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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $222.10/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 325 lb · 20 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.07/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 275 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.99/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 375 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 538 561 440
Feeder cattle 406 365 252
Slaughter cattle 81 106 93
Replacement cattle 51 90 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 6.00-16.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and only the groups that were weaned with shots had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; 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 6 222.00–242.50 $233.37 $525 +17.82
250–299 275 8 225.00–240.00 $233.17 $641 +9.55
300–349 325 20 210.00–232.50 $222.10 $722 +1.34
400–449 425 6 200.00–212.50 $206.61 $878 —
450–499 475 8 188.00–200.00 $194.31 $923 -7.78
500–549 525 10 190.00–210.00 $200.47 $1,052 +12.38
550–599 575 8 194.00–196.00 $195.04 $1,121 —
760–780 770 2 136.00–146.00 $140.94 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 232.00 $232.00 $587 —
480 480 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,061 —
511 value added 511 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,073 +11.00
633 value added 633 10 181.00 $181.00 $1,146 -8.00
673 value added 673 5 179.50 $179.50 $1,208 -1.50
735 value added 735 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 160.00–207.00 $186.06 $419 —
300–349 325 6 180.00–208.00 $195.06 $634 —
350–399 375 10 156.00–210.00 $184.77 $693 +20.75
400–449 425 4 170.00–188.00 $179.52 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 18 176.00–200.00 $189.07 $520 +18.18
300–349 325 8 184.00–200.00 $192.60 $626 +11.37
350–399 375 14 170.00–192.50 $181.99 $682 +8.40
400–449 425 10 154.00–185.00 $170.39 $724 +8.76
450–499 475 14 156.00–186.00 $171.77 $816 +10.31
550–599 575 8 150.00–179.00 $165.12 $949 -0.52
600–649 625 2 138.00–150.00 $144.24 $902 —
740 740 1 128.00 $128.00 $947 +2.00
805 805 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,030 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 185.00 $185.00 $601 —
325 value added 325 5 199.00 $199.00 $647 —
448 448 6 185.00 $185.00 $829 —
556–566 value added 563 12 179.00–188.00 $181.96 $1,024 +1.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 140.00–160.00 $150.89 $415 +7.55
300–349 325 10 130.00–168.00 $150.43 $489 +9.67
450–499 475 10 126.00–150.00 $138.62 $658 —

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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 6 195.00–205.00 $200.33 $751 —
400–449 425 10 168.00–200.00 $184.92 $786 —
450–499 475 6 188.00–198.00 $193.26 $918 +5.63
500–549 525 6 182.00–195.00 $188.80 $991 —
550–599 575 10 180.00–193.00 $186.78 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 229.00 $229.00 $676 —
401 401 4 215.00 $215.00 $862 —

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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% 14 75.00–85.00 $80.85 $829 +1.53
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 86.00–101.00 $93.94 $1,198 +1.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 55.00–87.00 $73.73 $756 +4.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1665 1515 75-80% 3 86.00–96.00 $89.66 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 2 93.00–99.00 $96.60 $1,208 —
1225–2135 1680 12 99.00–120.00 $112.34 $1,887 —

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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 12 380.00–610.00 $516.76

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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) 16 1,100.00–1,575.00 $1,391.48
Small 1 ($/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) 14 775.00–1,010.00 $914.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.