Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-01-03

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 3
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 389▼ 149 vs year ago 586 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 67▲ 29 vs year ago 87 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 100▼ 37 vs year ago 138 · −26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 12/13/2021 feeder steers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-11.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.56/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$140.56
118 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445143.3163798
Medium and Large 3325127.0541320
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $224 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 sale118 hd
140.56
—
MS average6 barns · 451 hd
138.17
+2.38
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—Average1,67590.861,52215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49363.939544thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21263.3576873
CowsLean 85-90%Low92337.2934422

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225191.64/cwt175.00–205.004316
Steers—Medium and Large 1275192.03/cwt182.50–200.005286
Steers—Medium and Large 1326189.70/cwt176.00–200.0061815
Steers—Medium and Large 1375174.92/cwt160.00–188.0065618
Steers—Medium and Large 3375153.32/cwt140.00–165.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1425177.28/cwt167.50–186.0075312
Steers—Medium and Large 1477172.63/cwt157.50–184.0082311
Steers—Medium and Large 1525168.08/cwt155.00–180.0088212
Steers—Medium and Large 1575163.95/cwt153.00–174.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1705143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225158.32/cwt150.00–165.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225131.09/cwt120.00–140.002956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275157.53/cwt145.00–168.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325130.76/cwt120.00–140.004258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326158.67/cwt146.00–168.0051713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.25/cwt141.00–164.0057518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425148.63/cwt132.50–163.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.08/cwt107.50–127.505026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475137.40/cwt119.00–154.0065312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525137.13/cwt123.00–150.0072014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575128.43/cwt118.00–138.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625118.12/cwt115.00–121.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765104.90/cwt90.00–120.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 186590.00/cwt90.00–90.007791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375168.32/cwt155.00–180.0063110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528160.40/cwt150.00–167.508477
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25079.20/cwt78.00–80.009904
Bulls——1,83095.10/cwt86.00–100.501,74011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80024.64/cwt18.00–30.5019710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.84/cwt33.50–58.0049012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03455.39/cwt50.50–58.5057319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27566.15/cwt59.00–72.5084354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49363.93/cwt58.50–69.009544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925737.84/cwt500.00–900.006,8256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925674.32/cwt600.00–725.006,2376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0013,5814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,121.34/cwt975.00–1,225.0011,4948
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925722.97/cwt500.00–875.006,68710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,119.51/cwt900.00–1,275.0011,47514
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 192565.46/cwt50.00–76.0060646

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.