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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.25/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $174.92/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $189.70/cwt +17.18 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 326 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 654 556 811
Feeder cattle 437 389 586
Slaughter cattle 116 67 87
Replacement cattle 101 100 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to 12/13/2021 feeder steers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-11.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 175.00–205.00 $191.64 $431 +15.55
250–299 275 6 182.50–200.00 $192.03 $528 +18.41
300–349 326 15 176.00–200.00 $189.70 $618 +17.18
350–399 375 18 160.00–188.00 $174.92 $656 +3.87
400–449 425 12 167.50–186.00 $177.28 $753 +9.65
450–499 477 11 157.50–184.00 $172.63 $823 +12.11
500–549 525 12 155.00–180.00 $168.08 $882 +17.80
550–599 575 6 153.00–174.00 $163.95 $943 +29.78
705 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 10 140.00–165.00 $153.32 $575 +13.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 150.00–165.00 $158.32 $356 —
250–299 275 6 145.00–168.00 $157.53 $433 -1.53
300–349 326 13 146.00–168.00 $158.67 $517 +13.29
350–399 375 18 141.00–164.00 $153.25 $575 +7.17
400–449 425 12 132.50–163.00 $148.63 $632 +3.39
450–499 475 12 119.00–154.00 $137.40 $653 +6.04
500–549 525 14 123.00–150.00 $137.13 $720 +10.28
550–599 575 10 118.00–138.00 $128.43 $738 +6.65
600–649 625 6 115.00–121.00 $118.12 $738 —
760–770 765 2 90.00–120.00 $104.90 $802 —
865 865 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 120.00–140.00 $131.09 $295 —
300–349 325 8 120.00–140.00 $130.76 $425 +8.70
400–449 425 6 107.50–127.50 $118.08 $502 -1.68

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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 10 155.00–180.00 $168.32 $631 —
500–549 528 7 150.00–167.50 $160.40 $847 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1034 80-85% 19 50.50–58.50 $55.39 $573 +2.83
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 54 59.00–72.50 $66.15 $843 -1.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 18.00–30.50 $24.64 $197 +2.60
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 33.50–58.00 $47.84 $490 -0.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1545 1493 75-80% 4 58.50–69.00 $63.93 $954 +1.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 78.00–80.00 $79.20 $990 +3.00
1500–2105 1830 11 86.00–100.50 $95.10 $1,740 —

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Stock Cows

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

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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) 14 900.00–1,275.00 $1,119.51
Small 1 ($/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) 10 500.00–875.00 $722.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00 $1,325.00 -33.54
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 975.00–1,225.00 $1,121.34 -237.20
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–725.00 $674.32 -24.33
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–900.00 $737.84 +39.19

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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.