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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.34/cwt ≈ $402/hd at 275 lb · 34 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $168.63/cwt ≈ $548/hd at 325 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.93/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 942 828 1,404
Feeder cattle 727 543 1,063
Slaughter cattle 101 177 151
Replacement cattle 114 108 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS SOLD HIGHER 7.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-10.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 228 7 157.50–175.00 $168.42 $384 -1.17
250–299 275 18 157.50–180.00 $169.75 $467 —
300–349 325 22 152.50–182.50 $168.63 $548 —
350–399 375 22 165.00–178.00 $171.93 $645 +5.10
400–449 425 12 154.00–175.00 $165.11 $702 +2.18
450–499 475 20 143.00–178.00 $161.40 $767 —
500–549 525 12 138.00–171.00 $155.27 $815 +2.27
550–599 575 10 135.00–164.00 $150.12 $863 —
600–649 616 3 125.00–140.00 $130.27 $802 -0.26
705–721 713 2 102.00–132.00 $117.17 $835 -14.83
820 820 1 117.00 $117.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 276 13 125.00–157.50 $143.93 $397 —
350–399 375 8 130.00–157.50 $144.65 $542 —
450–499 475 4 120.00–140.00 $130.52 $620 —
500–549 525 6 120.00–134.00 $127.33 $668 +7.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 6 182.00 $182.00 $779 —
488 488 10 175.00 $175.00 $854 —
519 519 7 164.00 $164.00 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 34 130.00–160.00 $146.34 $402 —
300–349 325 12 140.00–158.00 $149.68 $486 +4.11
350–399 376 17 140.00–156.00 $148.99 $560 +3.19
400–449 425 18 131.00–154.00 $143.16 $608 +0.40
450–499 475 16 119.00–141.00 $130.57 $620 +7.68
500–549 525 6 115.00–130.00 $122.85 $645 +5.04
550–599 575 14 109.00–128.00 $118.91 $684 —
600–649 628 7 108.00–128.00 $119.81 $752 +9.94
650–699 675 8 106.00–124.00 $115.33 $778 —
710–730 716 4 85.00–116.00 $100.36 $719 -5.25
765–785 775 3 71.00–114.00 $86.35 $669 -13.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 110.00–130.00 $121.09 $272 -8.32
400–449 425 10 108.00–117.00 $112.76 $479 -1.23
500–549 525 10 83.00–110.00 $97.13 $510 -10.49
600–649 625 6 84.00–94.00 $89.20 $558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–399 388 15 155.50–159.00 $157.18 $610 —
470 470 2 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
536 536 4 139.00 $139.00 $745 -4.00
568–595 577 10 119.00–134.50 $128.15 $739 +12.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 12 120.00–162.50 $142.64 $535 —
400–449 425 8 144.00–171.00 $158.28 $673 +9.17
450–499 475 8 130.00–166.00 $148.93 $707 —
550–599 576 13 102.00–135.00 $120.47 $694 —
600–649 625 16 90.00–128.00 $109.75 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 12 10.00–31.00 $21.16 $169 -4.47
850–1200 1025 85-90% 30 34.00–58.00 $48.05 $493 +0.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 47.00–55.00 $51.68 $530 +0.19
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 24 57.50–70.00 $64.12 $818 +1.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1750 1585 75-80% 5 54.00–68.00 $60.18 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 14 66.00–81.00 $75.00 $938 +5.40
1500–1805 1653 2 87.00–88.00 $87.55 $1,447 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 390.00–975.00 $737.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 56 700.00–1,125.00 $948.78
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 575.00–875.00 $753.38
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 550.00–800.00 $698.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 675.00–900.00 $808.78 +45.27
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–875.00 $793.92 +30.41

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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.