Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-01-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 17
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 430▼ 290 vs year ago 515 · −56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 137▲ 3 vs year ago 83 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 104▼ 52 vs year ago 123 · −42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady ; slaughter cows sold higher 2.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 5.00-10.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.21/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$141.21
70 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472144.8068350
Medium and Large 3402132.2353220
One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $151 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 sale70 hd
141.21
—
MS average11 barns · 1,097 hd
145.62
−4.41
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—Average1,48891.951,3685thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25974.7994267
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36571.3797410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.105756thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1229211.07/cwt200.00–217.004835
Steers—Medium and Large 1277196.96/cwt170.00–215.005469
Steers—Medium and Large 1325186.68/cwt177.00–195.0060710
Steers—Medium and Large 1375183.93/cwt177.00–190.006908
Steers—Medium and Large 3375162.99/cwt155.00–170.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 3425166.61/cwt160.00–172.507082
Steers—Medium and Large 1521172.16/cwt169.00–176.008977
Steers—Medium and Large 1715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266135.61/cwt130.00–145.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.89/cwt140.00–160.004158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375149.59/cwt140.00–158.0056110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375134.26/cwt130.00–138.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425153.08/cwt142.50–162.5065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429129.41/cwt120.00–135.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479152.75/cwt149.00–155.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525129.14/cwt126.00–132.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529142.77/cwt132.50–149.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675128.85/cwt119.00–138.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722124.30/cwt120.00–128.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325175.29/cwt164.00–185.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370153.82/cwt140.00–172.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525159.36/cwt140.00–177.008378
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33385.50/cwt81.00–87.001,1403
Bulls——1,720101.63/cwt99.50–104.001,7482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02561.68/cwt57.00–65.006324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.10/cwt40.00–67.505756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27475.62/cwt65.00–84.5096363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36571.37/cwt67.00–75.0097410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925864.86/cwt850.00–875.008,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,429.27/cwt1,400.00–1,450.0014,6504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925750.00/cwt530.00–900.006,93820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,209.76/cwt800.00–1,500.0012,40030
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1934625.35/cwt300.00–825.005,84119

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.