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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $213.15/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 475 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $170.65/cwt -34.15 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $226.52/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 376 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 1,020 925
Feeder cattle 625 583 575
Slaughter cattle 221 260 188
Replacement cattle 175 177 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker; feeder heifers sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and group was reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady

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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 6 250.00–255.00 $252.72 $695 -13.62
300–349 325 6 240.00–255.00 $248.07 $806 -19.62
350–399 375 10 250.00–270.00 $260.65 $977 -11.07
400–449 425 12 220.00–265.00 $243.80 $1,036 -11.06
450–499 475 12 227.00–257.50 $243.04 $1,154 -2.94
500–549 525 12 225.00–247.50 $236.78 $1,243 +1.40
550–599 575 8 220.00–234.00 $227.30 $1,307 -1.04
700–749 725 6 192.00–203.00 $197.69 $1,433 -17.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 200.00–235.00 $219.06 $602 -2.73
300–349 326 15 195.00–240.00 $220.68 $719 +3.41
350–399 376 17 190.00–255.00 $226.52 $852 +10.87
400–449 427 11 200.00–220.00 $211.48 $903 -4.67
450–499 475 10 185.00–220.00 $201.60 $958 +15.35

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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 14 200.00–240.00 $221.79 $610 -11.38
300–349 325 12 200.00–240.00 $221.51 $720 -11.93
350–399 375 10 200.00–242.00 $222.37 $834 -13.94
400–449 425 12 200.00–227.00 $214.28 $911 -14.74
450–499 476 15 200.00–222.00 $212.30 $1,011 -6.10
500–549 525 10 200.00–237.00 $219.36 $1,152 +7.85
550–599 575 8 192.00–215.00 $203.99 $1,173 -4.04
600–649 625 6 182.00–207.50 $195.25 $1,220 -14.10
700–749 725 6 177.00–192.00 $184.75 $1,339 +9.75
800–825 813 6 150.00–178.00 $164.22 $1,335 -18.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 185.00–202.00 $194.26 $534 -4.36
300–349 325 6 160.00–180.00 $170.76 $555 -11.45
350–399 375 18 160.00–180.00 $170.65 $640 -34.15
400–449 425 10 172.00–190.00 $181.52 $771 -8.00
450–499 475 6 165.00–180.00 $172.89 $821 -17.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 value added 794 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,524 —

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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 8 180.00–215.00 $198.64 $745 -37.34
400–449 425 8 195.00–210.00 $202.93 $862 -5.87
450–499 475 22 200.00–225.00 $213.15 $1,012 ±0.00
500–549 525 10 212.00–230.00 $221.42 $1,162 +8.24
550–599 575 6 205.00–222.00 $213.86 $1,230 -3.96
600–649 625 6 197.00–210.00 $203.76 $1,274 -7.67
650–699 675 4 175.00–192.00 $183.81 $1,241 -25.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 798 85-90% 29 72.00–77.00 $74.57 $595 —
850–1200 1028 85-90% 69 84.00–96.00 $91.11 $937 +5.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1028 80-85% 65 82.00–97.00 $90.89 $934 -1.13
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 22 97.00–103.00 $100.18 $1,277 -5.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1520 1417 75-80% 7 92.00–98.00 $95.68 $1,356 -5.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 104.00–119.00 $113.00 $1,412 —
1500–1950 1725 16 122.00–128.00 $125.39 $2,163 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 922 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 63 520.00–800.00 $684.34

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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) 32 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,384.09
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,185.00–1,400.00 $1,316.93
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 700.00–1,000.00 $878.38
750–1100 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 600.00–1,200.00 $973.58

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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 10 800.00–1,200.00 $1,037.84 -379.73
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,463.51 +45.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,440.70 -341.86
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,750.00 $1,631.40 -151.16

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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.