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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 522 697
Feeder cattle 140 289 510
Slaughter cattle 89 123 67
Replacement cattle 200 110 120

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 233 9 185.00–202.50 $191.24 $446 -3.46
300–349 325 6 177.50–185.00 $181.53 $590 -6.54
400–449 425 6 170.00–173.00 $171.59 $729 —
550–599 575 4 161.00–163.00 $162.04 $932 +5.52
785 785 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,028 —
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 328 7 160.00–177.50 $170.64 $560 +3.11
600–649 625 4 120.00–139.00 $129.87 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 180.00–190.00 $185.55 $417 —
350–399 375 4 144.00–158.00 $151.46 $568 +2.94
400–449 425 6 132.50–156.00 $144.93 $616 +1.15
450–499 475 4 138.00–143.00 $140.63 $668 -1.21
500–549 525 6 137.50–150.00 $144.04 $756 +9.85
730–745 738 2 107.00–113.00 $110.03 $812 -10.03
835–840 838 2 86.00–96.00 $90.99 $762 -16.53
885 885 1 82.00 $82.00 $726 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 130.00–150.00 $141.09 $317 -9.46
350–399 375 6 117.50–136.00 $127.36 $478 -3.29
450–499 475 8 110.00–128.00 $119.46 $567 -11.06
650–699 675 6 90.00–103.00 $96.74 $653 —

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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 6 160.00–170.00 $165.33 $620 —
400–449 425 8 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $617 -19.52
705 705 2 138.00–141.00 $139.50 $983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1034 80-85% 19 60.00–78.00 $70.99 $734 -2.50
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 78.00–88.00 $83.29 $1,062 -7.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 806 85-90% 9 30.00–40.00 $35.86 $289 -7.33
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 42.00–75.00 $61.32 $629 -3.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1495 1370 75-80% 3 76.00–82.50 $80.73 $1,106 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 82.00–96.00 $90.40 $1,130 —
1000–2010 1631 8 99.00–114.50 $110.94 $1,809 —

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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) 48 875.00–1,175.00 $1,059.09
Small 1 ($/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) 22 440.00–850.00 $683.78
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 600.00–1,025.00 $852.70

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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 52 1,225.00–1,575.00 $1,436.63 +405.23
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 950.00–1,250.00 $1,131.40 +100.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 900.00–1,150.00 $1,048.65 +114.87

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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.