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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.97/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $448/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.99/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $180.89/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 275 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 877 887
Feeder cattle 489 645 549
Slaughter cattle 69 111 147
Replacement cattle 75 121 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 4.00-14.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots making added value and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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 14 170.00–190.00 $180.89 $497 -15.00
300–349 325 4 164.00–180.00 $172.60 $561 -18.63
350–399 379 5 160.00–178.00 $171.36 $649 -8.57
450–499 475 12 156.00–167.00 $161.78 $768 -11.89
500–549 525 4 160.00–166.00 $163.14 $856 -5.33
600–649 625 6 137.00–160.00 $148.95 $931 -0.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 130.00–172.00 $153.29 $345 -12.79
250–299 275 4 132.00–160.00 $144.75 $398 -28.87
300–349 325 6 130.00–170.00 $151.51 $492 -26.56
350–399 375 4 135.00–160.00 $148.32 $556 -22.33
400–449 425 8 130.00–150.00 $140.58 $597 -5.29
550–599 575 8 120.00–145.00 $133.03 $765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 value added 392 3 160.00 $160.00 $627 —
423 value added 423 3 168.00 $168.00 $711 —
620 value added 620 6 160.00 $160.00 $992 ±0.00

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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 16 145.00–178.00 $162.97 $448 +3.07
350–399 375 14 140.00–155.00 $147.99 $555 -1.67
400–449 425 6 134.00–143.00 $138.76 $590 -5.06
450–499 475 6 137.00–152.00 $144.89 $688 +3.85
500–549 525 10 133.00–150.00 $141.90 $745 +3.10
550–599 575 12 125.00–145.00 $135.43 $779 +1.55
600–649 625 6 130.00–132.00 $131.04 $819 —
745 745 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,073 +22.00
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 130.00–150.00 $141.09 $317 -2.77
300–349 325 10 115.00–138.00 $127.37 $414 -14.08
450–499 475 8 110.00–122.00 $116.31 $552 -11.68
500–549 525 4 120.00–129.00 $124.71 $655 +1.05
600–649 625 6 104.00–122.00 $113.35 $708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 2 152.00 $152.00 $711 +1.00
506 value added 506 5 150.00 $150.00 $759 —
728 value added 728 2 130.00 $130.00 $946 —

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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 10 154.00–160.00 $157.23 $511 —
450–499 475 8 114.00–158.00 $137.14 $651 -10.53
500–549 525 12 130.00–160.00 $145.70 $765 -1.20
550–599 575 6 120.00–150.00 $135.64 $780 -6.35
600–649 625 4 127.00–138.00 $132.72 $830 +0.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 value added 527 3 142.00 $142.00 $748 -3.00

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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% 10 73.00–78.50 $76.22 $781 +2.07
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 24 78.00–80.50 $79.32 $1,011 -3.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 34.00–45.00 $39.84 $319 +5.50
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 50.00–76.50 $65.51 $671 +2.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1835 1535 75-80% 8 75.00–79.50 $77.69 $1,193 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 85.00–97.00 $92.20 $1,152 -1.00
1500–1835 1668 6 99.00–108.00 $103.95 $1,734 —

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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 24 400.00–500.00 $459.46

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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) 14 825.00–1,100.00 $993.75
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 400.00–875.00 $682.43
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 450.00–825.00 $672.97

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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 10 875.00–1,050.00 $979.05 -80.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,285.00 $1,211.86 -99.77

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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.