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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.69/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 425 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.72/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $188.44/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 535 732
Feeder cattle 425 347 519
Slaughter cattle 156 111 120
Replacement cattle 93 77 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold 5.00-20.00 higher; feeder steers over 450# sold steady; feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00 higher; group of feeder heifers were weaned had shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher; 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 14 175.00–205.00 $191.34 $526 +22.53
300–349 325 16 175.00–200.00 $188.44 $612 +13.00
350–399 375 10 182.50–200.00 $191.82 $719 —
400–449 425 10 160.00–200.00 $181.15 $770 +13.57
500–549 525 4 150.00–157.00 $153.66 $807 —
550–599 575 4 140.00–150.00 $145.21 $835 -4.17
600–649 625 4 144.00–149.00 $146.60 $916 —
705–720 715 3 134.00–138.00 $136.66 $977 —
845 845 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 130.00–165.00 $149.06 $410 —
300–349 325 4 150.00–167.00 $159.14 $517 +23.76
350–399 375 8 130.00–178.00 $155.57 $583 —
450–499 475 6 134.00–148.00 $141.36 $671 —
500–549 525 6 126.00–134.00 $130.19 $683 —
650–699 675 4 116.00–132.00 $124.29 $839 —

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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 10 140.00–162.00 $151.98 $418 —
300–349 325 14 142.00–162.00 $152.76 $496 +7.70
350–399 375 16 138.00–160.00 $149.72 $561 +2.13
400–449 425 22 134.00–158.00 $146.69 $623 +8.23
500–549 525 6 128.00–144.00 $136.37 $716 —
550–599 575 6 129.00–140.00 $134.73 $775 +5.47
600–649 625 6 123.00–140.00 $131.83 $824 +4.48
700–740 713 4 108.00–127.00 $117.78 $840 -2.49
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 +22.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 120.00–140.00 $131.09 $295 —
250–299 275 8 120.00–137.00 $129.26 $355 +13.81
350–399 375 10 120.00–138.00 $129.59 $486 +4.67
400–449 425 14 110.00–130.00 $120.58 $512 -2.35
650–699 675 4 110.00–116.00 $113.11 $763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 7 152.00 $152.00 $857 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 416 9 138.00–164.00 $147.35 $613 —
550–599 575 6 120.00–146.00 $133.55 $768 —
600–649 625 6 104.00–146.00 $125.82 $786 -5.61
650–699 675 4 100.00–124.00 $112.44 $759 —

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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% 20 30.00–40.00 $35.31 $282 ±0.00
750–850 800 85-90% 10 25.00–30.00 $27.66 $221 -7.65
850–1200 1025 85-90% 42 42.00–66.50 $56.34 $577 +0.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 30 57.50–66.00 $62.48 $640 +2.16
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 28 66.00–71.50 $68.91 $879 +1.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1600 1458 75-80% 8 61.50–68.50 $65.34 $953 +4.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 10 72.00–89.00 $82.20 $1,028 -2.90
1500–2035 1768 10 88.00–98.50 $94.04 $1,663 +1.21

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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 28 300.00–460.00 $395.14

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Bred Cows

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) 22 500.00–740.00 $642.70
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 490.00–650.00 $585.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 22 800.00–950.00 $892.05

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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 10 750.00–900.00 $839.19 -75.67

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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.