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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.39/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $422/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.08/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.03/cwt ≈ $570/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 761 718
Feeder cattle 252 471 492
Slaughter cattle 93 122 120
Replacement cattle 95 168 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-15.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-6.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 180.00–202.50 $192.25 $529 -1.37
300–349 325 10 180.00–200.00 $190.76 $620 -7.09
350–399 375 10 170.00–185.00 $177.99 $667 -14.32
400–449 425 6 165.00–178.00 $171.88 $730 -1.33
450–499 475 4 157.50–178.00 $168.28 $799 —
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 +0.34
735 735 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 150.00–170.00 $160.89 $442 +3.19
300–349 325 4 155.00–170.00 $163.07 $530 +2.69
400–449 425 4 134.00–145.00 $139.82 $594 -13.78

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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 16 142.50–162.50 $153.39 $422 +0.22
300–349 328 7 145.00–160.00 $154.12 $506 -3.78
350–399 375 12 147.50–156.00 $152.03 $570 —
400–449 427 9 140.00–155.00 $148.76 $635 +4.26
500–549 525 6 140.00–151.00 $145.76 $765 +12.62
705 705 1 99.00 $99.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 228 7 130.00–145.00 $139.36 $318 —
350–399 366 3 120.00–145.00 $129.08 $472 -11.25
400–449 425 4 120.00–133.00 $126.88 $539 -2.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,002 —
769–770 769 9 130.50–140.00 $132.61 $1,020 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 14 128.00–170.00 $150.08 $713 +10.62
500–549 525 10 120.00–155.00 $138.32 $726 +2.47

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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 61.00–76.50 $71.12 $747 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 40 77.00–90.00 $83.88 $1,069 +1.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 16 30.00–73.00 $44.08 $353 +9.17
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 48.00–73.00 $62.63 $642 +1.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1610 1448 75-80% 6 75.50–79.00 $77.45 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 76.00–89.00 $83.80 $1,048 -5.60
1500–1815 1658 10 95.00–110.50 $103.49 $1,716 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 550.00–725.00 $654.05

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 650.00–1,100.00 $913.41
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 56 850.00–1,000.00 $937.80
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 937 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 400.00–775.00 $634.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,351.16 -1,172.10
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 975.00–1,200.00 $1,108.78 +69.59

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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.