Southeast Mississippi Livestock Market Report

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.93/cwt +21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.07/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.99/cwt +21.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	536	690	774
Feeder cattle	348	445	528
Slaughter cattle	111	144	106
Replacement cattle	77	101	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher ; group calves had only been weaned 3 weeks and had not been given vaccines , groups were reported as 1-2s ; local interest was high with several more buyers ; slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	10	295.00–320.00	$308.62	$849	+9.86
300–349	327	11	295.00–325.00	$312.48	$1,022	+13.18
350–399	377	11	295.00–305.00	$300.78	$1,134	+11.59
400–449	427	11	277.00–300.00	$290.20	$1,239	+4.54
450–499	475	4	260.00–270.00	$265.26	$1,260	+10.74
500–549	525	4	250.00–265.00	$257.85	$1,354	+15.89
600–649	625	4	235.00–237.50	$236.30	$1,477	+36.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	280.00–290.00	$285.45	$785	+26.42
300–349	325	8	285.00–290.00	$287.69	$935	+21.06
400–449	425	4	255.00–277.50	$266.90	$1,134	+20.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–499	475	4	195.00–210.00	$202.89	$964	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	10	270.00–285.00	$278.32	$626	—
250–299	275	10	255.00–280.00	$268.62	$739	+3.71
300–349	325	12	265.00–280.00	$273.07	$887	+8.05
350–399	375	12	260.00–275.00	$267.99	$1,005	+21.16
400–449	425	20	260.00–275.00	$267.93	$1,139	+21.41
450–499	475	4	232.00–260.00	$246.72	$1,172	+6.93
500–549	525	4	230.00–235.00	$232.62	$1,221	+10.66
550–599	575	4	200.00–230.00	$215.64	$1,240	-0.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	8	245.00–255.00	$250.33	$939	+38.59
400–449	425	4	215.00–235.00	$225.58	$959	+13.60
450–499	475	6	225.00–230.00	$227.63	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	225.00–235.00	$230.45	$634	—
500–549	525	4	204.00–217.50	$211.07	$1,108	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	4	290.00–295.00	$292.66	$1,097	—
450–499	475	4	265.00–280.00	$272.89	$1,296	—
500–549	525	4	225.00–245.00	$235.47	$1,236	—
600–649	625	6	200.00–210.00	$205.20	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,233	—
459–465	461	6	250.00–270.00	$263.28	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	16	81.00–88.00	$85.10	$872	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	46	89.00–100.00	$94.82	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	8	60.00–72.00	$66.38	$531	—
850–1200	1034	85-90%	19	74.00–88.00	$82.55	$854	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1435	1397	75-80%	5	86.00–96.00	$92.16	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1100	6	85.00–100.00	$93.18	$1,025	—
1205–1825	1515	8	100.00–127.00	$116.26	$1,761	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	480.00–740.00	$622.29

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	800.00–1,175.00	$1,034.88
750–1100	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	890.00–1,025.00	$990.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,319.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1195	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,658.44	—
1070–1130	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,226.36	—

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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.