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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.22/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 325 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.54/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $130.76/cwt ≈ $425/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 697 257
Feeder cattle 329 509 159
Slaughter cattle 64 116 58
Replacement cattle 52 72 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and sold as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-3.00

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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 8 192.50–205.00 $199.43 $449 -11.66
300–349 325 8 189.00–207.50 $198.95 $647 -4.25
400–449 425 10 173.00–184.00 $178.82 $760 -1.88
500–549 525 4 157.50–158.00 $157.76 $828 -5.24
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–433 420 5 173.00–174.00 $173.41 $728 —
540 540 12 158.00 $158.00 $853 —
590 590 2 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
609 609 10 154.00 $154.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 165.00–177.50 $171.81 $472 —
300–349 327 9 160.00–184.00 $174.22 $570 —
450–499 475 8 140.00–166.00 $153.67 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 277 11 156.00–167.50 $162.78 $451 -2.04
300–349 325 20 145.00–164.00 $155.22 $504 -3.75
400–449 425 10 133.00–152.50 $143.31 $609 -2.31
500–549 525 16 125.00–137.50 $131.54 $691 -3.69
600–649 625 8 125.00–131.00 $128.12 $801 +3.77
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 120.00–140.00 $130.76 $425 —
400–449 425 10 95.00–130.00 $113.51 $482 —
500–549 525 6 80.00–120.00 $100.93 $530 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 144.00 $144.00 $596 —
473 473 11 141.00 $141.00 $667 —
504 504 4 137.00 $137.00 $690 —
713 713 3 130.00 $130.00 $927 -4.00

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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 8 128.00–172.50 $151.71 $569 -1.65
450–499 475 8 150.00–158.00 $154.21 $732 -0.38
500–549 525 6 146.00–155.00 $150.71 $791 +9.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1050 80-85% 7 59.00–71.00 $66.84 $702 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 30 70.00–84.00 $77.41 $987 -1.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 25.00–33.00 $29.25 $234 -0.84
850–1200 1050 85-90% 7 43.00–63.00 $56.06 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1600 1475 75-80% 2 69.00–73.00 $71.17 $1,050 -1.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 68.00–86.00 $78.80 $985 —
1500–1860 1680 10 89.50–106.50 $98.91 $1,662 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 938 (<2 yrs)Open 13 44.00–77.00 $64.83 $608

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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) 6 800.00–1,050.00 $946.34
Small 1 ($/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) 4 600.00–750.00 $689.19

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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 8 650.00–900.00 $798.65 -44.59
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 650.00–875.00 $783.78 -59.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,212.80 +66.46

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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.