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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.93/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.52/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 375 lb · 10 head
light 2-weight M&L 1 steers $211.09/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $475/hd at 225 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 513 774 729
Feeder cattle 271 528 499
Slaughter cattle 73 106 126
Replacement cattle 169 140 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; feeder heifers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; slaughter cows sold sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

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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 10 200.00–220.00 $211.09 $475 -0.55
250–299 275 6 202.00–215.00 $209.08 $575 +0.46
350–399 375 6 200.00–212.50 $206.66 $775 +6.01
400–449 425 8 178.00–202.50 $190.96 $812 -1.32
500–549 525 4 164.00–180.00 $172.37 $905 +10.28
600–649 625 6 144.00–165.00 $154.91 $968 +11.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,014 —
605 605 3 134.00 $134.00 $811 —
686 686 3 139.00 $139.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 160.00–184.00 $172.91 $562 —
400–449 425 6 140.00–156.00 $147.54 $627 -12.29

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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 6 170.00–220.00 $197.73 $445 +12.20
350–399 375 10 160.00–176.00 $168.52 $632 +2.80
400–449 425 12 160.00–175.00 $167.93 $714 +3.20
450–499 475 8 162.50–174.00 $168.55 $801 +5.40
500–549 525 6 155.00–167.50 $161.54 $848 -4.40
740 740 1 125.00 $125.00 $925 +13.00
755–775 768 4 92.00–134.00 $117.73 $904 —
805–825 815 2 100.00–108.00 $104.05 $848 +4.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 135.00–160.00 $148.86 $335 —
450–499 475 6 140.00–150.00 $145.26 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 4 170.00–200.00 $185.98 $697 —
400–449 425 6 170.00–184.00 $177.40 $754 —
450–499 475 6 167.50–174.00 $170.92 $812 +10.94
550–599 575 8 140.00–156.00 $148.34 $853 —

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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% 8 56.00–69.00 $63.61 $652 +1.41
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 30 70.00–82.00 $76.35 $973 -1.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 35.00–44.00 $39.78 $318 +2.61
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 44.00–69.00 $58.63 $601 -0.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1685 1465 75-80% 3 75.00–77.50 $75.96 $1,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 77.00–78.50 $77.90 $974 -4.50
1500–1770 1635 4 102.50–105.00 $103.85 $1,698 —

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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 14 440.00–580.00 $523.24

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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) 38 900.00–1,200.00 $1,084.09
Small 1 ($/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) 28 600.00–975.00 $822.97
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 570.00–1,000.00 $825.68

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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 6 975.00–1,100.00 $1,050.58 -150.00
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 14 1,450.00–2,000.00 $1,782.56 +581.98
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,281.40 +80.82
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 800.00–985.00 $910.00 -98.11
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–950.00 $889.19 -118.92

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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.