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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.65/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.34/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $234.49/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 514 638
Feeder cattle 394 337 423
Slaughter cattle 132 105 115
Replacement cattle 147 72 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-9.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ;feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 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 10 240.00–262.50 $252.25 $694 -5.92
350–399 375 12 222.50–245.00 $234.49 $879 -5.00
400–449 425 4 222.50–235.00 $229.11 $974 —
450–499 475 8 200.00–227.50 $214.46 $1,019 +0.13
500–549 525 6 209.00–222.50 $216.07 $1,134 +6.88
600–649 625 6 170.00–201.00 $186.11 $1,163 +9.61
795 795 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,415 —
830 830 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 215.00–235.00 $225.89 $621 -10.00
300–349 325 12 210.00–235.00 $223.44 $726 +5.37
400–449 425 8 180.00–195.00 $187.93 $799 —
500–549 525 4 182.00–202.50 $192.73 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 value added 437 5 218.00 $218.00 $953 —
578 value added 578 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,199 +9.50
703 value added 703 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 value added 533 2 187.00 $187.00 $997 —

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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 6 200.00–235.00 $219.41 $494 —
250–299 275 6 195.00–210.00 $203.17 $559 -5.45
300–349 325 10 192.00–200.00 $196.30 $638 -20.99
350–399 375 14 190.00–217.50 $204.65 $767 —
400–449 425 14 185.00–214.00 $200.34 $851 —
450–499 475 10 162.00–200.00 $181.98 $864 -6.95
500–549 525 8 167.00–200.00 $184.27 $967 -1.32
550–599 575 4 160.00–186.00 $173.55 $998 +9.43
600–649 625 4 140.00–163.00 $151.95 $950 +1.26
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 -13.51
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 -31.00
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 -16.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 170.00–180.00 $175.38 $570 —
350–399 375 8 157.00–187.50 $171.25 $642 +7.93
400–449 425 8 140.00–159.00 $150.05 $638 —
450–499 475 4 140.00–146.00 $143.15 $680 -7.37
500–549 525 8 160.00–167.50 $163.93 $861 +14.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 value added 277 3 192.50 $192.50 $533 —
568 value added 568 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,056 —

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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 10 180.00–212.50 $197.31 $740 -9.33
400–449 425 6 195.00–215.00 $205.58 $874 —
450–499 475 10 180.00–207.50 $194.46 $924 -1.90
500–549 525 10 170.00–220.00 $196.17 $1,030 +1.78
600–649 625 4 136.00–180.00 $158.86 $993 +2.36
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 +10.00
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +14.00
800 800 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 2 216.00 $216.00 $963 —

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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% 20 81.00–92.50 $87.73 $899 -0.95
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 46 94.00–105.00 $99.82 $1,273 +0.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 40.00–60.00 $50.63 $405 +3.19
850–1200 1025 85-90% 30 60.00–90.00 $77.56 $795 ±0.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1850 1613 75-80% 8 86.00–98.00 $92.88 $1,498 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 91.00–106.00 $100.00 $1,250 +17.00
1415–2015 1715 20 108.00–123.00 $116.81 $2,003 —

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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 24 360.00–825.00 $636.49

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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) 2 1,085.00–1,175.00 $1,140.23
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,268.75
Small 1 ($/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) 16 800.00–1,075.00 $911.49

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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 34 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,481.40 +70.93
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 925.00–1,250.00 $1,118.24 +158.78
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 700.00–1,150.00 $967.57 +8.11

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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.