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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.59/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $143.99/cwt ≈ $612/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $171.95/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 316 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 410 445
Feeder cattle 393 246 329
Slaughter cattle 127 94 64
Replacement cattle 78 70 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-18.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value ; slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 3.00-13.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 200.00–225.00 $213.62 $587 -1.36
350–399 375 16 200.00–226.00 $213.85 $802 +20.86
400–449 425 6 178.00–220.00 $200.21 $851 —
450–499 475 10 178.00–186.00 $182.21 $865 +4.85
500–549 525 6 152.50–180.00 $166.89 $876 +1.71
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 160.00–195.00 $179.06 $492 —
300–349 316 18 160.00–192.50 $171.95 $543 -0.15
350–399 375 6 140.00–170.00 $155.98 $585 +3.67
500–549 525 4 124.00–138.00 $131.33 $689 —

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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 4 168.00–185.00 $177.43 $399 +1.88
250–299 275 4 160.00–180.00 $170.89 $470 —
300–349 325 10 160.00–172.50 $166.72 $542 —
350–399 375 12 160.00–180.00 $169.35 $635 +4.70
400–449 425 14 160.00–175.00 $167.93 $714 —
450–499 475 6 160.00–173.00 $166.84 $792 +9.08
500–549 525 6 146.00–169.00 $158.04 $830 -1.67
600–649 625 6 122.00–154.00 $138.63 $866 +6.59
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
855–875 865 2 109.00–112.00 $110.52 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 130.00–152.50 $142.25 $391 +3.63
350–399 375 18 130.00–148.00 $139.59 $523 -3.59
400–449 425 18 135.00–152.00 $143.99 $612 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 2 167.00 $167.00 $715 —
566 value added 566 5 169.50 $169.50 $959 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 10 165.00–180.00 $172.93 $735 +18.58
500–549 525 4 124.00–180.00 $153.31 $805 —
600–649 625 4 152.00–162.50 $157.46 $984 +5.86

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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% 10 61.00–74.00 $68.61 $703 +0.68
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 50 74.00–97.00 $86.18 $1,099 +7.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 36.00–45.00 $40.78 $326 +3.34
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 49.00–76.00 $64.80 $664 +6.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1675 1490 75-80% 8 74.50–85.00 $80.40 $1,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 83.00–88.00 $86.00 $1,075 -2.40
1500–1900 1700 16 93.00–118.00 $106.97 $1,818 —

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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 24 350.00–410.00 $385.68

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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)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 700.00–950.00 $848.65
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 680.00–910.00 $816.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 8 900.00–1,200.00 $1,084.09

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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 6 725.00–850.00 $799.32 -6.63
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 850.00–1,000.00 $939.19 +133.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,435.47 —

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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.