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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.12/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 375 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.02/cwt ≈ $865/hd at 631 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.04/cwt ≈ $719/hd at 525 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 601 907
Feeder cattle 574 392 683
Slaughter cattle 73 116 145
Replacement cattle 95 93 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold firmer ; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups had shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-12.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00-10,00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 177.50–195.00 $187.03 $514 +7.95
300–349 325 8 175.00–182.50 $179.03 $582 -1.35
350–399 375 12 170.00–182.50 $176.66 $662 -0.16
400–449 425 6 158.00–177.50 $168.31 $715 -0.15
450–499 475 4 150.00–158.00 $154.21 $732 -8.00
500–549 525 6 150.00–156.00 $153.14 $804 -5.48
550–599 575 4 140.00–163.00 $151.99 $874 -1.65
650–699 675 6 135.00–151.00 $143.29 $967 +1.74
855–895 868 4 116.00–126.00 $120.56 $1,046 +11.22
1055 1055 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–488 483 8 150.00–158.00 $154.97 $749 —
584 584 11 163.00 $163.00 $952 —
642 642 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,002 —
672 672 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,015 —
762–786 776 10 137.00–140.00 $138.82 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 150.00–172.50 $162.48 $366 +4.16
250–299 275 6 130.00–165.00 $149.06 $410 +3.12
300–349 325 10 130.00–170.00 $151.51 $492 —
350–399 375 4 126.00–162.50 $145.44 $545 -11.76
400–449 425 8 120.00–163.00 $142.74 $607 —
650–699 675 6 115.00–128.00 $121.74 $822 —

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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 12 145.00–165.00 $156.09 $351 —
350–399 375 24 135.00–154.00 $145.12 $544 +4.73
400–449 425 10 130.00–154.00 $142.69 $606 +6.46
450–499 475 10 130.00–142.50 $136.57 $649 +6.05
500–549 525 8 125.00–138.00 $131.80 $692 +1.38
550–599 575 6 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $720 -5.92
650–699 675 8 116.00–135.00 $125.85 $849 —
710–748 734 3 100.00–117.00 $110.55 $811 —
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
825 825 1 114.00 $114.00 $940 +12.00
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 120.00–140.00 $130.89 $360 -4.56
300–349 325 10 120.00–135.00 $128.07 $416 -3.16
350–399 375 4 112.00–130.00 $121.59 $456 -5.34
450–499 475 12 116.00–130.00 $123.36 $586 —
550–599 575 18 104.00–125.00 $114.95 $661 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 154.50 $154.50 $677 —
506 506 5 143.50 $143.50 $726 —
630–632 631 19 135.00–138.50 $137.02 $865 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 152.50–180.00 $167.48 $461 —
300–349 325 10 130.00–177.50 $155.54 $506 —
400–449 425 8 120.00–152.50 $137.19 $583 +1.90
450–499 475 8 110.00–146.00 $128.93 $612 -12.90
500–549 525 18 125.00–148.00 $137.04 $719 —
550–599 575 10 126.00–140.00 $133.30 $766 -15.91
600–649 625 12 118.00–144.00 $131.51 $822 —
650–699 675 8 120.00–126.00 $123.11 $831 —

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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% 18 54.00–68.00 $62.20 $638 -11.24
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.06 $881 -12.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 52.00–60.00 $56.68 $581 -15.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1570 1476 75-80% 7 58.00–67.00 $63.47 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 20 65.00–94.00 $82.40 $1,030 -11.20
1500–1860 1680 10 90.00–100.00 $95.54 $1,605 —

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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 44 400.00–800.00 $637.84

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–875.00 $722.97
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 500.00–775.00 $663.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 8 800.00–1,300.00 $1,106.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 22 600.00–900.00 $778.38 -60.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–925.00 $915.12 —

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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.