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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

1,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.59/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 375 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.52/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 425 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.73/cwt ≈ $932/hd at 569 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,145 683 1,145
Feeder cattle 761 485 755
Slaughter cattle 167 115 196
Replacement cattle 217 83 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups had 1 round of shots but came right off cows and were reported as #1-2s and 2-3s ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-6.00

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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 8 185.00–202.00 $194.43 $437 —
350–399 375 14 190.00–210.00 $200.65 $752 -3.67
400–449 425 8 180.00–200.00 $190.58 $810 -3.96
450–499 475 10 168.00–187.50 $178.25 $847 +1.41
500–549 525 10 157.50–170.00 $164.04 $861 -1.19
550–599 575 4 145.00–159.00 $152.30 $876 -10.83
650–699 675 6 152.50–154.00 $153.28 $1,035 +3.77
725 725 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 +3.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 14 155.00–185.00 $171.64 $386 +1.12
350–399 375 10 150.00–193.00 $172.91 $648 +6.27
400–449 425 12 140.00–176.00 $159.04 $676 -11.78
500–549 525 6 129.00–140.00 $134.76 $707 —
600–649 625 4 120.00–130.00 $125.20 $782 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564–572 569 21 160.00–166.00 $163.73 $932 —
694 694 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 2 136.00 $136.00 $766 —

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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 14 155.00–170.00 $163.17 $449 -2.72
300–349 325 14 150.00–168.00 $159.68 $519 -2.23
350–399 375 22 147.00–165.00 $156.59 $587 -1.53
400–449 425 22 142.50–152.00 $147.52 $627 -5.77
450–499 475 16 140.00–152.00 $146.31 $695 ±0.00
500–549 525 20 135.00–165.00 $150.70 $791 +7.33
550–599 575 6 131.00–138.00 $134.65 $774 -3.65
650–699 675 4 124.00–139.00 $131.77 $889 -3.93
700–730 716 4 114.00–133.00 $121.19 $868 -18.31
750 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855 —
835 835 1 116.00 $116.00 $969 —
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 137.00–160.00 $149.76 $337 —
250–299 275 8 130.00–155.00 $143.62 $395 +1.37
300–349 325 8 128.00–150.00 $139.83 $454 -3.08
350–399 375 10 120.00–145.00 $133.32 $500 -4.67
400–449 425 8 120.00–139.00 $130.05 $553 —
450–499 475 8 120.00–142.00 $131.57 $625 -3.69
500–549 525 8 113.00–134.00 $123.99 $651 -1.24
600–649 625 10 104.00–126.00 $115.43 $721 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 7 140.00 $140.00 $827 —
612 612 6 147.00 $147.00 $900 —
687 687 8 142.00 $142.00 $976 —

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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 8 155.00–184.00 $170.45 $639 -4.85
400–449 425 14 152.00–182.00 $167.87 $713 -10.06
450–499 475 12 164.00–170.00 $167.15 $794 -1.37
500–549 525 14 120.00–158.00 $139.89 $734 -19.34
600–649 625 6 113.00–140.00 $127.03 $794 -10.20

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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% 50 65.00–82.50 $75.24 $771 -3.13
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 77.50–88.00 $83.06 $1,059 -8.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 14 29.00–50.00 $40.16 $321 +0.63
850–1200 1025 85-90% 40 58.00–77.50 $69.41 $711 -4.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1820 1583 75-80% 20 72.00–87.00 $80.63 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 92.00–102.00 $98.00 $1,225 -2.00
1960 1960 10 111.00 $111.00 $2,176 —

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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 50 600.00–775.00 $704.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 775.00–1,200.00 $1,035.80

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 850.00–1,575.00 $1,294.89
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 900.00–1,575.00 $1,314.20
Small 1 ($/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) 24 720.00–1,000.00 $886.49
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 700.00–1,025.00 $893.24

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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 10 1,000.00–1,550.00 $1,332.56 +91.86
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,311.63 +70.93
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 775.00–900.00 $849.32 -118.92
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 700.00–1,075.00 $922.97 -45.27

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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.