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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.91/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 325 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.30/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 575 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $200.76/cwt ≈ $652/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 575 0
Feeder cattle 485 408 0
Slaughter cattle 115 86 0
Replacement cattle 83 81 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned , with shots ; and reported as #2-3; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00; 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 195.00–212.50 $204.53 $562 +3.64
300–349 325 16 190.00–210.00 $200.76 $652 —
350–399 375 14 195.00–212.50 $204.32 $766 +7.66
400–449 425 12 180.00–207.50 $194.54 $827 +2.08
450–499 475 10 170.00–183.00 $176.84 $840 -0.52
500–549 525 12 160.00–170.00 $165.23 $867 +2.00
550–599 575 10 160.00–166.00 $163.13 $938 —
600–649 625 10 150.00–162.50 $156.50 $978 +1.99
650–699 675 10 135.00–163.00 $149.51 $1,009 —
700–735 720 5 130.00–157.00 $144.09 $1,037 +0.68
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 +8.02
830 830 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,096 -6.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 152.50–185.00 $170.52 $384 —
250–299 275 10 147.50–183.00 $166.83 $459 +5.04
350–399 375 10 140.00–190.00 $166.64 $625 —
400–449 425 4 165.00–176.00 $170.82 $726 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 14 165.00 $165.00 $701 —

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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 8 155.00–175.00 $165.89 $456 -7.73
300–349 325 16 152.50–170.00 $161.91 $526 -3.85
350–399 375 10 148.00–167.00 $158.12 $593 -8.54
400–449 425 10 148.00–158.00 $153.29 $651 -3.17
450–499 475 10 140.00–152.00 $146.31 $695 -4.31
500–549 525 14 135.00–151.00 $143.37 $753 +0.52
550–599 575 16 131.00–145.00 $138.30 $795 -2.65
600–649 625 12 130.00–146.00 $138.31 $864 -4.96
650–699 675 8 130.00–141.00 $135.70 $916 —
705–710 708 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $988 +15.52
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 130.00–152.50 $142.25 $391 +5.91
300–349 325 12 130.00–154.00 $142.91 $464 —
350–399 375 8 130.00–145.00 $137.99 $517 ±0.00
450–499 475 12 130.00–140.00 $135.26 $642 —
500–549 525 6 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $657 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 value added 481 14 143.00 $143.00 $688 —

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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 6 145.00–182.50 $165.17 $537 —
350–399 375 6 150.00–197.50 $175.30 $657 +1.76
400–449 425 10 170.00–185.00 $177.93 $756 +6.01
450–499 475 6 158.00–178.00 $168.52 $800 —
500–549 525 8 154.00–164.00 $159.23 $836 —
600–649 625 8 118.00–155.00 $137.23 $858 +2.03
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
840 840 1 113.00 $113.00 $949 —

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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% 26 69.00–85.00 $78.37 $803 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 85.00–97.00 $91.35 $1,165 +3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 22.00–55.00 $39.53 $316 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 65.00–79.50 $73.49 $753 -0.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1635 1368 75-80% 6 72.00–88.50 $81.86 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 88.00–108.00 $100.00 $1,250 —
1500–2185 1843 18 107.00–117.00 $112.93 $2,081 —

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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 18 500.00–800.00 $678.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 fancy 730 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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) 18 900.00–1,350.00 $1,176.14
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 620.00–950.00 $816.22
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 700.00–885.00 $810.00

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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 14 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,240.70 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 775.00–1,100.00 $968.24 +50.67

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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.