Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-02-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 509▲ 170 vs year ago 159 · +106.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 116▲ 6 vs year ago 58 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 72▲ 12 vs year ago 40 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and sold as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-3.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.52/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$137.52
116 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425145.1261666
Medium and Large 1-2501139.3269722
Medium and Large 3404118.2147728
One grade step is worth $26.91/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 sale116 hd
137.52
—
MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd
140.15
−2.63
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—Average1,55793.161,45114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23275.4192937
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47571.171,0502thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95946.3144411

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225199.43/cwt192.50–205.004498
Steers—Medium and Large 3275171.81/cwt165.00–177.504728
Steers—Medium and Large 1325198.95/cwt189.00–207.506478
Steers—Medium and Large 3327174.22/cwt160.00–184.005709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420173.41/cwt173.00–174.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1425178.82/cwt173.00–184.0076010
Steers—Medium and Large 3475153.67/cwt140.00–166.007308
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.76/cwt157.50–158.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540158.00/cwt158.00–158.0085312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609154.00/cwt154.00–154.0093810
Steers—Medium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277162.78/cwt156.00–167.5045111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325155.22/cwt145.00–164.0050420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325130.76/cwt120.00–140.0042512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414144.00/cwt144.00–144.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425143.31/cwt133.00–152.5060910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425113.51/cwt95.00–130.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.00/cwt141.00–141.0066711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504137.00/cwt137.00–137.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.54/cwt125.00–137.5069116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.93/cwt80.00–120.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625128.12/cwt125.00–131.008018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375151.71/cwt128.00–172.505698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475154.21/cwt150.00–158.007328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525150.71/cwt146.00–155.007916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25078.80/cwt68.00–86.009854
Bulls——1,68098.91/cwt89.50–106.501,66210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80029.25/cwt25.00–33.002344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05066.84/cwt59.00–71.007027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05056.06/cwt43.00–63.005897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27577.41/cwt70.00–84.0098730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47571.17/cwt69.00–73.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925798.65/cwt650.00–900.007,3888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925783.78/cwt650.00–875.007,25012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,212.80/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0012,4318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925689.19/cwt600.00–750.006,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025946.34/cwt800.00–1,050.009,7006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 193864.83/cwt44.00–77.0060813

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.