Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.62/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.85/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 525 lb · 20 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.00/cwt ≈ $1,194/hd at 728 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	575	369	716
Feeder cattle	408	257	585
Slaughter cattle	86	47	73
Replacement cattle	81	65	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 6.00-11.00; feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots sold with added value; groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 5.00-8.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

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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	190.00–210.00	$200.89	$552	-2.33
350–399	375	12	190.00–202.50	$196.66	$737	+1.40
400–449	425	4	184.00–200.00	$192.46	$818	+7.77
450–499	475	10	170.00–184.00	$177.36	$842	+8.69
500–549	525	10	158.00–168.00	$163.23	$857	+3.47
600–649	625	12	147.50–161.00	$154.51	$966	-0.05
700–735	718	2	140.00–147.00	$143.41	$1,030	—
755–780	768	2	141.00–143.00	$141.98	$1,090	—
800–810	805	2	132.00–144.00	$138.04	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	6	164.00	$164.00	$902	—
619 value added	619	7	166.50	$166.50	$1,031	—
669 value added	669	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,037	—
728 value added	728	20	164.00	$164.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	140.00–180.00	$161.79	$445	—
300–349	325	6	177.00–190.00	$183.99	$598	—
450–499	475	6	150.00–160.00	$155.26	$737	+7.90
600–649	625	10	130.00–143.00	$136.76	$855	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	10	160.00–185.00	$173.62	$477	+16.17
300–349	325	12	155.00–175.00	$165.76	$539	—
350–399	375	6	160.00–172.50	$166.66	$625	+12.81
400–449	425	6	148.00–164.00	$156.46	$665	+6.00
450–499	475	20	143.00–157.50	$150.62	$715	+4.21
500–549	525	20	135.00–150.00	$142.85	$750	+7.62
550–599	575	18	130.00–151.00	$140.95	$810	+6.26
600–649	625	16	136.00–150.00	$143.27	$895	—
735–745	738	3	120.00–130.00	$123.98	$915	—
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	-12.00
810–820	815	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$729	-31.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	8	161.00	$161.00	$781	—
545 value added	545	2	156.00	$156.00	$850	+2.00
574–595 value added	582	5	147.00–159.00	$154.10	$897	+1.10
670 value added	670	13	155.00	$155.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	120.00–150.00	$136.34	$375	—
350–399	375	6	130.00–145.00	$137.99	$517	—
400–449	425	4	130.00–140.00	$135.29	$575	—
550–599	575	4	120.00–128.00	$123.83	$712	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	152.50–192.00	$173.54	$651	—
400–449	425	6	155.00–187.00	$171.92	$731	-1.95
550–599	575	4	112.00–140.00	$126.60	$728	-5.12
600–649	625	6	130.00–140.00	$135.20	$845	+7.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	967	80-85%	3	65.00–76.00	$69.55	$673	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	56	82.00–94.00	$88.35	$1,126	+5.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	783	85-90%	3	35.00–50.00	$40.43	$317	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	62.00–82.00	$73.71	$756	+3.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1850	1654	75-80%	9	77.50–88.50	$84.33	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1960	1489	11	97.00–113.50	$106.86	$1,591	—

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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	10	650.00–700.00	$679.73

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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)	8	675.00–950.00	$838.51
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00–1,025.00	$893.24

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)	12	800.00–1,175.00	$1,030.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	16	650.00–1,100.00	$917.57	+113.52
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,025.00	$984.46	+180.41

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	6	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,240.70	-195.35
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,030.23	-405.82

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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.