Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.02/cwt -7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.65/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.75/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 794 840 942
Feeder cattle 626 556 727
Slaughter cattle 103 178 101
Replacement cattle 65 106 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

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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 12 180.00–195.00 $188.17 $517 —
300–349 325 14 190.00–212.50 $202.10 $657 +0.84
350–399 375 14 185.00–210.00 $198.32 $744 ±0.00
400–449 425 18 178.00–187.50 $183.02 $778 -7.41
450–499 475 10 168.00–186.00 $177.46 $843 +2.20
500–549 525 8 162.50–174.00 $168.52 $885 -4.85
650–699 675 4 144.00–150.00 $147.11 $993 -7.39
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -1.00
755 755 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 135.00–177.50 $158.15 $435 —
300–349 325 8 150.00–187.50 $170.17 $553 —
350–399 375 4 152.50–160.00 $156.50 $587 -10.81
450–499 475 8 130.00–162.50 $147.09 $699 —

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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 6 145.00–162.50 $154.53 $425 —
300–349 325 12 148.00–173.00 $161.44 $525 -13.35
350–399 375 16 155.00–182.50 $169.65 $636 -6.33
400–449 425 16 150.00–176.00 $163.75 $696 +7.70
450–499 475 14 145.00–158.00 $151.84 $721 +5.66
500–549 525 16 130.00–156.00 $143.61 $754 +1.83
600–649 625 6 130.00–144.00 $137.27 $858 -13.74
705 705 2 92.00–104.00 $98.00 $691 -26.00
755–765 760 2 96.00–117.00 $106.43 $809 -6.06
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -19.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 125.00–155.00 $141.64 $319 +10.84
250–299 275 12 125.00–145.00 $135.89 $374 +10.44
350–399 375 16 117.50–145.00 $132.15 $496 —
450–499 475 6 129.00–138.00 $133.73 $635 —
500–549 525 8 106.00–122.00 $114.37 $600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 value added 296 6 155.00 $155.00 $459 —
480 value added 480 5 157.00 $157.00 $754 +7.00
542 value added 542 6 150.00 $150.00 $813 —
618 value added 618 3 144.00 $144.00 $890 —
795 value added 795 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,081 —

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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 8 135.00–177.50 $157.85 $513 —
450–499 475 12 152.50–172.50 $163.02 $774 —
500–549 525 4 108.00–146.00 $127.89 $671 -16.18
550–599 575 8 125.00–154.00 $140.12 $806 —

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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% 24 52.00–67.50 $61.07 $626 -1.78
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 22 68.00–75.00 $71.71 $914 -0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 12 30.00–40.00 $35.31 $282 +12.12
750–850 800 85-90% 6 20.00–29.50 $25.05 $200 +1.86
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 43.00–67.50 $57.34 $588 -0.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1635 1510 75-80% 4 57.50–69.50 $64.00 $966 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 16 65.00–90.00 $80.00 $1,000 -0.20
1500–1685 1593 6 84.00–98.00 $91.41 $1,456 —

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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) 6 625.00–740.00 $693.38
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 475.00–700.00 $608.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 12 800.00–1,100.00 $984.09

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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 8 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,401.16 +154.65
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,270.93 +24.42
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,089.19 +266.22

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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.