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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $236.13/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 325 lb · 18 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.62/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.44/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 580 747
Feeder cattle 386 427 507
Slaughter cattle 103 95 126
Replacement cattle 12 58 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00 lower ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave groups added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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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 12 237.00–257.50 $248.16 $682 +11.36
300–349 325 18 220.00–250.00 $236.13 $767 +7.69
350–399 375 12 220.00–232.50 $226.66 $850 —
450–499 475 12 210.00–226.00 $218.41 $1,037 +0.52
500–549 525 6 205.00–225.00 $215.47 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 190.00–225.00 $209.06 $575 +5.89
300–349 325 4 185.00–210.00 $198.44 $645 —
350–399 375 14 165.00–210.00 $188.97 $709 -9.35
400–449 425 4 170.00–185.00 $177.93 $756 -31.59
650–699 675 4 127.00–154.00 $140.99 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 value added 589 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,343 +11.14
798 value added 798 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,396 —

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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 16 195.00–220.00 $208.62 $574 +9.09
300–349 325 16 190.00–215.00 $203.44 $661 +6.38
350–399 375 8 185.00–197.50 $190.84 $716 -7.95
450–499 475 8 185.00–190.00 $187.63 $891 -16.21
500–549 525 8 180.00–197.50 $189.16 $993 -12.93
600–649 625 4 160.00–186.00 $173.51 $1,084 -5.05
650–699 675 6 160.00–172.50 $166.48 $1,124 —
745 745 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,103 +7.66
770 770 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 —
810 810 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 155.00–187.50 $173.02 $389 -10.84
350–399 375 8 156.00–184.00 $170.92 $641 -7.07
400–449 425 6 160.00–180.00 $170.58 $725 ±0.00
450–499 475 10 152.00–172.50 $162.78 $773 —
500–549 525 14 150.00–180.00 $165.70 $870 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 3 178.00 $178.00 $922 -20.00

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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 8 200.00–226.00 $213.85 $802 —
400–449 425 14 170.00–218.00 $195.39 $830 -11.66
450–499 475 6 180.00–213.00 $197.35 $937 -4.48
500–549 525 8 170.00–214.00 $193.03 $1,013 -0.05
550–599 575 6 200.00–210.00 $205.21 $1,180 +18.61
600–649 625 8 192.00–206.00 $199.27 $1,245 —

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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% 10 84.00–94.00 $89.85 $921 +1.41
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 42 94.00–104.00 $99.29 $1,266 +2.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–750 700 85-90% 4 20.00–30.00 $25.36 $178 —
750–850 800 85-90% 4 34.00–48.00 $41.44 $332 -4.12
850–1200 1025 85-90% 22 60.00–95.50 $80.78 $828 +4.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1765 1535 75-80% 10 86.00–93.00 $90.02 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1265 1133 4 86.00–104.00 $96.05 $1,088 —
1410–2110 1760 12 106.00–125.00 $117.39 $2,066 —

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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 24 450.00–750.00 $628.38

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 900.00–1,400.00 $1,197.30
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,000.00 $878.38

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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 12 875.00–1,375.00 $1,077.70 —
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,000.00 $929.05 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.