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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.64/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 623 lb · 26 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.25/cwt ≈ $1,079/hd at 775 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.75/cwt -12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 548 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 765 546 914
Feeder cattle 565 426 687
Slaughter cattle 111 60 119
Replacement cattle 89 60 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; 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 6 170.00–200.00 $186.64 $420 —
300–349 325 6 177.50–182.50 $180.19 $586 +4.81
400–449 425 6 158.00–170.00 $164.35 $698 +3.23
450–499 475 12 150.00–170.00 $160.52 $762 +1.32
500–549 525 6 157.50–169.00 $163.52 $858 +2.76
600–649 625 8 152.50–159.00 $155.88 $974 +5.20
705–745 725 3 117.00–142.00 $133.56 $968 -3.95
765–785 775 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $1,073 -2.76
835 835 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,069 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 17 152.75 $152.75 $837 -12.95
766–784 775 22 139.00–139.50 $139.25 $1,079 —
932 932 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 140.00–160.00 $150.89 $415 —
300–349 325 8 150.00–162.50 $156.72 $509 —
400–449 425 8 130.00–148.00 $139.52 $593 -13.65
500–549 525 10 130.00–156.00 $143.61 $754 —
600–649 625 4 118.00–138.00 $128.39 $802 —

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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 4 157.50–164.00 $161.04 $443 ±0.00
300–349 325 8 159.00–167.50 $163.57 $532 +3.38
400–449 425 6 137.50–144.00 $140.94 $599 -6.22
450–499 475 8 139.00–148.00 $143.73 $683 -6.38
500–549 525 14 138.00–146.00 $142.19 $746 -0.46
550–599 575 10 138.00–146.00 $141.83 $816 +2.66
600–649 625 10 130.00–141.00 $135.72 $848 +4.08
650–699 675 4 125.00–138.00 $131.74 $889 —
715–725 720 2 126.00–134.00 $129.97 $936 +4.32
755–780 768 2 118.00–126.00 $121.93 $936 -4.65
805–810 807 3 98.00–125.00 $107.65 $869 -14.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 121.00 $121.00 $500 -15.00
557 557 4 139.00 $139.00 $774 +1.26
613–646 623 26 132.00–141.00 $138.64 $864 —
693–695 694 8 135.00 $135.00 $937 -4.49
730–736 735 13 127.00–130.50 $129.70 $953 -6.30
787 787 2 124.00 $124.00 $976 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 122.50–150.00 $137.48 $378 -1.58
300–349 325 12 126.00–142.50 $134.87 $438 -1.26
450–499 475 12 110.00–137.50 $124.46 $591 -2.24
550–599 575 6 124.00–134.00 $129.21 $743 —
600–649 625 8 110.00–123.00 $116.76 $730 +6.04

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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 12 150.00–177.50 $164.79 $536 -2.88
450–499 475 10 138.00–154.00 $146.41 $695 -3.05
500–549 525 6 130.00–156.00 $143.61 $754 —
550–599 575 6 130.00–149.00 $139.91 $804 -4.26
600–649 625 4 128.00–146.00 $137.35 $858 —
650–699 675 6 110.00–137.50 $124.25 $839 —

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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% 36 66.00–75.00 $71.27 $731 +2.88
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 75.00–84.00 $79.76 $1,017 -0.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 22.00–44.00 $33.69 $270 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 20 46.00–78.00 $64.73 $663 +5.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1650 1430 75-80% 8 74.00–77.00 $75.73 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1167 3 82.00–87.00 $84.14 $982 —
1500–1955 1728 12 102.50–113.00 $108.44 $1,874 —

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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 16 350.00–640.00 $522.43

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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) 18 950.00–1,100.00 $1,042.05
Small 1 ($/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) 8 700.00–925.00 $833.78
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 620.00–1,075.00 $890.54

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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 6 975.00–1,100.00 $1,050.58 -50.58
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,261.63 +160.47
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,074.32 +350.00

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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.