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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 312▲ 418 vs year ago 93 · +449.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 64▲ 82 vs year ago 17 · +482.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 73▲ 78 vs year ago 25 · +312.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed with calves under 400# firmer and calves over 400# weaker ; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-15.00 ; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s ; not all groups had shots; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.73/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$133.73
135 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471134.63634112
Medium and Large 1-2598129.3777323
One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about −$139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
133.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,031 hd
133.40
+0.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,47185.541,25823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19568.0881450
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54364.3699312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02557.9559414

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225190.25/cwt175.00–202.504288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1375165.33/cwt160.00–170.0062014
Steers—Medium and Large 1425163.76/cwt159.00–168.006968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429162.83/cwt160.00–165.006997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 1475155.26/cwt150.00–160.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522153.64/cwt152.00–155.0080211
Steers—Medium and Large 1525149.71/cwt145.00–154.007868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562137.00/cwt137.00–137.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1575139.65/cwt136.00–143.0080316
Steers—Medium and Large 1625132.60/cwt130.00–135.0082914
Steers—Medium and Large 1727121.61/cwt115.00–125.008845
Steers—Medium and Large 1773122.46/cwt121.00–124.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1985108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275153.45/cwt148.00–158.0042210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325143.44/cwt130.00–155.0046616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375143.33/cwt138.00–148.0053712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.26/cwt130.00–147.5059224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476133.90/cwt126.00–140.0063713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528131.35/cwt126.00–135.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542135.00/cwt135.00–135.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578122.15/cwt118.00–125.007067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621124.07/cwt122.50–126.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.00/cwt124.00–124.007797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664125.79/cwt125.25–126.508357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675119.18/cwt114.00–124.008046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707118.01/cwt117.00–119.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781107.90/cwt97.00–115.008435
Heifers—Medium and Large 180584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325162.69/cwt160.00–165.005298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375143.81/cwt122.50–162.505396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433133.14/cwt120.00–158.0057618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475138.62/cwt126.00–150.0065814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525138.47/cwt128.00–148.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575131.73/cwt120.00–142.5075710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625118.39/cwt108.00–128.007408
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26980.27/cwt65.00–89.001,01913
Bulls——1,73392.39/cwt87.00–96.501,60110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.39/cwt58.00–65.5063916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.95/cwt48.00–65.0059414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27570.76/cwt66.00–75.0090234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54364.36/cwt59.50–68.5099312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1943921.99/cwt800.00–1,010.008,69414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4731,441.81/cwt1,350.00–1,525.0021,2384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1850717.65/cwt550.00–850.006,10018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1980884.31/cwt750.00–975.008,66620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025996.34/cwt850.00–1,100.0010,21244

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.