Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.63/cwt ≈ $800/hd at 521 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.74/cwt -14.76 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 581 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.70/cwt ≈ $862/hd at 520 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	856	646
Feeder cattle	426	534	398
Slaughter cattle	60	130	87
Replacement cattle	60	192	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-3.00; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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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	165.00–187.50	$177.25	$487	-6.83
300–349	325	4	170.00–180.00	$175.38	$570	-4.03
350–399	375	6	168.00–180.00	$174.39	$654	-2.54
400–449	425	6	159.00–163.00	$161.12	$685	-8.64
450–499	475	10	150.00–167.50	$159.20	$756	-6.58
500–549	525	6	155.00–166.00	$160.76	$844	-3.43
550–599	575	6	147.50–161.00	$154.54	$889	-3.96
600–649	633	6	150.00–151.00	$150.68	$954	-8.48
650–699	675	4	144.00–154.00	$149.18	$1,007	+4.63
700–749	725	6	122.00–152.00	$137.51	$997	-4.56
750–799	775	4	133.00–149.00	$141.25	$1,095	—
825	825	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,147	—
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
412	412	10	163.00	$163.00	$672	—
506–527	520	16	165.00–166.00	$165.70	$862	—
565–597	581	6	156.50–158.00	$157.23	$914	—
600	600	13	152.00	$152.00	$912	—
678	678	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	8	150.00–162.50	$156.66	$587	+9.00
400–449	425	6	150.00–156.00	$153.17	$651	+0.48
450–499	475	8	130.00–147.50	$138.30	$657	-8.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	153.00	$153.00	$597	—
426	426	4	136.00	$136.00	$579	-8.00
517–537	521	35	143.00–155.50	$153.63	$800	—
569–598	581	20	130.00–143.00	$137.74	$800	-14.76
650–690	670	4	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$935	—
715	715	4	136.00	$136.00	$972	+3.00
760	760	2	130.00	$130.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	157.50–164.00	$161.04	$443	—
300–349	325	4	157.50–162.50	$160.19	$521	+5.97
350–399	375	8	143.00–164.00	$154.19	$578	+1.13
400–449	425	10	135.00–158.00	$147.16	$625	+1.58
450–499	475	8	143.00–158.00	$150.11	$713	+2.75
500–549	525	10	128.00–156.00	$142.65	$749	-5.15
550–599	575	6	135.00–143.00	$139.17	$800	-5.21
600–649	625	6	128.00–135.00	$131.64	$823	-2.52
700–749	725	6	121.00–130.00	$125.65	$911	+5.31
750–799	775	4	124.00–129.00	$126.58	$981	+18.41
805	805	1	122.00	$122.00	$982	+12.00
850	850	1	114.00	$114.00	$969	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	120.00–155.00	$139.06	$382	—
300–349	325	8	120.00–150.00	$136.13	$442	+3.22
350–399	375	8	120.00–142.50	$131.99	$495	—
450–499	475	12	117.50–135.00	$126.70	$602	+4.76
500–549	525	4	126.00–137.50	$132.02	$693	+13.94
600–649	625	6	105.00–116.00	$110.72	$692	-4.59

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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	8	147.50–185.00	$167.67	$545	+6.91
350–399	375	10	150.00–172.50	$161.99	$607	-0.93
400–449	425	12	130.00–160.00	$145.87	$620	-5.64
450–499	475	6	135.00–162.50	$149.46	$710	+13.17
550–599	575	10	140.00–148.00	$144.17	$829	—

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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%	6	64.00–71.50	$68.39	$701	-0.59
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	26	74.00–85.00	$79.82	$1,018	+3.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1625	1392	75-80%	12	68.00–77.00	$71.50	$995	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	44.00–70.00	$59.22	$607	-0.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	94.00–107.50	$102.10	$1,276	+0.96
1500–2305	1903	14	103.50–114.50	$110.16	$2,096	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
110–750	430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	520.00–580.00	$527.67

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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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	700.00–800.00	$759.46
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	560.00–1,060.00	$857.30

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)	10	860.00–1,200.00	$1,068.64

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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	4	950.00–1,200.00	$1,101.16	-20.93

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	4	650.00–775.00	$724.32	-289.19

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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.