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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 1 steers $204.41/cwt ≈ $460/hd at 225 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.63/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $199.25/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 794 556
Feeder cattle 402 626 389
Slaughter cattle 81 103 67
Replacement cattle 70 65 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 4.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 10.00-28.00 higher; feeder heifers over 500# sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ;slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 22 185.00–220.00 $204.41 $460 —
250–299 275 8 195.00–220.00 $208.62 $574 +20.45
300–349 325 16 195.00–217.00 $206.83 $672 +4.73
350–399 375 18 187.00–210.00 $199.25 $747 +0.93
400–449 425 10 185.00–200.00 $192.93 $820 +9.91
450–499 475 4 175.00–190.00 $182.89 $869 +5.43
500–549 525 10 168.00–182.00 $175.33 $920 +6.81
650–699 675 4 146.00–162.00 $154.29 $1,041 +7.18
710–730 720 2 130.00–140.00 $135.07 $973 +5.07
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 146.00–187.00 $168.05 $546 -2.12
400–449 425 8 170.00–180.00 $175.29 $745 —
500–549 525 8 130.00–164.00 $147.79 $776 —

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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 14 175.00–205.00 $191.34 $526 +36.81
300–349 325 6 180.00–205.00 $193.44 $629 +32.00
350–399 375 8 166.00–200.00 $184.11 $690 +14.46
400–449 425 18 160.00–182.00 $171.63 $729 +7.88
450–499 475 8 160.00–170.00 $165.26 $785 +13.42
500–549 525 6 135.00–160.00 $148.08 $777 +4.47
600–649 625 4 123.00–136.00 $129.76 $811 -7.51
700–735 713 3 110.00–120.00 $113.43 $809 +15.43
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 ±0.00
860 860 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 130.00–170.00 $151.79 $417 +15.90
350–399 375 4 117.00–146.00 $132.45 $497 +0.30
450–499 475 10 130.00–144.00 $137.36 $652 +3.63
550–599 575 4 125.00–130.00 $127.61 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 6 150.00–178.00 $164.72 $782 +1.70
500–549 525 8 140.00–176.00 $158.84 $834 +30.95
650–699 675 10 128.00–140.00 $134.22 $906 —

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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% 26 52.00–66.50 $60.49 $620 -0.58
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 10 67.50–72.00 $69.88 $891 -1.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 22 46.00–64.00 $56.54 $580 -0.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1665 1460 75-80% 8 64.00–67.50 $66.00 $964 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 80.00–92.00 $87.20 $1,090 +7.20
1500–1925 1713 8 87.50–99.00 $93.96 $1,610 —

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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 28 300.00–620.00 $490.27

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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) 14 725.00–1,100.00 $955.11
Small 1 ($/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) 8 500.00–800.00 $621.62
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–720.00 $671.35

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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 10 800.00–1,000.00 $918.92 -170.27

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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.