Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

4,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 374 lb · 81 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.04/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 422 lb · 81 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.45/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 324 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,208	7,896	6,380
Feeder cattle	2,815	5,690	4,869
Slaughter cattle	627	908	767
Replacement cattle	766	1,298	744

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	25	170.00–205.00	$194.69	$438	+9.42
250–299	272	29	165.00–210.00	$189.19	$515	+11.06
300–349	325	57	170.00–210.00	$188.00	$611	+14.08
350–399	372	46	160.00–200.00	$179.13	$666	+4.79
415 fancy	415	1	197.00	$197.00	$818	—
400–449	423	58	160.00–203.00	$179.19	$758	+6.61
450–499	472	52	153.00–195.00	$173.94	$821	+7.83
485 fancy	485	1	200.00	$200.00	$970	—
520 fancy	520	2	194.00–195.00	$194.50	$1,011	—
500–549	523	43	150.00–188.00	$169.18	$885	+12.49
550–599	574	26	146.00–180.00	$163.45	$938	+17.43
600–635	617	9	144.00–163.00	$157.46	$972	+10.55
650–675	661	4	150.00–160.00	$153.89	$1,017	+12.18
705–720	713	3	139.00–155.00	$145.70	$1,039	+5.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	7	180.00	$180.00	$558	-10.00
305–345	316	5	180.00–191.00	$187.25	$592	+8.66
355–375	359	5	181.00–188.00	$186.54	$670	+10.56
368–370 value added	369	8	182.00–200.00	$190.98	$705	+17.73
418 value added	418	7	177.50	$177.50	$742	+6.30
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	-5.48
453–491 value added	466	26	165.00–201.00	$187.77	$875	+16.50
460–480	467	5	171.00–180.00	$175.03	$817	+4.55
505–535	511	14	160.00–185.00	$173.44	$886	+6.63
514–527 value added	518	14	173.00–179.45	$177.57	$920	+16.57
575–580	579	6	158.00–165.00	$163.16	$945	+2.32
613 value added	613	5	158.00	$158.00	$969	+2.50
660	660	1	148.00	$148.00	$977	-6.07
760	760	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,079	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	164.00	$164.00	$402	+14.97
250–290	263	3	130.00–150.00	$142.66	$375	-5.56
315–340	322	5	140.00–186.00	$167.87	$541	+8.22
355–395	377	16	148.00–185.00	$166.83	$629	+3.79
405–445	428	21	130.00–178.00	$159.34	$682	+3.02
450–495	468	12	135.00–178.00	$165.92	$777	+4.31
505–535	520	6	140.00–164.00	$153.71	$799	+11.32
550–565	558	5	120.00–144.00	$136.77	$763	-6.71
600–645	620	8	90.00–141.00	$124.97	$775	-15.03
690	690	1	134.00	$134.00	$925	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	-20.89
325–335	330	2	120.00–170.00	$144.62	$477	+0.81
350–399	378	12	140.00–165.00	$154.48	$584	+6.37
470–490	480	3	150.00–152.00	$150.65	$723	+4.08
515	515	1	117.00	$117.00	$603	-10.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	219	6	140.00–165.00	$155.58	$341	+9.11
250–299	275	17	140.00–168.00	$151.86	$418	-0.92
300–349	324	67	134.00–176.00	$154.45	$500	+4.80
350–399	374	81	135.00–175.00	$153.37	$574	+4.06
400–449	422	81	120.00–165.00	$147.04	$621	+2.82
450–499	471	53	119.00–154.00	$141.17	$665	+1.74
455–495 fancy	475	2	155.00–162.00	$158.35	$752	—
500–549	522	47	123.00–154.00	$139.54	$728	+7.70
550–599	575	36	118.00–149.00	$133.82	$769	+3.99
610 fancy	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
600–649	619	23	115.00–141.00	$123.86	$767	-1.26
650–695	670	18	121.00–134.00	$129.62	$868	+7.58
700–735	722	6	118.00–136.00	$124.03	$895	+6.64
760–775	768	3	90.00–120.00	$109.64	$842	-5.36
865	865	1	90.00	$90.00	$778	—
980	980	1	91.00	$91.00	$892	+9.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	127.00	$127.00	$235	+6.00
200–245	228	4	120.00–140.00	$129.62	$296	-0.48
255–295	281	9	120.00–140.00	$127.23	$358	-5.33
300–345	319	28	112.50–149.00	$130.39	$416	-8.12
355–395	373	17	125.00–150.00	$135.99	$507	-4.00
400–435	416	11	119.00–138.00	$127.31	$530	-0.26
455–495	475	21	115.00–140.00	$124.66	$592	-9.29
500–545	531	8	111.00–130.00	$123.29	$655	+0.20
550–590	563	6	110.00–135.00	$123.53	$695	-1.42
605–645	624	6	105.00–117.00	$111.54	$696	-0.95
670–690	682	3	109.00–114.00	$111.01	$757	-0.99
720	720	1	100.00	$100.00	$720	±0.00
750–775	764	4	80.00–105.00	$90.66	$693	-15.34
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	145.00	$145.00	$471	-4.53
334 value added	334	4	167.00	$167.00	$558	+14.50
350–387	379	10	147.00–158.00	$150.74	$571	+1.50
382 value added	382	3	170.00	$170.00	$649	+24.00
418–447 value added	439	32	145.00–177.00	$164.00	$720	+17.32
455–495	473	17	122.50–154.00	$135.02	$639	+0.39
505–535	514	6	120.00–142.00	$127.91	$657	-6.39
516 value added	516	5	145.00	$145.00	$748	+11.50
550–590	570	2	128.00–137.00	$132.66	$756	-5.46
593 value added	593	11	137.00	$137.00	$812	-6.76
660–685 value added	669	11	131.00–132.00	$131.63	$881	—
700	700	1	113.00	$113.00	$791	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	224	9	120.00–140.00	$129.71	$291	+15.71
250–280	263	4	99.00–126.00	$113.40	$298	-11.58
300–349	328	10	117.00–140.00	$128.40	$421	+4.46
375–395	385	2	110.00	$110.00	$424	-18.18
400–449	425	10	107.50–127.50	$116.65	$496	-4.45
460–475	468	2	108.00–115.00	$111.44	$522	-16.91
505–520	513	2	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$526	—
585	585	1	102.00	$102.00	$597	-4.00
640	640	1	92.00	$92.00	$589	-4.00
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450	450	1	600.00	$600.00	—
590	590	1	675.00	$675.00	—
635	635	1	630.00	$630.00	—
1028	1028	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	9	175.00–194.00	$185.38	$515	+13.38
300–345	325	14	160.00–202.00	$180.54	$587	+10.06
350–399	374	28	152.00–186.00	$172.70	$646	+2.51
400–445	426	26	145.00–187.50	$166.12	$708	+2.70
450–490	471	15	139.00–172.00	$162.19	$764	+7.06
500–549	526	21	125.00–168.00	$150.62	$792	+5.85
550–595	574	5	117.00–145.00	$132.59	$761	+5.87
605–640	624	7	120.00–158.00	$136.65	$853	+8.56
660–690	672	3	130.00–133.00	$131.03	$881	+6.94
705–745	728	3	100.00–123.00	$109.67	$798	-3.59
965	965	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	+20.00
235	235	1	159.00	$159.00	$374	+13.97
310–330	323	3	140.00–160.00	$147.48	$476	-12.52
360–395	381	7	130.00–162.00	$146.55	$558	-3.83
405–435	423	9	113.00–164.00	$135.09	$571	-8.11
455–480	464	4	132.50–166.00	$144.85	$672	-0.79
510–545	525	4	110.00–145.00	$135.59	$712	+7.92
555–595	577	9	120.00–146.00	$131.57	$759	+8.58
600–645	619	7	112.00–142.00	$130.88	$810	+8.35
655–670	663	3	110.00–140.00	$123.44	$818	+7.40
765	765	1	82.00	$82.00	$627	—
885	885	1	75.00	$75.00	$664	-24.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	180.00	$180.00	$324	—
250–260	252	6	140.00–170.00	$145.17	$366	-26.48
310–320	315	4	152.00–191.00	$169.02	$532	-1.20
370–385	379	7	145.00–185.00	$160.96	$610	-2.36
410–430	420	2	169.00–177.00	$172.90	$726	+11.93
560	560	1	165.00	$165.00	$924	+29.40
615	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	+12.79
650–675	663	2	140.00–143.00	$141.53	$938	+18.53
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-3.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	-5.05
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	+15.30
405–420	413	2	118.00–150.00	$133.71	$552	—
450–480	467	3	105.00–134.00	$119.98	$560	-3.02
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	80-85%	1	58.50	$58.50	$591	—
850–1715	1143	80-85%	130	50.00–75.50	$64.44	$737	+4.29
1130–1555	1276	80-85%	82	59.00–78.50	$68.39	$873	—
1170–1425	1298	80-85%	2	68.00–69.50	$68.68	$891	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–750	700	85-90%	4	40.00–42.00	$41.07	$287	—
750–1100	865	85-90%	41	18.00–50.00	$38.43	$332	+0.90
1015	1015	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$304	-17.48
785–1400	1025	85-90%	104	31.00–63.00	$54.18	$555	+6.70
950–1225	1074	85-90%	5	65.00–70.00	$67.49	$725	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1725	1231	75-80%	30	54.50–69.50	$62.55	$770	—
1265–1390	1310	75-80%	3	48.00–54.00	$51.36	$673	—
1440–1545	1493	75-80%	4	58.50–69.00	$63.93	$954	+8.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1555	1275	16	74.00–89.00	$80.96	$1,032	-0.60
1135–2085	1545	20	85.00–95.00	$90.31	$1,395	+6.64
1500–2030	1716	18	87.00–100.00	$93.99	$1,613	-3.81

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2320	1656	10	78.00–93.00	$85.96	$1,423	—
1445–2115	1780	2	86.00–103.00	$92.90	$1,654	—
1500–2220	1863	12	86.00–100.50	$95.58	$1,781	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	70.00	$70.00	$928	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	50.00–76.00	$65.46	$606

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1140	786	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	350.00–750.00	$488.70
625–875	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	300.00–655.00	$611.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1015	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	325.00–700.00	$571.88
695–1285	921	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	350.00–1,000.00	$697.72
855–1040	946	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–550.00	$476.22
770–1175	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–1,075.00	$906.75
875–1195	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–1,250.00	$971.16
1015–1095	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00–600.00	$587.03
900–1250	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	800.00–1,250.00	$1,061.63
950–1225	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	850.00–1,050.00	$962.64
995–1315	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–1,050.00	$953.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
638	638	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	500.00	$500.00
600–880	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	500.00–800.00	$678.38
748	748	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1150	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,221.60
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	900.00–1,275.00	$1,119.51

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	500.00–875.00	$722.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
885–1095	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$705.30
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
885	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
895 fancy	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
760–1005	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,125.37
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,225.00	$1,121.34	-237.20
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	-33.54
1020–1075	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.66	+217.12
1020–1135	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,600.00	$1,510.75	+440.75
1065–1165	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,450.00	$1,342.54	—
1195–1200	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,437.63	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-25.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	815.00	$815.00	—
953–1305	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,192.11	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+199.79
1000–1300	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	885.00–1,300.00	$1,181.68	—
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-70.83
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+208.91

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–900.00	$737.84	+39.19
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–725.00	$674.32	-24.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.