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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.01/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.82/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 325 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $206.17/cwt -10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 610 609
Feeder cattle 348 441 446
Slaughter cattle 98 109 100
Replacement cattle 105 60 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bull sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 12 245.00–302.50 $276.89 $623 —
350–399 375 12 225.00–285.00 $256.96 $964 +15.65
450–499 475 6 215.00–267.50 $242.61 $1,152 +12.73
550–599 575 6 240.00–255.00 $247.82 $1,425 +16.18
600–649 625 4 227.00–245.00 $236.35 $1,477 +15.63
715 715 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,473 +10.68
1020 1020 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 205.00–250.00 $229.51 $631 +0.89
300–349 325 4 200.00–230.00 $216.13 $702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,334 —
609 609 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,443 —
688 688 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,534 —

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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 8 240.00–265.00 $253.62 $697 +39.56
300–349 325 16 200.00–235.00 $218.82 $711 +2.69
350–399 375 10 210.00–232.50 $221.99 $832 +3.67
400–449 425 18 206.00–232.50 $220.01 $935 +4.14
450–499 475 8 200.00–230.00 $215.77 $1,025 +11.05
500–549 525 12 198.00–218.00 $208.47 $1,094 +9.08
550–599 575 8 175.00–210.00 $193.25 $1,111 +3.44
600–649 625 4 180.00–189.00 $184.68 $1,154 -0.91
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 +1.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 170.00–215.00 $194.51 $535 —
300–349 325 6 160.00–185.00 $173.44 $564 -12.32
400–449 425 4 160.00–180.00 $170.58 $725 -14.11
600–649 625 4 120.00–162.50 $142.08 $888 +5.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,049 —
580 580 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,154 —
602 value added 602 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,439 —
661 661 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 190.00–245.00 $219.58 $714 —
350–399 375 8 217.00–262.50 $241.24 $905 —
400–449 425 12 200.00–255.00 $229.09 $974 —
450–499 475 8 200.00–240.00 $221.03 $1,050 -1.86
500–549 525 14 180.00–230.00 $206.17 $1,082 -10.84
600–649 616 9 185.00–230.00 $208.91 $1,287 —

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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 85.00–96.00 $91.44 $937 —
1200–1350 1255 80-85% 38 96.00–114.00 $103.13 $1,294 -0.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1033 85-90% 21 76.00–97.00 $88.77 $917 +5.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1680 1445 75-80% 4 98.00–108.00 $103.81 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 10 96.00–116.00 $108.00 $1,350 —
1500–1995 1748 16 118.50–127.00 $123.35 $2,156 —

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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 24 625.00–850.00 $758.78

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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)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,000.00–1,365.00 $1,223.98
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 950.00–1,240.00 $1,127.95
Small 1 ($/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) 6 675.00–825.00 $764.19

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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 26 800.00–1,450.00 $1,186.49 +4.73
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 725.00–925.00 $843.92 -337.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,450.00–1,725.00 $1,616.28 +280.81
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,425.00 $1,395.35 +59.88

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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.