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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report, Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 546 389 728
Feeder cattle 377 301 563
Slaughter cattle 55 40 67
Replacement cattle 114 48 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: Light feeder steers sold 10.00 lower, heavy feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady to slightly higher. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,224 —
255–295 279 4 500.00–530.00 $515.07 $1,437 -25.12
305–335 318 5 500.00–540.00 $520.13 $1,654 -29.87
410–440 425 2 410.00–430.00 $419.65 $1,784 -35.52
460–490 477 3 415.00–450.00 $429.69 $2,050 -35.31
510–535 523 5 358.00–375.00 $365.53 $1,912 -47.93
580 580 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 -58.00
610–635 618 3 328.00–345.00 $337.54 $2,086 -2.66
655 655 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 -1.48
730 730 2 320.00–323.00 $321.50 $2,347 -5.00
790–795 793 2 318.00–325.00 $321.49 $2,549 +1.49
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
850 850 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 460.00–490.00 $474.12 $1,304 -25.88
315–345 330 3 450.00–480.00 $463.64 $1,530 -41.34
360 360 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,764 +10.00
430–445 438 4 380.00–405.00 $392.44 $1,719 -20.58
460–490 479 4 370.00–400.00 $387.25 $1,855 -22.22
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 -47.42
565–585 576 5 320.00–345.00 $332.03 $1,912 -27.86
665–690 678 2 320.00–325.00 $322.55 $2,187 +1.10
945 945 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–690 684 8 310.00–332.00 $323.67 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,364 —
365 365 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 -29.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 —
310–325 318 3 430.00–465.00 $449.74 $1,430 +19.74
405–425 413 3 345.00–355.00 $349.94 $1,445 +19.94
450–485 476 5 330.00–365.00 $342.69 $1,631 -7.26
505–530 523 5 310.00–345.00 $326.41 $1,707 -9.04
560–565 563 2 318.00–323.00 $320.49 $1,804 -1.31
620 620 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,829 -18.48
650–655 653 2 310.00–315.00 $312.51 $2,041 —
700–730 715 2 280.00–290.00 $285.10 $2,038 -2.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 570.00 $570.00 $969 —
210 210 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,323 +180.00
300–315 307 3 480.00–500.00 $489.95 $1,504 +10.49
410 410 2 370.00–400.00 $385.00 $1,578 +0.36
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 -5.13
555 555 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,137 +45.00
600–625 608 3 320.00–350.00 $330.85 $2,012 +10.85
710 710 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,251 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,050 —
260–285 273 2 470.00–490.00 $479.54 $1,309 —
375–390 383 3 410.00–420.00 $414.96 $1,589 —
440 440 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,377 —
840 840 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 470 5 345.00–375.00 $359.93 $1,692 -25.07
525 525 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 -35.14
570–595 580 5 308.00–335.00 $322.49 $1,870 -7.46
635 635 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 —
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —
715–730 723 2 270.00–285.00 $277.42 $2,006 +7.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 -7.56
450–490 470 2 395.00–400.00 $397.39 $1,868 -10.03
500–545 516 5 340.00–365.00 $351.87 $1,816 -16.50
605–645 625 2 315.00–320.00 $317.42 $1,984 -3.55
675 675 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 -2.28
720–730 725 2 295.00–305.00 $299.97 $2,175 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,672 —
1105–1150 1127 85-90% 3 120.00–125.00 $122.68 $1,383 —
1085–1285 1179 85-90% 4 129.00–137.50 $132.39 $1,561 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1470 1440 75-80% 3 129.00–132.00 $130.33 $1,877 —
1520–1800 1703 75-80% 3 133.00–137.00 $134.76 $2,295 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,820 +5.32
1300–1350 1324 80-85% 4 129.00–134.00 $132.00 $1,748 -2.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1755 1566 6 163.00–176.00 $169.82 $2,659 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755–2140 1948 2 184.00–188.00 $186.20 $3,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1135 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,200.00–3,350.00 $3,280.50
1100–1470 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1325–1605 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,954.78
1610 1610 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1400 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,750.00 $2,556.22
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1310 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,000.00 $1,913.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
1155–1185 1167 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 4,300.00–4,350.00 $4,333.50 —
1105–1470 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,383.99 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1025–1085 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,500.00–2,750.00 $2,621.45 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830–970 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,200.00–3,800.00 $3,523.33 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
568–758 638 (<2 yrs)N/A 8 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,577.78 —

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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.