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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $204.79/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 325 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.98/cwt -18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.54/cwt -6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 723 382
Feeder cattle 528 473 225
Slaughter cattle 106 139 86
Replacement cattle 140 111 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale 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 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 lower

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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 6 195.00–225.00 $211.64 $476 +5.55
250–299 275 10 195.00–220.00 $208.62 $574 -5.00
300–349 325 24 190.00–217.50 $204.79 $666 -3.28
350–399 375 12 190.00–210.00 $200.65 $752 -0.74
400–449 425 12 178.00–205.00 $192.28 $817 -0.36
450–499 475 6 178.00–184.00 $181.15 $860 -6.37
500–549 525 6 160.00–164.00 $162.09 $851 -20.64
600–649 625 4 138.00–148.00 $143.20 $895 —
715–740 728 2 134.00–142.00 $138.07 $1,005 —
835–845 840 2 127.00–138.00 $132.47 $1,113 —
850 850 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,122 —
925–940 933 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $1,003 —
1030–1045 1035 3 108.00–113.00 $109.66 $1,135 —
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 —
1110–1135 1123 2 105.00–121.00 $112.91 $1,268 —
1175–1180 1178 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 180.00–190.00 $185.45 $510 —
350–399 375 16 150.00–184.00 $168.11 $630 -9.88
400–449 425 6 140.00–177.50 $159.83 $679 -10.75
500–549 525 4 140.00–160.00 $150.47 $790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 value added 413 2 200.00 $200.00 $826 -6.00
488 value added 488 3 184.00 $184.00 $898 —
564–570 value added 566 7 176.00–200.00 $193.09 $1,093 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 170.00–198.00 $185.53 $417 -6.11
250–299 275 6 172.50–177.50 $175.22 $482 —
300–349 325 10 162.50–174.00 $168.68 $548 —
350–399 375 12 158.00–172.50 $165.72 $621 -7.20
400–449 425 12 156.00–172.50 $164.73 $700 -13.85
450–499 475 6 150.00–175.00 $163.15 $775 +1.27
500–549 525 6 156.00–175.00 $165.94 $871 +13.19
600–649 625 10 125.00–142.50 $134.09 $838 +2.26
735 735 1 112.00 $112.00 $823 -13.05
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 142.00–172.50 $158.61 $436 —
350–399 375 8 130.00–157.50 $144.65 $542 -2.34
400–449 425 16 120.00–147.50 $134.54 $572 -6.04

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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 8 180.00–185.00 $182.69 $594 —
450–499 475 16 140.00–178.00 $159.98 $760 -18.96
500–549 525 12 130.00–155.00 $143.08 $751 —
600–649 625 10 110.00–138.00 $124.55 $778 -13.12
745 745 2 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $946 +6.31

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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% 16 54.00–68.00 $62.20 $638 -0.95
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 28 69.50–85.00 $77.71 $991 +4.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–750 650 85-90% 4 20.00–27.00 $24.04 $156 —
750–850 800 85-90% 14 30.00–43.50 $37.17 $297 +0.79
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 45.00–69.50 $59.34 $608 +1.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1940 1633 75-80% 10 67.00–78.50 $73.83 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 72.50–89.00 $82.40 $1,030 +0.60
1500–2155 1828 10 94.00–99.00 $96.95 $1,772 —

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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 38 340.00–500.00 $435.14

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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) 34 875.00–1,300.00 $1,135.80
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–700.00 $679.73
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 590.00–950.00 $804.05

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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 14 800.00–1,150.00 $1,008.11 +39.87
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 730.00–1,000.00 $890.54 -77.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,200.58 -40.12
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 975.00–1,050.00 $1,020.35 -220.35

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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.