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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $157.90/cwt -8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 426 lb · 17 head
light 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.41/cwt ≈ $460/hd at 225 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.76/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 325 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 688 799
Feeder cattle 453 429 573
Slaughter cattle 124 145 101
Replacement cattle 153 114 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-11.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 10 220.00–240.00 $230.76 $750 -18.06
350–399 375 10 222.50–250.00 $237.15 $889 +0.96
400–449 425 14 220.00–255.00 $238.51 $1,014 +14.54
550–599 575 6 180.00–210.00 $195.64 $1,125 —
650–699 675 8 170.00–184.00 $177.25 $1,196 —
700 700 3 168.00–170.00 $168.67 $1,181 —
830 830 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 10 175.00–220.00 $199.96 $450 —
250–299 275 12 185.00–220.00 $204.06 $561 ±0.00
300–349 325 6 170.00–200.00 $186.13 $605 -16.94
350–399 375 4 180.00–200.00 $190.65 $715 +2.33
400–449 425 4 190.00–215.00 $203.22 $864 +1.30
450–499 475 4 162.00–202.00 $183.03 $869 —

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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 16 185.00–220.00 $204.41 $460 —
250–299 275 10 200.00–215.00 $208.17 $572 +2.73
300–349 325 14 195.00–215.00 $205.76 $669 +1.81
350–399 376 13 192.00–212.50 $203.70 $766 +5.51
400–449 425 12 180.00–202.50 $191.90 $816 -10.91
450–499 475 6 185.00–207.50 $196.83 $935 +11.21
500–549 525 14 170.00–207.50 $189.63 $996 +15.44
550–599 575 8 172.00–196.00 $184.51 $1,061 —
600–649 625 4 162.00–185.00 $173.95 $1,087 +10.52
700–745 716 4 100.00–169.00 $131.73 $943 -9.81
770 770 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 152.00–170.00 $161.98 $364 —
250–299 275 4 155.00–180.00 $168.62 $464 -5.44
300–349 325 14 165.00–185.00 $175.76 $571 +9.63
350–399 375 10 135.00–182.00 $160.04 $600 -18.48
400–449 426 17 130.00–180.00 $157.90 $673 -8.91
450–499 475 6 145.00–170.00 $158.15 $751 +1.64
500–549 525 4 140.00–154.00 $147.33 $773 -10.00
550–599 575 8 132.00–162.00 $147.64 $849 -0.69
600–649 625 4 135.00–147.00 $141.24 $883 +10.53

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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 8 142.00–167.00 $153.68 $576 -35.62
400–449 425 8 150.00–212.50 $183.05 $778 -7.06
450–499 475 8 176.00–215.00 $196.51 $933 +5.48
500–549 525 6 140.00–215.00 $179.25 $941 -4.79
550–599 575 8 160.00–210.00 $186.07 $1,070 —
650–699 675 6 138.00–168.00 $153.54 $1,036 —
715–725 720 2 162.00–174.00 $167.96 $1,209 —
765 765 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,056 —
800–825 813 2 142.00–148.00 $144.95 $1,178 —
865–870 868 2 112.00–122.00 $116.99 $1,015 —

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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% 46 80.00–94.50 $88.49 $907 -0.19
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 26 94.00–102.50 $98.50 $1,256 +1.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 34.00–55.00 $45.16 $361 -4.62
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 55.00–89.00 $74.90 $768 -2.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1675 1448 75-80% 16 84.00–96.00 $90.94 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–2000 1543 10 105.00–118.00 $113.43 $1,750 —

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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 40 525.00–800.00 $688.51

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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) 16 700.00–1,125.00 $952.70
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 450.00–825.00 $672.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 8 985.00–1,250.00 $1,147.61

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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 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,211.63 -379.65
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 46 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,581.40 -9.88
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,175.00–1,450.00 $1,338.51 +290.54
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 850.00–1,125.00 $1,013.51 -34.46

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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.