759 -105.10
550 550 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,842 —
670 670 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,613 +35.00
705 705 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,432 +5.00
755 755 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 395.00–410.00 $402.20 $1,488 +22.47
400–415 408 2 320.00–350.00 $334.72 $1,366 —
485 485 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,673 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 416 4 420.00–445.00 $432.61 $1,800 -7.51
455–460 458 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 —
505–540 528 4 345.00–365.00 $356.40 $1,882 -7.16
560–575 568 2 340.00–350.00 $344.93 $1,959 —
600–625 612 3 320.00–335.00 $325.97 $1,995 +16.25
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 +5.00
700–715 708 2 298.00–300.00 $299.01 $2,117 +18.96
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 360.00–375.00 $367.68 $1,507 -42.32
450–485 468 2 385.00–390.00 $387.41 $1,813 -10.68
505 505 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,692 —
570 570 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,796 -17.52
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 +15.00
655–685 670 2 275.00–285.00 $279.89 $1,875 -15.11
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1155 1053 85-90% 2 120.00–128.00 $124.39 $1,310 -2.53
1000–1200 1074 85-90% 4 130.00–139.00 $134.19 $1,441 +7.27
1070–1240 1155 85-90% 2 140.00–141.00 $140.54 $1,623 -1.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,868 -5.00
1365 1365 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,802 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1675 1575 75-80% 2 144.00–149.00 $146.66 $2,310 +5.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1690 1597 3 189.00–195.00 $192.27 $3,071 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1975 1975 1 179.00 $179.00 $3,535 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1015–1290 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,539.14
1505 1505 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890–1140 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,900.00–3,050.00 $2,984.24 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 +550.00

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755–1095 861 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 2,100.00–2,950.00 $2,615.05 —

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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.