Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

4,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.06/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 375 lb · 81 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.11/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 425 lb · 79 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.74/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 464 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,194	6,941	7,776
Feeder cattle	3,128	4,899	6,006
Slaughter cattle	575	741	841
Replacement cattle	491	1,301	929

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 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 fancy	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	—
200–249	223	15	180.00–217.00	$196.98	$439	-1.11
250–299	274	27	170.00–215.00	$195.99	$537	+3.80
300–349	324	48	176.00–205.00	$190.69	$618	+1.21
350–399	372	51	170.00–200.00	$187.49	$697	-0.86
405 fancy	405	1	194.00	$194.00	$786	—
400–446	421	59	160.00–199.00	$182.82	$770	-0.94
450–495	470	42	165.00–189.00	$177.23	$833	-1.90
500–549	521	37	159.00–180.00	$170.09	$886	-5.71
550–595	568	27	156.00–183.00	$164.74	$936	+0.52
600–645	619	28	133.00–165.00	$159.36	$986	+3.34
650–690	665	12	140.00–165.00	$154.08	$1,025	-2.78
705–745	716	5	134.00–155.00	$140.42	$1,005	-1.57
765	765	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,040	-3.56
810–820	815	2	136.00–148.00	$141.96	$1,157	+5.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–325	316	10	169.00–191.00	$183.10	$579	-12.89
362–380	372	14	184.00–189.00	$186.92	$695	-3.00
410 value added	410	8	197.00	$197.00	$808	+9.00
405–448	433	22	171.00–200.00	$186.75	$809	-0.72
450–481 value added	465	18	179.00–192.00	$183.17	$852	-1.63
460–491	467	24	171.00–190.50	$178.93	$836	+2.89
510 value added	510	3	190.50	$190.50	$972	+0.50
500–537	524	54	160.00–195.00	$176.71	$926	-1.03
568–584 value added	576	8	165.00–166.00	$165.49	$953	-3.71
550–597	585	35	145.00–176.00	$159.71	$934	-5.90
605–633 value added	629	14	161.00–162.25	$162.08	$1,019	+11.58
645	645	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,051	+12.63
678–692	680	24	153.50–154.50	$154.33	$1,049	+6.56
701–749	723	15	131.00–151.00	$144.38	$1,044	-7.72
750	750	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,144	—
898	898	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	5	160.00–190.00	$173.58	$474	+2.02
300–345	326	15	170.00–187.00	$178.49	$582	+9.97
350–395	368	25	142.00–190.00	$169.65	$624	-2.12
400–445	424	14	140.00–173.00	$158.72	$673	-8.22
450–495	472	21	137.00–180.00	$161.58	$763	-3.82
505–540	528	15	115.00–167.50	$149.69	$790	-6.29
550–575	559	4	127.00–150.00	$138.79	$776	-11.58
600–630	615	3	126.00–139.00	$131.70	$810	-6.05
760	760	1	131.00	$131.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	134.00	$134.00	$415	—
350–399	372	9	155.00–170.00	$162.48	$604	+9.16
400–449	420	3	142.00–172.50	$158.60	$666	-0.63
480	480	1	165.00	$165.00	$792	+7.67
530–545	535	3	134.00–144.00	$138.29	$740	+3.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	233	3	140.00–156.00	$149.89	$349	-8.10
250–299	275	19	140.00–160.00	$151.65	$417	-6.43
300–345	325	45	133.00–160.00	$152.82	$497	-4.84
350–399	375	81	139.50–169.00	$153.06	$574	-5.22
400–449	425	79	138.00–165.00	$151.11	$642	-6.45
450–499	473	62	131.00–165.00	$146.30	$692	-4.00
475 fancy	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	-12.50
500–549	524	43	130.00–152.00	$142.23	$745	-1.69
550–595	577	32	129.00–145.00	$139.19	$803	-0.72
600–645	621	12	100.00–144.00	$125.66	$780	-15.57
650–699	672	19	119.00–140.00	$128.98	$867	+1.70
700–745	723	11	120.00–130.00	$125.96	$911	-0.77
775–785	780	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$979	—
800–820	810	2	110.00–113.00	$111.48	$903	-8.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	150.00	$150.00	$420	-9.31
330–340	335	9	143.00–160.00	$152.82	$512	-9.18
350–391	374	14	138.00–164.00	$149.33	$558	-10.08
400–425	409	8	142.00–155.00	$146.03	$597	-15.21
418 value added	418	7	150.00	$150.00	$627	-16.21
450–485	462	53	135.00–158.00	$145.96	$674	-4.43
452–494 value added	469	19	146.00–154.00	$148.91	$698	-3.20
515–535	527	34	130.00–151.00	$148.38	$782	-1.30
549 value added	549	5	144.50	$144.50	$793	-0.22
560–595 value added	577	9	132.50–144.00	$138.68	$800	-5.56
560–585	582	15	138.50–144.00	$139.36	$811	-5.25
600–641	620	27	119.00–143.00	$134.70	$835	-2.79
643 value added	643	2	139.50	$139.50	$897	+0.38
650–688	668	17	121.00–132.50	$129.65	$866	+3.65
676 value added	676	7	131.00	$131.00	$886	-6.25
706–733 value added	718	7	129.00–130.00	$129.56	$930	—
713–746	721	12	129.50–135.00	$130.92	$944	+2.92
948 value added	948	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	126.00	$126.00	$239	-4.00
200–245	233	5	118.00–152.00	$133.75	$312	+6.89
250–290	276	17	112.00–148.00	$137.19	$379	+1.61
300–345	323	15	110.00–147.00	$134.32	$434	-3.97
351–395	373	16	110.00–148.00	$132.69	$495	-9.26
400–445	422	22	111.00–148.00	$136.85	$578	-0.99
450–485	472	9	100.00–145.00	$127.21	$600	-7.14
505–545	527	9	115.00–135.00	$127.74	$673	-4.33
550–590	576	5	121.00–132.00	$125.77	$724	+4.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	266	3	130.00–145.00	$135.61	$361	-5.39
300–315	308	2	114.00–135.00	$124.76	$384	-6.42
350–399	376	9	118.00–138.00	$132.41	$498	-7.52
400–449	425	7	120.00–135.00	$130.26	$554	+8.48
470–475	473	2	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$591	+5.74
500–549	522	5	116.00–132.00	$126.57	$661	+14.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	3	140.00–155.00	$149.67	$239	—
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	—
250–295	275	8	174.00–206.00	$191.93	$528	+6.45
300–349	321	19	164.00–205.00	$186.24	$598	+0.59
350–399	374	22	140.00–195.00	$175.35	$656	-4.44
400–445	421	32	155.00–190.00	$173.89	$732	+2.80
450–498	474	28	149.00–182.50	$167.02	$792	-3.33
500–549	522	22	140.00–178.00	$161.91	$845	+7.37
565–590	576	6	131.00–155.00	$140.10	$807	-8.24
600–645	619	10	122.00–149.00	$131.45	$814	-1.73
650–695	673	8	122.00–154.00	$132.24	$890	+0.02
715–735	728	3	119.00–136.00	$124.90	$909	+0.28
780	780	1	115.00	$115.00	$897	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	149.00	$149.00	$276	—
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	—
265–290	277	6	135.00–170.00	$151.76	$420	+1.76
310–340	327	3	141.00–174.00	$154.47	$505	-6.97
380–385	383	2	139.00–172.00	$155.61	$596	-3.23
405–415	410	2	147.00–162.00	$154.41	$633	-1.11
450–495	472	5	130.00–144.00	$137.51	$649	-9.74
500–545	521	7	120.00–151.00	$137.97	$719	-3.96
555–585	564	4	125.00–140.00	$132.39	$747	+0.15
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	-0.96
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	-1.54
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
760	760	1	107.00	$107.00	$813	-17.00
805–830	822	3	110.00–119.00	$116.06	$954	+11.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	290	3	187.00–189.00	$188.32	$546	-12.68
300–345	318	4	170.00–196.00	$184.24	$586	-6.76
350	350	1	181.00	$181.00	$634	+2.13
430–435	432	3	167.00–169.00	$168.33	$727	-3.59
450–490	473	4	160.00–164.00	$160.95	$761	-1.30
500–505	503	2	166.00	$166.00	$835	+5.87
550–585	563	3	130.00–143.00	$138.44	$779	-15.94
645	645	1	132.00	$132.00	$851	—
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	-25.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–995	932	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,269.23	—
775–1290	959	(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	1,000.00–1,900.00	$1,484.28	—
1055–1400	1274	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,400.00–2,600.00	$2,195.39	+995.39
1250–1400	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,902.83	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	-7.59
470	470	1	152.00	$152.00	$714	+12.57
500	500	2	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$642	—
565–580	573	2	120.00–135.00	$127.60	$731	+32.60
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1555	1122	80-85%	98	56.00–86.00	$69.91	$784	+4.81
1005–1500	1256	80-85%	88	65.00–84.50	$76.33	$959	+4.69
1145–1350	1270	80-85%	3	79.00–81.50	$80.11	$1,017	+8.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1040	893	85-90%	8	20.00–35.00	$30.39	$271	-9.82
750–1100	921	85-90%	29	25.00–60.00	$47.04	$433	—
740–1280	998	85-90%	130	35.00–72.00	$59.16	$590	—
700–1460	1062	85-90%	18	60.00–91.00	$73.95	$785	—
1095	1095	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$274	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1755	1267	75-80%	19	58.00–75.00	$68.49	$868	—
1085–1675	1378	75-80%	16	56.00–81.00	$71.58	$986	+16.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1580	1273	17	76.00–96.00	$85.70	$1,091	—
960–2125	1523	29	70.00–104.00	$94.29	$1,436	+6.48
1500–2035	1705	16	92.00–108.00	$100.65	$1,716	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1795	1570	8	81.00–102.00	$92.03	$1,445	—
1435–1780	1658	3	89.00–103.00	$96.49	$1,600	—
1625–1815	1720	2	99.50–104.00	$101.63	$1,748	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,130	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800 fancy	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	40	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,493.33
625–875 thin fleshed	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	360.00–610.00	$511.36
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00
755–965	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–800.00	$597.73

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	300.00–825.00	$625.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–820	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	355.00–600.00	$491.15
835 thin fleshed	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
655–970	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	420.00–1,050.00	$832.71
890–1010	946	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–725.00	$629.82
790–1230	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	300.00–1,075.00	$781.74
915–1245	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–910.00	$806.31
950–1255	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	625.00–950.00	$759.21
900–1300	1086	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	900.00–1,350.00	$1,150.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	800.00–1,500.00	$1,209.76
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–570	567	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	260.00–400.00	$348.49
625–700	663	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	285.00–300.00	$292.08
635–850	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	385.00–475.00	$436.52
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
670–1050	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	600.00–1,075.00	$864.40

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)	20	530.00–900.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1035	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$915.12
940–1155	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–925.00	$856.09

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855 fancy	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
708–950	856	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,288.71
875 fancy	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
790–965	877	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–920.00	$782.34
915	915	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
900–973 fancy	944	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,223.71
1090 fancy	1090	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–930	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,027.63	—
975–1095	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,200.00	$1,011.59	—
920–1285	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,275.00	$1,142.33	—
1000–1325	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	700.00–1,700.00	$1,370.68	+603.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
910–1150	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,303.52	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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	4	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,429.27	+245.12

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	4	850.00–875.00	$864.86	+16.21

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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.