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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $233.62/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 275 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $223.99/cwt ≈ $820/hd at 366 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $213.75/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 538 459
Feeder cattle 338 406 268
Slaughter cattle 82 81 88
Replacement cattle 49 51 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 5.00-22.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned were marked as added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 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 14 220.00–245.00 $233.62 $642 +0.45
300–349 325 8 220.00–245.00 $233.44 $759 +11.34
350–399 366 12 216.00–238.00 $223.99 $820 —
400–449 425 12 200.00–226.00 $213.75 $908 +7.14
500–549 525 4 192.50–196.00 $194.33 $1,020 -6.14
600–649 625 4 182.50–190.00 $186.40 $1,165 —
780 780 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,170 +9.06
820 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 —
860 860 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 —
955 955 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 175.00–212.50 $195.42 $537 —
300–349 325 4 187.50–200.00 $194.22 $631 -0.84
450–499 475 6 162.50–186.00 $174.86 $831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,029 -2.00
526 526 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,052 —
646 646 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,279 —

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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 4 195.00–220.00 $208.86 $470 —
250–299 275 8 185.00–202.50 $194.53 $535 +5.46
350–399 375 10 188.00–191.00 $189.60 $711 +7.61
400–449 425 8 184.00–194.00 $189.29 $804 +18.90
450–499 475 10 158.00–188.00 $173.77 $825 +2.00
500–549 525 10 172.50–187.50 $180.35 $947 —
600–649 625 2 173.00–176.00 $174.56 $1,091 +30.32
650–699 675 4 136.00–159.00 $147.92 $998 —
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 206.00 $206.00 $692 +21.00
365 value added 365 2 208.00 $208.00 $759 —
416 416 8 194.00 $194.00 $807 +9.00
470 470 5 187.00 $187.00 $879 —
531 531 4 184.00 $184.00 $977 —
565 value added 565 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 +8.04
627 value added 627 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 170.00–175.00 $172.77 $389 —
300–349 325 4 165.00–175.00 $170.38 $554 +19.95
500–549 525 8 168.00–173.00 $170.62 $896 —

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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 4 205.00–240.00 $223.64 $839 +23.31
400–449 425 4 186.00–220.00 $203.98 $867 +19.06
450–499 475 6 180.00–212.50 $197.09 $936 +3.83
500–549 525 4 160.00–189.00 $175.18 $920 -13.62
600–649 625 4 160.00–190.00 $175.59 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 241.00 $241.00 $781 —
396 396 7 230.00 $230.00 $911 —
426 value added 426 3 222.00 $222.00 $946 —
443 443 3 215.00 $215.00 $952 —

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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% 6 78.00–89.00 $84.44 $866 +3.59
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 90.00–107.50 $99.26 $1,266 +5.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 37.00–53.00 $45.50 $364 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 60.00–88.50 $76.68 $786 +2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1665 1575 75-80% 2 95.00–96.00 $95.47 $1,504 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 96.00–103.00 $100.20 $1,252 +3.60
1500–2305 1933 13 111.00–123.00 $118.70 $2,294 —

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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 16 400.00–650.00 $548.65

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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) 8 620.00–850.00 $756.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1350 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,228.57

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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 4 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,065.12 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,360.00–1,650.00 $1,535.35 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,160.00 $1,135.68 —

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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.