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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.90/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.09/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.42/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 552 308
Feeder cattle 306 397 192
Slaughter cattle 127 82 58
Replacement cattle 118 73 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 7.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00 ; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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 12 185.00–205.00 $195.89 $539 +11.81
300–349 325 10 180.00–200.00 $190.76 $620 —
350–399 375 10 172.50–182.50 $177.83 $667 +12.50
400–449 425 8 152.50–185.00 $169.69 $721 —
450–499 470 5 160.00–162.50 $161.06 $757 -6.88
600–649 629 5 130.00–138.00 $134.95 $849 -4.43
700–720 710 2 105.00–129.00 $116.83 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 165.00–170.00 $167.69 $545 +8.33
450–499 475 8 130.00–155.00 $143.15 $680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 173.50 $173.50 $911 —
616 616 7 159.00 $159.00 $979 —
760 760 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —

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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 4 147.50–162.50 $155.67 $428 +4.63
350–399 375 16 147.50–158.00 $153.09 $574 +1.16
400–449 425 12 142.50–154.00 $148.58 $631 +1.97
500–549 525 8 132.50–137.50 $135.12 $709 +2.27
650–699 675 6 125.00–128.00 $126.55 $854 —
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895 -3.00
810–820 815 2 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $876 -4.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 110.00–143.00 $127.97 $352 —
300–349 325 8 118.00–130.00 $124.45 $404 -11.25
450–499 475 8 108.00–127.50 $118.25 $562 —
500–549 525 10 110.00–126.00 $118.37 $621 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 7 139.00 $139.00 $876 —

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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 10 115.00–148.00 $132.58 $497 -26.23
450–499 475 16 127.50–162.50 $145.90 $693 +4.87
500–549 525 14 127.50–156.00 $142.42 $748 +5.78

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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% 24 66.00–80.00 $74.20 $761 +1.18
1200–1350 1277 80-85% 49 80.00–96.00 $88.63 $1,132 +2.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 49.00–79.50 $66.85 $685 +5.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1650 1545 75-80% 8 79.50–86.00 $82.97 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2220 1616 20 99.00–118.00 $112.75 $1,822 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 550.00–775.00 $688.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 625.00–1,000.00 $855.11
850–1350 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 860.00–1,060.00 $987.19
Small 1 ($/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) 10 470.00–750.00 $636.49

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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 20 975.00–1,200.00 $1,111.05 -215.93
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,290.70 -36.28
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 800.00–1,100.00 $978.38 -5.40

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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.