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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.76/cwt -10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $143.18/cwt ≈ $537/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.65/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 513 697
Feeder cattle 246 271 509
Slaughter cattle 94 73 116
Replacement cattle 70 169 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers sold 2.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were not weaned however had been given shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 5.00 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 6 200.00–212.50 $206.93 $466 -4.16
250–299 275 10 200.00–227.50 $214.98 $591 +5.90
300–349 325 10 200.00–217.50 $209.41 $681 —
350–399 375 12 185.00–200.00 $192.99 $724 -13.67
450–499 475 8 170.00–184.00 $177.36 $842 —
500–549 525 4 150.00–179.00 $165.18 $867 -7.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 150.00–185.00 $169.41 $381 —
300–349 325 6 160.00–182.50 $172.10 $559 -0.81
350–399 375 8 135.00–167.50 $152.31 $571 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 218.00 $218.00 $750 —

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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 8 170.00–180.00 $175.55 $395 -22.18
350–399 375 12 154.00–174.00 $164.65 $617 -3.87
450–499 475 16 152.50–162.50 $157.76 $749 -10.79
500–549 525 8 155.00–164.00 $159.71 $838 -1.83
600–649 625 4 131.00–133.00 $132.04 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 130.00–165.00 $149.41 $336 +0.55
250–299 275 12 125.00–150.00 $138.62 $381 —
300–349 325 10 130.00–150.00 $140.76 $457 —
350–399 375 14 135.00–152.50 $143.18 $537 —
500–549 525 6 132.50–138.00 $135.38 $711 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 167.00 $167.00 $706 —

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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 8 150.00–170.00 $160.65 $602 -25.33
400–449 425 6 148.00–160.00 $154.35 $656 -23.05
450–499 475 4 150.00–177.50 $164.46 $781 -6.46
600–649 625 8 149.00–154.00 $151.60 $948 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–750 700 85-90% 10 19.00–30.00 $24.89 $174 —
750–850 800 85-90% 18 30.00–44.00 $37.44 $300 -2.34
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 43.00–69.00 $58.22 $597 -0.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.93 $696 +4.32
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 28 71.50–86.00 $79.18 $1,010 +2.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 86.00–90.00 $88.40 $1,105 +10.50
1500–1895 1698 10 94.00–109.00 $102.37 $1,738 —

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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 40 350.00–540.00 $462.97

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 550.00–780.00 $686.76
750–1100 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 500.00–725.00 $583.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 6 900.00–1,000.00 $961.36

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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 4 800.00–810.00 $805.95 -104.05

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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.