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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.25/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $237.31/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $255.45/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 275 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 576 552
Feeder cattle 363 303 397
Slaughter cattle 103 103 82
Replacement cattle 127 170 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-18.00 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 14 250.00–260.00 $255.45 $702 +11.83
300–349 325 10 240.00–260.00 $250.76 $815 +4.54
350–399 375 20 220.00–252.50 $237.31 $890 +0.16
400–449 433 12 210.00–236.00 $227.99 $987 +5.54
450–499 475 12 200.00–217.50 $208.30 $989 —
550–599 575 4 194.00–200.00 $197.13 $1,133 —
650–699 675 4 182.00–190.00 $186.15 $1,257 —
775 775 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,240 +13.00
835 835 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 200.00–230.00 $216.13 $702 —
350–399 375 8 180.00–205.00 $193.32 $725 —
400–449 425 6 170.00–195.00 $183.22 $779 +3.12
450–499 475 4 180.00–190.00 $185.26 $880 —
500–549 525 4 162.00–188.00 $175.61 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 value added 593 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,186 —
675 value added 675 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,256 +1.00

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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 8 185.00–210.00 $198.86 $447 —
250–299 275 4 185.00–225.00 $206.79 $569 +2.73
300–349 325 6 195.00–210.00 $203.07 $660 —
350–399 375 20 187.00–217.50 $203.25 $762 +6.66
400–449 425 10 180.00–212.50 $197.19 $838 +12.96
450–499 475 8 165.00–191.00 $178.67 $849 +5.10
500–549 525 10 170.00–196.00 $183.61 $964 +3.50
650–699 675 4 138.00–166.00 $152.51 $1,029 —
700–749 725 6 120.00–142.50 $131.63 $954 —
750–799 775 4 140.00–144.00 $142.06 $1,101 —
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 140.00–180.00 $161.79 $445 -7.47
350–399 375 12 160.00–187.50 $174.65 $655 +8.46
400–449 425 10 150.00–170.00 $160.58 $682 —
600–649 625 8 140.00–150.00 $145.20 $908 +1.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 value added 415 3 209.50 $209.50 $869 —
562 value added 562 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,028 —
634 value added 634 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 8 180.00–206.00 $193.67 $920 —
500–549 525 6 182.50–192.50 $187.73 $986 —
800–849 825 2 160.00–172.50 $166.44 $1,373 —

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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 85.00–92.50 $89.39 $916 +6.49
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 91.00–104.00 $97.88 $1,248 +2.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 48.00–57.00 $52.78 $422 +6.53
850–1200 1025 85-90% 22 62.00–89.50 $78.10 $801 +0.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1605 1483 75-80% 4 91.00–95.00 $93.17 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 91.00–98.00 $95.20 $1,190 —
1385–2130 1758 24 100.00–122.00 $113.33 $1,992 —

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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 20 370.00–700.00 $566.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,384.09
Small 1 ($/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) 10 685.00–1,100.00 $931.76

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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 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,130.81 -461.05
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 44 1,300.00–2,000.00 $1,718.71 +126.85
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,173.65 +310.14

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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.