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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.99/cwt ≈ $1,022/hd at 469 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $181.72/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 325 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $211.83/cwt ≈ $1,006/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 568 879 674
Feeder cattle 328 510 425
Slaughter cattle 147 265 156
Replacement cattle 93 104 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale, Feeder steers were 1.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s and were vaccinated with two rounds of shots. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.,00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 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 6 240.00–250.00 $245.45 $675 -1.04
300–349 325 4 250.00–255.00 $252.69 $821 -5.80
350–399 375 6 230.00–250.00 $240.65 $902 -13.42
400–449 425 4 240.00–247.50 $243.97 $1,037 +5.82
450–499 475 4 220.00–235.00 $227.89 $1,082 -10.23
550–599 575 4 195.00–220.00 $208.03 $1,196 -16.25
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 —
805 805 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,368 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 262 8 200.00–230.00 $216.17 $566 +16.65
325 325 2 225.00 $225.00 $731 +2.16
385 385 2 225.00 $225.00 $866 -10.00
415–445 430 6 220.00–235.00 $227.24 $977 +19.36
470–480 475 6 200.00–217.50 $208.66 $991 +5.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
459–481 469 17 189.00–245.00 $217.99 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 195.00 $195.00 $497 +35.00
385 385 2 175.00 $175.00 $674 +5.00

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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 6 205.00–225.00 $215.89 $594 +3.81
300–349 325 6 225.00–260.00 $243.82 $792 +27.01
350–399 375 4 230.00–260.00 $245.98 $922 +22.23
400–449 425 4 210.00–235.00 $223.22 $949 +18.08
450–499 475 6 185.00–207.50 $196.83 $935 +9.18
500–549 525 6 180.00–195.00 $187.85 $986 +10.99
550–599 575 4 177.00–192.50 $185.08 $1,064 +14.28
600–649 625 6 162.00–178.00 $170.31 $1,064 -3.19
715 715 1 132.00 $132.00 $944 —
780 780 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,139 —
845 845 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 3 190.00–200.00 $193.29 $499 +10.78
330–345 334 5 175.00–217.00 $199.23 $665 +44.34
390 390 3 210.00 $210.00 $819 +30.50
420–440 427 3 180.00–185.00 $183.28 $783 +7.71
465–485 475 2 170.00–175.00 $172.45 $819 +7.70
525–545 532 3 160.00–165.00 $161.71 $860 +1.44
555–595 578 4 157.50–170.00 $161.79 $935 +1.79
855–860 858 2 122.50–128.00 $125.24 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 228.00 $228.00 $885 —
461 461 8 210.00 $210.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
370 370 3 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
545 545 2 130.00 $130.00 $708 —

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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 12 175.00–187.50 $181.72 $591 —
400–449 425 6 217.00–235.00 $226.52 $963 —
450–499 475 10 200.00–222.50 $211.83 $1,006 —
500–549 525 6 185.00–190.00 $187.62 $985 +67.62
600–649 625 2 170.00–192.50 $181.69 $1,136 +20.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 16 50.00–63.00 $56.91 $455 —
750–850 800 85-90% 28 68.00–76.00 $72.25 $578 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 24 77.00–89.00 $84.02 $861 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 12 75.00–83.00 $79.68 $817 —
850–1200 1025 80-85% 8 84.00–87.00 $85.76 $879 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 87.00–96.00 $91.76 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1815 1578 75-80% 10 78.00–88.00 $83.75 $1,322 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1286 7 95.00–107.00 $103.00 $1,325 —
1210–1820 1515 10 110.00–120.00 $116.01 $1,758 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–695 673 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 400.00–650.00 $520.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
441 fancy 441 (<2 yrs)Open 4 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 825.00–1,200.00 $1,055.11
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,564.77
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 580.00–825.00 $725.68
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 750.00–1,100.00 $958.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730–1100 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,150.14 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,335.00–1,400.00 $1,374.30 —

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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.