Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.81/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.55/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 575 lb · 16 head

light 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.69/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $312/hd at 223 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	464	532
Feeder cattle	397	316	380
Slaughter cattle	82	73	76
Replacement cattle	73	75	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1,00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	180.00–187.50	$184.08	$506	-2.73
350–399	375	6	160.00–170.00	$165.33	$620	—
450–499	475	8	159.00–176.00	$167.94	$798	+1.37
550–599	575	16	140.00–166.00	$153.55	$883	+6.21
600–649	625	4	136.00–142.50	$139.38	$871	—
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	—
840	840	1	104.00	$104.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	14	135.00–165.00	$151.64	$341	—
300–349	325	12	140.00–176.00	$159.36	$518	+4.57
400–449	425	8	120.00–148.00	$134.81	$573	—
500–549	525	4	117.50–130.00	$124.04	$651	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	170.00	$170.00	$677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	147.50–154.00	$151.04	$415	-3.83
300–349	325	8	142.50–155.00	$149.22	$485	+2.50
350–399	375	4	145.00–158.00	$151.93	$570	+6.60
400–449	425	10	140.00–152.50	$146.61	$623	+3.36
450–499	475	12	132.50–151.00	$142.23	$676	+3.50
500–549	525	12	125.00–140.00	$132.85	$697	-2.50
550–599	575	14	127.50–138.00	$132.97	$765	+0.41
600–649	625	8	124.00–130.00	$127.12	$794	-2.26
710–730	720	2	110.00–127.00	$118.38	$852	+7.76
750–780	765	2	117.00	$117.00	$895	+3.00
810–845	825	3	100.00–119.00	$112.05	$924	+2.05
890	890	1	112.00	$112.00	$997	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	223	15	135.00–144.00	$139.69	$312	+14.14
300–349	326	15	120.00–147.50	$135.70	$442	+5.06
400–449	425	10	110.00–128.00	$119.52	$508	—
550–599	575	6	92.00–123.00	$108.16	$622	-7.05
600–649	625	4	106.00–120.00	$113.27	$708	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	135.00	$135.00	$486	—
431	431	4	136.00	$136.00	$586	—
497	497	6	143.00	$143.00	$711	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	279	5	150.00–175.00	$166.05	$463	—
300–349	325	8	130.00–177.50	$155.54	$506	—
350–399	375	18	137.50–177.50	$158.81	$596	-10.51
400–449	425	14	146.00–160.00	$153.40	$652	+12.25
450–499	475	10	120.00–160.00	$141.03	$670	—
500–549	525	6	111.00–160.00	$136.64	$717	—
550–599	575	10	123.00–154.00	$139.16	$800	+24.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	8	66.00–78.00	$73.02	$748	+1.41
1200–1350	1277	80-85%	35	78.50–93.00	$86.38	$1,103	+2.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	790	85-90%	5	35.00–43.00	$38.44	$304	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	12	44.00–74.00	$61.56	$631	-1.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1560	1504	75-80%	5	83.00–86.00	$84.87	$1,276	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	10	78.00–109.50	$96.90	$1,211	-3.76
1500–1985	1743	6	109.00–122.00	$116.40	$2,029	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	425.00–700.00	$588.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	850.00–1,300.00	$1,126.14

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	430.00–825.00	$664.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	850.00–1,075.00	$983.78	+45.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,326.98	+271.75

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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.