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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report, Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 548 606
Feeder cattle 301 413 451
Slaughter cattle 40 46 97
Replacement cattle 48 89 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: feeder steers sold steady. Light feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower, heavy feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 lower. There was a 535lbs heifer that brought $4.40.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 260 3 530.00–550.00 $540.19 $1,404 —
315 315 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,732 +14.72
365–385 375 2 530.00–540.00 $534.87 $2,006 —
400–440 422 5 440.00–470.00 $455.17 $1,921 -54.83
475 475 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,209 —
505–540 523 4 400.00–440.00 $413.46 $2,162 +16.58
550 550 1 408.00 $408.00 $2,244 —
610–640 621 4 335.00–345.00 $340.20 $2,113 +3.92
650–670 660 2 330.00–333.00 $331.48 $2,188 +6.35
715 715 2 325.00–328.00 $326.50 $2,334 +1.92
765 765 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 +3.54
875 875 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,756 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,081 -20.00
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 +10.65
300–325 311 4 490.00–520.00 $504.98 $1,570 +10.28
350 350 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,680 +5.00
405–440 423 2 400.00–425.00 $413.02 $1,747 -30.59
455–480 468 2 390.00–430.00 $409.47 $1,916 -15.53
500–530 516 4 360.00–395.00 $382.42 $1,973 +12.40
555–580 568 2 355.00–365.00 $359.89 $2,044 +13.50
680–690 685 2 315.00–328.00 $321.45 $2,202 +11.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 450.00–470.00 $459.73 $1,724 +11.93
510 510 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 —
580–590 585 3 330.00–345.00 $336.71 $1,970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 400.00–430.00 $413.63 $1,179 —
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 -40.00
360–375 368 2 400.00–440.00 $420.41 $1,547 -38.05
430 430 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 -54.48
450–470 461 5 335.00–365.00 $349.95 $1,613 -20.05
515–535 525 2 333.00–338.00 $335.45 $1,761 +15.45
570–590 578 6 313.00–330.00 $321.80 $1,860 +1.77
625–635 633 4 308.00–318.00 $313.48 $1,984 -12.33
695 695 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 -6.93
735–745 740 2 275.00–300.00 $287.42 $2,127 -43.00
815 815 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,323 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 —
255–285 270 2 470.00–490.00 $479.44 $1,294 -70.56
305–340 323 2 470.00–490.00 $479.46 $1,549 -43.93
395 395 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 —
410–430 420 2 370.00–400.00 $384.64 $1,615 -38.73
460 460 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,725 —
515–535 528 3 345.00–370.00 $355.13 $1,875 +14.45
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 +10.99
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -60.00
685 685 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,329 —
700 700 1 338.00 $338.00 $2,366 —
750 750 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 425.00–430.00 $427.56 $1,753 +19.40
450–460 455 2 400.00–415.00 $407.42 $1,854 +0.06
500–535 520 4 350.00–385.00 $368.37 $1,916 +8.39
625–645 633 3 318.00–325.00 $320.97 $2,032 -6.35
650–690 670 2 300.00–315.00 $307.28 $2,059 -7.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 390.00–395.00 $392.51 $1,719 +42.51
480 480 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,848 +5.02
510–540 525 2 345.00–355.00 $350.14 $1,838 +30.14
550–595 575 4 320.00–340.00 $329.95 $1,897 +17.23
725 725 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1080 1068 85-90% 2 120.00–128.00 $124.05 $1,325 —
1165–1255 1202 85-90% 3 130.00–133.00 $131.63 $1,582 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1350 1302 80-85% 3 131.00–137.00 $134.68 $1,754 -6.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1605 1523 75-80% 3 125.00–135.00 $129.62 $1,974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–2035 1790 7 181.00–189.00 $183.72 $3,289 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1460 1430 2 167.00–176.00 $171.41 $2,451 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1100 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,200.00 $3,126.39
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00 $2,850.00 -950.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
978 978 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
788 788 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.