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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.93/cwt +10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.34/cwt ≈ $818/hd at 575 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.29/cwt +14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 593 551
Feeder cattle 337 363 306
Slaughter cattle 105 103 127
Replacement cattle 72 127 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 2.00-15.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500# sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold Weaker

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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 12 250.00–265.00 $258.17 $710 +2.72
300–349 325 6 245.00–262.50 $254.41 $827 +3.65
350–399 375 6 227.50–250.00 $239.49 $898 +2.18
450–499 475 12 202.50–225.00 $214.33 $1,018 +6.03
500–549 525 4 205.00–213.00 $209.19 $1,098 —
600–649 625 2 170.00–182.50 $176.50 $1,103 —
730 730 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 225.00–245.00 $235.89 $649 —
300–349 325 4 210.00–225.00 $218.07 $709 +1.94
550–599 575 4 182.50–192.50 $187.71 $1,079 —
600–649 625 4 137.00–170.00 $154.15 $963 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 value added 512 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,091 —
565 value added 565 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,119 -2.00

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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 10 195.00–220.00 $208.62 $574 +1.83
300–349 325 12 202.50–230.00 $217.29 $706 +14.22
450–499 475 16 170.00–206.00 $188.93 $897 +10.26
500–549 525 6 178.00–192.50 $185.59 $974 +1.98
550–599 575 10 155.00–172.50 $164.12 $944 —
600–649 625 8 132.50–167.50 $150.69 $942 —
700–725 715 5 110.00–159.00 $131.51 $940 -0.12
755 755 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,102 +3.94
800–810 805 2 124.00–149.00 $136.42 $1,098 -3.58
860 860 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 167.50–190.00 $179.75 $494 +17.96
350–399 375 6 150.00–175.00 $163.32 $612 -11.33
450–499 475 10 140.00–160.00 $150.52 $715 —
500–549 525 8 130.00–167.50 $149.63 $786 —
550–599 575 14 134.00–150.00 $142.34 $818 —
600–649 625 6 112.00–135.00 $123.95 $775 -21.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 value added 458 3 188.00 $188.00 $861 —
515 value added 515 3 178.00 $178.00 $917 —
628 value added 628 2 150.00 $150.00 $942 -35.00
744 value added 744 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,079 —
781–790 value added 784 7 145.00–149.00 $147.85 $1,159 —

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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 6 180.00–230.00 $206.64 $775 —
450–499 475 8 184.00–207.50 $196.36 $933 +2.69
500–549 525 6 180.00–207.50 $194.39 $1,021 +6.66
600–649 625 4 150.00–162.50 $156.50 $978 —
705 705 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 —
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 value added 393 4 230.00 $230.00 $904 —

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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% 16 84.00–92.00 $88.68 $909 -0.71
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 30 93.00–104.50 $99.09 $1,263 +1.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 40.00–54.00 $47.44 $380 -5.34
850–1200 1025 85-90% 36 60.00–90.00 $77.56 $795 -0.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1350 1278 75-80% 2 88.50–96.00 $92.46 $1,182 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 74.00–89.00 $83.00 $1,038 -12.20
1275–2560 1918 14 103.00–119.00 $113.68 $2,180 —

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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 20 450.00–625.00 $554.05

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,214.77
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,284.09
Small 1 ($/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) 12 740.00–1,075.00 $939.19

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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 8 900.00–1,000.00 $959.46 -214.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,410.47 +279.66

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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.