Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $284.08/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.57/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.20/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 510 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	674	499	576
Feeder cattle	426	334	393
Slaughter cattle	123	109	97
Replacement cattle	125	56	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steer were mixed to 10 higher on calves under 400 lbs. Feeder heifer were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher this week. This sale barn will be closed for the next 2 weeks in rememberance of Christmas and New Years Day holiday celebration with friends and family.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	267	7	275.00–305.00	$291.04	$777	+6.68
305–345	325	12	270.00–300.00	$284.08	$923	-5.12
360–395	378	6	285.00–300.00	$292.15	$1,104	+11.74
415–445	430	6	265.00–295.00	$279.48	$1,202	+1.62
450–490	474	5	250.00–270.00	$257.59	$1,221	-11.93
500–545	523	4	235.00–260.00	$246.96	$1,292	-15.00
550–595	573	8	207.00–232.00	$219.01	$1,255	-7.71
600–645	623	8	200.00–227.00	$213.01	$1,327	-8.21
650–695	673	4	180.00–200.00	$189.67	$1,276	-1.29
725	725	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	-25.00
785	785	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,397	—
870	870	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,131	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	220.00–250.00	$233.76	$638	-0.13
300–340	320	4	200.00–235.00	$216.41	$693	-39.46
360–390	372	5	200.00–230.00	$217.42	$809	-19.40
415–445	427	5	205.00–245.00	$228.33	$975	-13.08
450–490	470	6	200.00–235.00	$216.76	$1,019	-15.28
500–545	523	6	200.00–220.00	$209.57	$1,096	-12.69
555	555	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	9	286.00	$286.00	$1,121	—
479	479	9	243.00	$243.00	$1,164	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	269	7	240.00–265.00	$253.26	$681	-0.50
300–340	320	6	235.00–255.00	$244.38	$782	-19.04
360–395	378	6	225.00–245.00	$234.54	$887	-28.76
400–445	423	8	220.00–242.00	$230.41	$975	-22.63
455–485	467	5	215.00–236.00	$227.28	$1,061	-7.53
500–545	523	10	200.00–220.00	$209.57	$1,096	-3.61
550–585	564	5	185.00–210.00	$199.63	$1,126	+8.46
610–630	620	4	182.00–205.00	$193.31	$1,199	+20.12
660–695	672	3	160.00–180.00	$173.10	$1,163	-0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	200.00–225.00	$211.47	$577	-4.59
300–345	318	5	200.00–225.00	$214.15	$681	-4.64
350–385	368	4	190.00–210.00	$199.52	$734	-19.40
400–445	423	8	185.00–210.00	$196.83	$833	-17.46
460–485	473	4	180.00–200.00	$189.74	$897	+0.17
520	520	1	185.00	$185.00	$962	+5.00
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	—
720	720	2	115.00	$115.00	$828	—
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	4	245.00	$245.00	$867	—
415	415	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,004	—
502	502	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,230	+25.00
514 value added	514	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	185.00–200.00	$192.85	$820	-57.15
505–540	523	4	185.00–220.00	$203.09	$1,062	—
560–595	572	3	157.00–200.00	$171.92	$983	—
630	630	1	135.00	$135.00	$850	—
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1000	872	85-90%	13	50.00–60.00	$53.91	$470	-14.60
725–1075	930	85-90%	18	62.00–73.00	$66.54	$619	—
875–1505	1086	85-90%	8	74.00–84.00	$78.34	$851	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1250	985	80-85%	8	80.00–88.00	$83.68	$824	—
860–1415	1159	80-85%	28	89.00–96.00	$92.02	$1,067	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1635	1423	75-80%	6	84.00–89.00	$87.42	$1,244	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1685	1358	10	99.00–109.00	$103.27	$1,402	+1.15
1545–1880	1659	7	112.00–121.00	$116.97	$1,941	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–950	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	54.00–89.00	$73.85	$619

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1160	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	90.00–116.00	$105.31	$1,106

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1325	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,257.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–950	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	560.00–950.00	$779.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1210	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,633.87	+220.52
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
790–890	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,300.00	$919.07	—

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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.