Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.58/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $151.51/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.94/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	856	799	738
Feeder cattle	534	573	389
Slaughter cattle	130	101	88
Replacement cattle	192	125	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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	6	180.00–187.50	$184.08	$506	—
300–349	325	6	170.00–187.50	$179.41	$583	+2.69
350–399	375	6	170.00–183.00	$176.93	$663	+9.47
400–449	429	10	164.00–176.00	$169.76	$728	-1.56
450–499	475	10	160.00–171.00	$165.78	$787	—
500–549	525	6	160.00–168.00	$164.19	$862	+2.53
550–599	575	10	152.50–164.00	$158.50	$911	-3.02
600–649	625	4	155.00–163.00	$159.16	$995	—
650–699	675	6	136.00–152.50	$144.55	$976	+2.89
700–749	725	6	140.00–144.00	$142.07	$1,030	+4.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	150.00–174.00	$163.07	$448	+14.01
350–399	375	4	145.00–150.00	$147.66	$554	-0.33
400–449	425	6	140.00–164.00	$152.69	$649	+0.24
450–499	466	3	140.00–159.00	$146.78	$684	+6.26
550–599	575	4	135.00–142.50	$138.91	$799	-13.74
600–649	625	2	120.00–133.00	$126.76	$792	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	10	147.50–160.00	$154.22	$501	+0.84
350–399	375	8	144.00–161.00	$153.06	$574	+4.54
400–449	425	18	135.00–155.00	$145.58	$619	+1.23
450–499	475	10	140.00–154.00	$147.36	$700	+1.44
500–549	525	10	141.00–154.00	$147.80	$776	+4.47
550–599	575	6	135.00–153.00	$144.38	$830	+4.97
600–649	625	10	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$838	+4.96
650–699	675	8	126.00–138.00	$132.22	$892	+4.67
710–720	715	2	108.00–132.50	$120.34	$860	+3.10
755–795	771	5	92.00–124.00	$108.17	$834	—
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	—
850	850	1	104.00	$104.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	137.50–158.00	$148.87	$335	+5.01
300–349	325	8	120.00–144.00	$132.91	$432	+0.54
450–499	475	12	113.00–130.00	$121.94	$579	-3.45
500–549	525	12	105.00–130.00	$118.08	$620	-9.25
600–649	625	6	107.00–123.00	$115.31	$721	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	10	144.00	$144.00	$580	—
560	560	9	152.50	$152.50	$854	—
725	725	2	133.00	$133.00	$964	—
931	931	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	150.00–170.00	$160.76	$522	—
350–399	378	7	140.00–178.00	$162.92	$616	-1.47
400–449	425	12	137.50–164.00	$151.51	$644	-4.36
450–499	475	8	110.00–160.00	$136.29	$647	-13.17
500–549	525	10	122.00–163.00	$143.46	$753	-8.58
600–649	620	5	124.00–142.50	$131.75	$817	-7.54

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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%	28	64.00–72.50	$68.98	$707	-0.05
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	44	73.00–80.00	$76.71	$978	-2.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	28	43.00–72.00	$59.98	$615	+3.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1560	1350	75-80%	8	69.50–76.50	$73.54	$993	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1269	13	90.00–107.50	$101.14	$1,283	+3.94
1500–2040	1770	10	103.00–113.50	$109.05	$1,930	—

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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	32	450.00–670.00	$580.81

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	685.00–910.00	$818.78
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	600.00–800.00	$718.92

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)	22	800.00–1,000.00	$922.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	850.00–1,300.00	$1,122.09	-159.31
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,341.86	+60.46

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	34	850.00–1,125.00	$1,013.51	-35.81
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	600.00–850.00	$748.65	-300.67

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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.