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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.00/cwt ≈ $1,086/hd at 416 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $247.57/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 483 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $229.95/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 551 417
Feeder cattle 251 348 248
Slaughter cattle 128 98 103
Replacement cattle 64 105 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as # 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer ; 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
200–249 225 6 285.00–317.50 $303.02 $682 +26.13
300–349 325 8 245.00–290.00 $269.20 $875 —
350–399 375 10 240.00–292.50 $267.97 $1,005 +11.01
400–449 425 6 257.00–285.00 $271.81 $1,155 —
450–499 483 12 220.00–260.00 $247.57 $1,196 +4.96
500–549 525 4 257.00–262.50 $259.88 $1,364 —
905 905 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 10 240.00–285.00 $264.96 $596 —
350–399 375 8 180.00–235.00 $209.30 $785 —
450–499 475 6 185.00–226.00 $206.56 $981 —
500–549 525 6 200.00–230.00 $215.70 $1,132 —
600–649 625 4 160.00–224.00 $193.26 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 value added 416 13 261.00 $261.00 $1,086 —
502 value added 502 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,280 —

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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 6 215.00–235.00 $225.89 $621 -27.73
300–349 325 4 212.00–235.00 $224.37 $729 +5.55
350–399 375 8 180.00–232.50 $207.97 $780 -14.02
400–449 425 6 200.00–226.00 $213.75 $908 -6.26
500–549 525 6 190.00–208.00 $199.42 $1,047 -9.05
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 +30.00
765–780 773 2 130.00–146.00 $138.08 $1,067 —
825 825 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,106 —
955 955 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 185.00–220.00 $204.41 $460 —
250–299 275 4 200.00–215.00 $208.17 $572 +13.66
300–349 325 4 165.00–195.00 $181.13 $589 +7.69
400–449 425 4 150.00–200.00 $176.44 $750 +5.86
450–499 475 4 155.00–175.00 $165.52 $786 —
500–549 525 4 145.00–175.00 $160.70 $844 —
650–699 675 4 125.00–138.00 $131.74 $889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 value added 423 6 231.00 $231.00 $977 —
475 value added 475 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,036 —
760 760 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —

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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 6 240.00–260.00 $250.65 $940 +9.41
400–449 425 10 185.00–270.00 $229.95 $977 +0.86
500–549 525 8 165.00–185.00 $175.47 $921 -30.70
705 705 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,424 —
780 780 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,287 —
805 805 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —
900–935 918 2 137.00–150.00 $143.62 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 1000 80-85% 14 87.00–97.00 $93.00 $930 +1.56
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 72 97.00–111.00 $104.41 $1,331 +1.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 66.00–98.00 $84.73 $868 -4.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1725 1573 75-80% 2 93.00–98.50 $96.02 $1,510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1165 1083 4 91.00–108.00 $100.15 $1,085 —
1500–1805 1653 12 115.00–128.00 $122.10 $2,018 —

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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 24 300.00–625.00 $493.24

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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) 12 1,000.00–1,060.00 $1,035.68
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 330.00–775.00 $594.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–1,260.00 $1,082.27

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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 8 1,575.00–1,625.00 $1,605.23 -11.05
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,365.70 -250.58
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,319.59 +133.10

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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.