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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.35/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.42/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 525 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.91/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 869 815
Feeder cattle 318 736 610
Slaughter cattle 65 68 101
Replacement cattle 70 65 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold higher 1.00-12.00; steers over 450# sold weaker; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-14.00; feeder calf groups had shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 192.00–210.00 $201.68 $655 +11.08
400–449 425 8 172.00–188.00 $180.46 $767 +8.70
450–499 475 8 156.00–170.00 $163.36 $776 -2.84
500–549 525 8 150.00–168.00 $159.42 $837 —
550–599 575 4 150.00–160.00 $155.21 $892 -1.13
600–649 625 10 136.00–159.00 $147.95 $925 -3.16
725–735 730 2 130.00–136.00 $132.98 $971 -5.02
755–780 768 2 128.00–138.00 $132.92 $1,021 +4.92
875 875 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 130.00–177.00 $155.27 $505 -8.17
350–399 375 6 125.00–174.00 $151.10 $567 —
400–449 425 6 140.00–167.00 $154.28 $656 +8.41
500–549 525 6 119.00–142.00 $131.04 $688 —
550–599 575 6 120.00–138.00 $129.38 $744 —
650–699 675 6 115.00–128.00 $121.74 $822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 6 167.00 $167.00 $848 +1.82
622 622 9 160.00 $160.00 $995 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 12 142.00–166.00 $154.91 $503 +5.54
350–399 375 10 140.00–164.00 $152.79 $573 +9.80
400–449 425 14 136.00–148.00 $142.35 $605 -5.87
450–499 475 12 130.00–148.00 $139.46 $662 -2.38
500–549 525 8 130.00–145.00 $137.85 $724 +5.52
550–599 575 8 128.00–146.00 $137.38 $790 +8.17
600–649 625 4 130.00–146.00 $138.31 $864 +2.40
770 770 1 94.00 $94.00 $724 -26.36
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 -7.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 130.00–150.00 $140.89 $387 +5.44
350–399 375 10 124.00–138.00 $131.46 $493 +11.14
400–449 425 8 121.00–134.00 $127.88 $543 —
500–549 525 6 127.00–130.00 $128.57 $675 +11.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 148.00 $148.00 $670 +6.03
563 563 7 140.00 $140.00 $788 —

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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 10 165.00–182.00 $174.06 $653 +8.13
400–449 425 10 137.00–172.00 $153.49 $652 -6.18
500–549 525 12 130.00–148.00 $139.42 $732 -3.66
550–599 575 8 126.00–148.00 $137.47 $790 +7.04
650–699 675 8 122.00–136.00 $129.25 $872 —

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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% 6 55.00–68.00 $62.61 $642 +0.78
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 70.00–84.50 $77.68 $990 +1.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 22.00–40.00 $31.56 $252 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 55.00–76.50 $67.59 $693 +3.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1450 1433 75-80% 4 75.00–80.50 $77.78 $1,115 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 80.00–89.00 $85.40 $1,068 —
1500–2115 1808 6 95.00–110.00 $103.78 $1,876 -1.30

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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 30 400.00–860.00 $673.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 710.00–1,075.00 $930.70
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,050.00 $992.05
Small 1 ($/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) 4 725.00–870.00 $811.22

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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 4 775.00–900.00 $849.32 +34.46
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 620.00–1,000.00 $845.95 +31.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.