Cattle Market Pulse

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southeast Mississippi Livestock report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $175.59/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 525 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.86/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.19/cwt +10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 730 856
Feeder cattle 379 453 534
Slaughter cattle 130 124 130
Replacement cattle 76 153 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-7.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 235.00–270.00 $254.06 $699 —
300–349 325 8 225.00–250.00 $238.44 $775 +7.68
350–399 375 10 225.00–250.00 $238.32 $894 +1.17
400–449 425 12 220.00–255.00 $238.51 $1,014 ±0.00
450–499 475 18 205.00–242.50 $224.72 $1,067 —
500–549 525 18 202.00–236.00 $219.79 $1,154 —
600–649 625 6 190.00–208.00 $199.35 $1,246 —
885 885 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,328 —
925 925 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 10 195.00–222.00 $209.97 $472 +10.01
250–299 275 8 165.00–220.00 $194.95 $536 -9.11
300–349 325 8 170.00–210.00 $191.51 $622 +5.38
350–399 375 6 210.00–220.00 $215.33 $807 +24.68
500–549 525 6 168.00–175.00 $171.66 $901 —
825 825 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,064 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 202.00–222.50 $213.16 $586 +4.99
300–349 325 10 190.00–220.00 $206.13 $670 +0.37
350–399 375 18 194.00–212.50 $203.86 $764 +0.16
400–449 425 18 185.00–217.50 $202.19 $859 +10.29
450–499 475 12 182.00–212.50 $196.46 $933 -0.37
500–549 525 14 170.00–195.00 $183.08 $961 -6.55
725–735 730 2 100.00–110.00 $105.03 $767 -26.70
760 760 1 112.00 $112.00 $851 -42.00
820–825 823 2 111.00–120.00 $115.49 $950 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 150.00–185.00 $169.41 $381 +7.43
250–299 283 12 135.00–190.00 $172.02 $487 +3.40
300–349 325 14 150.00–180.00 $166.13 $540 -9.63
400–449 425 12 152.00–184.00 $168.92 $718 +11.02
550–599 575 8 128.00–164.00 $146.77 $844 -0.87
600–649 625 6 112.00–147.00 $130.19 $814 -11.05

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 16 155.00–187.50 $172.09 $817 -24.42
500–549 525 20 140.00–208.00 $175.59 $922 -3.66
700–725 713 2 138.00–160.00 $149.19 $1,064 -18.77
810 810 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,150 -2.95

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 34 79.00–93.50 $87.49 $897 -1.00
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 93.50–103.00 $98.53 $1,256 +0.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 37.00–55.00 $46.56 $372 +1.40
850–1200 1025 85-90% 36 55.50–89.00 $75.11 $770 +0.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1780 1485 75-80% 6 85.00–94.00 $90.39 $1,342 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1290 1145 6 90.00–105.00 $98.45 $1,127 —
1150–2060 1605 14 107.00–122.50 $116.95 $1,877 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 360.00–570.00 $484.86

↑ Back to top

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) 6 700.00–1,075.00 $922.97
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 820.00–900.00 $867.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 8 925.00–1,400.00 $1,216.48

↑ Back to top

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 10 750.00–1,025.00 $913.51 -425.00
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,247.44 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,375.00–1,900.00 $1,692.44 +480.81
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,625.00 $1,377.91 +166.28

↑ Back to top

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.