Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southeast Mississippi Livestock report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.81/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 464 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.67/cwt +20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 625 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.92/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 723 576 654
Feeder cattle 473 393 437
Slaughter cattle 139 97 116
Replacement cattle 111 86 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to 12/19/22 feeder steers sold firmer to 3.00- 12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with added value , some were given shots and some were all natural; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 195.00–215.00 $206.09 $464 —
250–299 275 8 200.00–225.00 $213.62 $587 +9.09
300–349 325 10 200.00–215.00 $208.07 $676 +1.16
350–399 375 4 195.00–207.00 $201.39 $755 +1.90
400–449 425 6 190.00–195.00 $192.64 $819 -3.97
450–499 475 10 182.00–192.50 $187.52 $891 +3.79
500–549 525 6 172.00–192.50 $182.73 $959 +12.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 6 185.00 $185.00 $684 -22.00
393 393 2 203.00 $203.00 $798 —
445 value added 445 7 206.00 $206.00 $917 ±0.00
450 value added 450 2 191.00 $191.00 $860 —
463 463 6 189.00 $189.00 $875 —
517 517 5 186.00 $186.00 $962 —
743 743 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 175.00–190.00 $183.32 $412 +30.55
350–399 375 4 170.00–185.00 $177.99 $667 +4.67
400–449 425 6 160.00–180.00 $170.58 $725 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 175.00–205.00 $191.64 $431 +3.21
350–399 375 12 162.00–182.50 $172.92 $648 -5.60
400–449 425 10 168.00–188.00 $178.58 $759 +3.15
450–499 475 12 144.00–178.00 $161.88 $769 +8.73
500–549 525 10 136.00–168.00 $152.75 $802 +5.85
600–649 625 4 123.00–140.00 $131.83 $824 +5.24
730–745 738 2 120.00–130.00 $125.05 $923 —
850 850 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 130.00–165.00 $149.41 $336 +10.55
300–349 325 8 147.00–165.00 $156.68 $509 —
350–399 375 6 135.00–157.50 $146.99 $551 +2.08
400–449 425 10 130.00–150.00 $140.58 $597 —
450–499 475 4 120.00–140.00 $130.52 $620 ±0.00
500–549 525 4 118.00–136.00 $127.42 $669 —
550–599 575 4 110.00–120.00 $115.21 $662 —
650–699 675 6 108.00–115.00 $111.63 $754 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–463 value added 457 14 170.00–181.00 $175.43 $802 —
471–495 479 6 166.00–168.00 $166.69 $798 —
522 value added 522 5 165.00 $165.00 $861 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 8 175.00–182.50 $178.94 $850 +17.24
550–599 575 8 130.00–158.00 $144.60 $831 +20.34
600–649 625 14 120.00–154.00 $137.67 $860 +20.32
650–699 675 4 120.00–146.00 $132.53 $895 —
700–745 715 3 120.00–122.00 $120.69 $863 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 20 57.00–67.50 $63.15 $647 +3.25
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 36 68.00–77.00 $72.76 $928 +3.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 14 30.00–42.00 $36.38 $291 ±0.00
850–1200 1025 85-90% 32 45.00–66.50 $57.59 $590 +1.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1710 1488 75-80% 6 67.00–74.00 $71.02 $1,057 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 71.00–89.00 $81.80 $1,022 -0.20
1500–2510 2005 18 95.00–106.00 $101.89 $2,043 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 360.00–550.00 $472.97

↑ Back to top

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) 34 875.00–1,450.00 $1,227.84
Small 1 ($/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) 20 675.00–1,000.00 $868.24
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 600.00–975.00 $822.97

↑ Back to top

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 12 775.00–1,100.00 $968.24 -76.35
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–1,025.00 $933.78 -110.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,240.70 —

↑ Back to top

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.