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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.59/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 375 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.08/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 425 lb · 10 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $186.68/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 671 721
Feeder cattle 225 430 515
Slaughter cattle 86 137 83
Replacement cattle 71 104 123

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady ; slaughter cows sold higher 2.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 5.00-10.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 229 5 200.00–217.00 $211.07 $483 +19.98
250–299 277 9 170.00–215.00 $196.96 $546 +7.90
300–349 325 10 177.00–195.00 $186.68 $607 +5.17
350–399 375 8 177.00–190.00 $183.93 $690 -0.21
500–549 521 7 169.00–176.00 $172.16 $897 +4.98
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 155.00–170.00 $162.99 $611 +9.67
400–449 425 2 160.00–172.50 $166.61 $708 +11.51

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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 8 140.00–160.00 $150.89 $415 -2.73
350–399 375 10 140.00–158.00 $149.59 $561 -6.23
400–449 425 10 142.50–162.50 $153.08 $651 -0.79
450–499 479 5 149.00–155.00 $152.75 $732 +6.79
500–549 529 5 132.50–149.00 $142.77 $755 -0.08
650–699 675 8 119.00–138.00 $128.85 $870 +2.41
705–735 722 3 120.00–128.00 $124.30 $897 —
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 266 3 130.00–145.00 $135.61 $361 —
350–399 375 8 130.00–138.00 $134.26 $503 —
400–449 429 5 120.00–135.00 $129.41 $555 +8.43
500–549 525 4 126.00–132.00 $129.14 $678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 164.00–185.00 $175.29 $570 —
350–399 370 5 140.00–172.00 $153.82 $569 —
500–549 525 8 140.00–177.00 $159.36 $837 +10.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 4 57.00–65.00 $61.68 $632 +4.21
1200–1350 1274 80-85% 63 65.00–84.50 $75.62 $963 +5.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1490 1365 75-80% 10 67.00–75.00 $71.37 $974 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 40.00–67.50 $56.10 $575 +5.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1333 3 81.00–87.00 $85.50 $1,140 —
1625–1815 1720 2 99.50–104.00 $101.63 $1,748 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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 ($/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) 30 800.00–1,500.00 $1,209.76
Small 1 ($/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) 20 530.00–900.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,429.27 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–875.00 $864.86 +16.21

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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.