Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-02-21

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 21
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 324▲ 177 vs year ago 294 · +60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 128▲ 44 vs year ago 78 · +56.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 84▲ 91 vs year ago 77 · +118.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-4.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.19/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$168.19
97 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411180.8974445
Medium and Large 1-2620159.4798816thin
Medium and Large 3328156.2051236
One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about $232 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 sale97 hd
168.19
—
MS average13 barns · 929 hd
167.32
+0.87
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—High1,52498.721,50416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54076.971,1858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17275.2988258
CowsLean 85-90%Low93550.5547340

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225159.41/cwt140.00–175.0035910
Steers—Medium and Large 1275193.62/cwt180.00–205.005326
Steers—Medium and Large 3275157.70/cwt140.00–172.504346
Steers—Medium and Large 1325197.85/cwt175.00–217.506438
Steers—Medium and Large 3325160.38/cwt155.00–165.005216
Steers—Medium and Large 1375192.31/cwt175.00–207.5072114
Steers—Medium and Large 3375159.45/cwt148.00–172.505984
Steers—Medium and Large 1420173.21/cwt170.00–177.507275
Steers—Medium and Large 3425153.60/cwt138.00–167.506536
Steers—Medium and Large 3475140.31/cwt134.00–146.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502164.00/cwt164.00–164.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.33/cwt150.00–164.008268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647158.42/cwt156.00–159.501,02513
Steers—Medium and Large 1675144.66/cwt140.00–149.009764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225165.55/cwt160.00–170.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275153.17/cwt148.00–157.504216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275134.08/cwt130.00–137.503696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325129.68/cwt120.00–138.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327157.90/cwt148.00–165.0051611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375140.33/cwt135.00–145.0052610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425129.52/cwt120.00–138.005508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428144.50/cwt140.00–147.506187
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450116.00/cwt116.00–116.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457140.00/cwt140.00–140.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475138.00/cwt133.00–142.506568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525133.14/cwt130.00–136.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566118.88/cwt115.00–126.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574147.00/cwt147.00–147.008448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625134.38/cwt131.00–137.508404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660137.50/cwt137.50–137.509083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378152.92/cwt130.00–168.005787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425148.22/cwt135.00–160.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475139.46/cwt130.00–148.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.85/cwt122.50–148.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575120.43/cwt110.00–130.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625146.76/cwt140.00–153.009176
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25089.40/cwt84.00–93.001,1188
Bulls——1,798108.03/cwt95.50–117.001,9428
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80034.91/cwt28.00–41.0027916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02565.12/cwt54.00–73.0066724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02560.98/cwt44.00–73.0062524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27582.47/cwt74.00–90.001,05134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54076.97/cwt75.00–78.501,1858
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925698.65/cwt550.00–800.006,46322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1001,271.59/cwt750.00–1,600.0013,98718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1913723.18/cwt400.00–975.006,60315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,0501,991.43/cwt1,400.00–2,550.0020,9105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,277.84/cwt925.00–1,500.0014,05640
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered8501,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.0016,15010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,039.19/cwt950.00–1,100.009,6136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925659.46/cwt600.00–700.006,1006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,0752,523.26/cwt2,100.00–2,800.0027,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,147.09/cwt875.00–1,325.0012,3316
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1412,209.02/cwt1,100.00–3,900.0025,20534

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.