Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.05/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $439/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.03/cwt ≈ $670/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.10/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $462/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	851	925	664
Feeder cattle	554	575	447
Slaughter cattle	140	188	119
Replacement cattle	157	162	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 400# sold steady; steers over 400# sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers under 450# sold mixed; heifers over 450# sold lower 1.00-12.00; 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	157.50–182.50	$171.12	$471	-2.15
300–349	325	12	157.50–180.00	$169.60	$551	-3.47
350–399	375	10	152.50–172.50	$163.15	$612	-4.31
400–449	425	8	147.50–165.00	$156.76	$666	-11.23
450–499	475	8	150.00–164.00	$157.36	$747	-0.95
500–549	525	8	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$710	-15.76
550–599	575	8	127.50–135.00	$131.41	$756	—
600–649	625	8	120.00–132.50	$126.50	$791	-7.14
720–740	733	3	110.00–120.00	$116.64	$855	-3.36
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	12	115.00–157.50	$138.15	$380	-6.36
300–349	325	4	115.00–155.00	$136.51	$444	-12.31
400–449	425	6	130.00–147.50	$139.26	$592	-10.79
500–549	525	4	120.00–130.00	$125.23	$657	—
600–649	625	4	109.00–122.00	$115.76	$724	—
780	780	1	94.00	$94.00	$733	—

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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	6	130.00–156.00	$144.16	$396	-5.11
300–349	325	16	130.00–152.50	$142.10	$462	-1.88
350–399	375	14	130.00–152.50	$141.99	$532	—
400–449	425	12	120.00–148.00	$134.81	$573	+0.35
450–499	475	14	120.00–140.00	$130.52	$620	-13.42
500–549	525	12	120.00–136.00	$128.37	$674	-7.39
550–599	575	10	120.00–133.00	$126.78	$729	-3.65
600–649	625	10	118.00–132.50	$125.53	$785	-1.23
700–740	720	5	86.00–115.00	$100.83	$726	-18.66
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	+5.94
945	945	1	80.00	$80.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	120.00–130.00	$125.55	$282	—
350–399	375	18	100.00–132.00	$117.05	$439	-9.34
450–499	475	10	107.00–120.00	$113.84	$541	—
500–549	525	8	100.00–117.00	$108.90	$572	-16.33
600–649	625	6	100.00–115.00	$107.79	$674	-6.45

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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	8	147.50–164.00	$156.29	$586	—
400–449	425	12	120.00–165.00	$143.80	$611	+2.65
450–499	475	16	120.00–160.00	$141.03	$670	—
500–549	525	14	103.00–130.00	$117.13	$615	-17.62
550–599	575	14	100.00–120.00	$110.43	$635	—
600–649	625	12	107.00–114.00	$110.64	$692	-12.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	14	32.00–47.00	$39.97	$320	-1.47
750–850	800	85-90%	10	22.00–30.00	$26.25	$210	-15.19
850–1200	1025	85-90%	38	48.00–71.00	$61.46	$630	-2.64

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	46	60.00–72.50	$67.32	$690	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	14	73.00–84.00	$78.82	$1,005	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1570	1430	75-80%	10	64.50–73.00	$69.17	$989	-5.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	60.00–84.00	$74.40	$930	-7.60
1500–1855	1678	8	98.00–106.00	$102.42	$1,719	—

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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	38	350.00–550.00	$468.92

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Bred Cows

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)	48	800.00–1,375.00	$1,152.84

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)	30	450.00–840.00	$681.89
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	400.00–700.00	$578.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	8	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,311.63	+124.77
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–950.00	$940.12	-246.74

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	10	800.00–1,035.00	$939.73	—

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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.