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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.07/cwt ≈ $371/hd at 275 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.46/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 425 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.00/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 531 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 633 1,195
Feeder cattle 575 489 922
Slaughter cattle 188 69 167
Replacement cattle 162 75 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-11.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots which gave them 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 6 170.00–176.00 $173.27 $476 -7.62
300–349 325 8 165.00–180.00 $173.07 $562 +0.47
350–399 375 6 160.00–174.00 $167.46 $628 -3.90
400–449 425 8 159.00–176.00 $167.99 $714 —
450–499 475 8 152.00–164.00 $158.31 $752 -3.47
500–549 525 8 140.00–161.00 $150.99 $793 -12.15
600–649 625 4 130.00–137.00 $133.64 $835 -15.31
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 127.00–172.00 $151.96 $342 -1.33
250–299 275 10 120.00–165.00 $144.51 $397 -0.24
300–349 325 8 130.00–165.00 $148.82 $484 -2.69
350–399 375 8 130.00–155.00 $143.32 $537 -5.00
400–449 425 8 140.00–159.00 $150.05 $638 +9.47
450–499 475 6 136.00–150.00 $143.36 $681 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 -30.00
428–432 value added 430 5 167.00–176.00 $172.42 $741 +4.42
531 value added 531 14 148.00 $148.00 $786 —
570 value added 570 4 142.00 $142.00 $809 —

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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 4 146.00–152.00 $149.27 $410 -13.70
300–349 325 10 130.00–156.00 $143.98 $468 —
400–449 425 16 126.00–142.00 $134.46 $571 -4.30
450–499 475 10 135.00–152.00 $143.94 $684 -0.95
500–549 525 12 130.00–141.00 $135.76 $713 -6.14
550–599 575 8 120.00–140.00 $130.43 $750 -5.00
600–649 625 10 120.00–133.00 $126.76 $792 -4.28
700–745 724 4 117.00–123.00 $119.49 $865 -24.51
765–790 778 2 80.00–88.00 $84.06 $654 -13.94
820 820 1 102.00 $102.00 $836 —
850–855 853 2 91.00 $91.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 20 122.00–146.00 $135.07 $371 —
350–399 375 10 120.00–132.00 $126.39 $474 —
400–449 425 12 120.00–126.00 $123.17 $523 —
500–549 525 8 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $657 +0.52
600–649 625 6 108.00–120.00 $114.24 $714 +0.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–397 value added 394 6 135.00–141.00 $137.97 $544 —
493 value added 493 6 132.00 $132.00 $651 -20.00
671 value added 671 5 133.00 $133.00 $892 —
790 value added 790 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 —

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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 8 130.00–162.00 $147.21 $478 -10.02
400–449 425 10 120.00–160.00 $141.15 $600 —
500–549 525 8 118.00–150.00 $134.75 $707 -10.95
600–649 625 6 110.00–136.00 $123.51 $772 -9.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 value added 457 5 149.00 $149.00 $681 —
555 value added 555 3 135.00 $135.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 14 34.00–48.00 $41.44 $332 +1.60
750–850 800 85-90% 8 22.00–30.00 $26.25 $210 -13.59
850–1200 1025 85-90% 52 48.00–75.50 $64.10 $657 -1.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1062 80-85% 71 53.00–83.00 $70.86 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1680 1418 75-80% 8 71.50–77.50 $75.06 $1,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 70.00–90.00 $82.00 $1,025 -10.20
1385–2200 1793 14 95.00–107.00 $102.36 $1,835 —

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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 48 300.00–550.00 $448.65

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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) 30 850.00–1,225.00 $1,080.11
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 500.00–900.00 $737.84
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 490.00–900.00 $733.78

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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 24 1,075.00–1,260.00 $1,186.86 -25.00
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 880.00–1,050.00 $982.79 -229.07
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1300 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 900.00–1,075.00 $1,010.98 —

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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.