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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $162.85/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 325 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.52/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 375 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $172.99/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 638 713
Feeder cattle 289 423 511
Slaughter cattle 123 115 99
Replacement cattle 110 100 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold firmer; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and sold as 1-2s ;slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold weaker

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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 10 185.00–202.50 $194.70 $438 —
300–349 325 6 180.00–195.00 $188.07 $611 -2.69
350–399 375 12 165.00–180.00 $172.99 $649 -9.00
450–499 475 10 158.00–178.00 $168.52 $800 +2.34
500–549 525 6 160.00–166.00 $163.14 $856 +5.29
550–599 575 6 150.00–162.50 $156.52 $900 —
600–649 625 4 150.00–152.50 $151.30 $946 +9.04
710–725 718 2 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 160.00–180.00 $171.09 $385 +15.34
300–349 325 6 160.00–174.00 $167.53 $544 +10.89
400–449 425 6 136.00–150.00 $143.40 $609 —

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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 10 158.00–175.00 $167.26 $460 —
300–349 325 4 150.00–158.00 $154.30 $501 -5.11
350–399 375 12 140.00–156.00 $148.52 $557 -3.30
400–449 425 10 134.00–152.50 $143.78 $611 -2.83
450–499 475 6 135.00–148.00 $141.84 $674 -2.37
500–549 525 4 130.00–138.00 $134.19 $704 -1.71
550–599 575 6 120.00–133.00 $126.78 $729 +1.29
600–649 625 10 120.00–132.50 $126.50 $791 +0.95
710–740 720 3 109.00–127.00 $120.06 $864 +15.70
760–795 772 3 108.00–112.00 $109.31 $844 -5.04
815–840 828 2 106.00–109.00 $107.52 $890 -2.48
880 880 1 109.00 $109.00 $959 —
915 915 1 96.00 $96.00 $878 —
950 950 1 85.00 $85.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 145.00–155.00 $150.55 $339 +12.23
300–349 325 4 130.00–147.50 $139.41 $453 ±0.00
350–399 375 8 120.00–140.00 $130.65 $490 -1.34
450–499 475 8 120.00–140.00 $130.52 $620 —
500–549 525 8 120.00–128.00 $124.19 $652 +3.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 2 123.00 $123.00 $867 —

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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 12 140.00–182.50 $162.85 $529 -12.50
400–449 425 8 150.00–178.00 $164.81 $700 +2.33
450–499 475 10 139.00–166.00 $153.20 $728 +3.95
500–549 520 5 144.00–157.50 $149.71 $778 +11.48
550–599 575 8 136.00–154.00 $145.38 $836 —
600–649 625 6 118.00–144.00 $131.51 $822 +5.98

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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% 20 65.00–79.50 $73.49 $753 -0.12
1200–1350 1277 80-85% 47 86.00–95.00 $90.86 $1,160 +3.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $43.19 $346 +3.12
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 46.00–78.00 $64.73 $663 -0.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1690 1470 75-80% 11 77.00–86.00 $82.65 $1,215 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1167 3 79.00–99.00 $87.57 $1,022 —
1500–2000 1762 21 104.50–118.00 $112.53 $1,983 —

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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 32 460.00–670.00 $584.86

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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)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 900.00–1,200.00 $1,084.09
Small 1 ($/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) 8 550.00–875.00 $743.24

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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 10 850.00–1,150.00 $1,031.40 +151.17
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,250.00–1,650.00 $1,491.86 +611.63
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,025.00 $933.78 -1.36

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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.