Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 252▼ 203 vs year ago 471 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 93▲ 24 vs year ago 64 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 95▼ 2 vs year ago 105 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-8.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.18/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$134.18
110 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.66
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492138.7668244
Medium and Large 1-2676136.6792323
Medium and Large 3387128.1649643
One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $186 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 sale110 hd
134.18
—
MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd
143.84
−9.66
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—High1,475109.951,62223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22382.191,00538
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38580.581,1164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92349.6245822

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225191.09/cwt180.00–200.004304
Steers—Medium and Large 3325165.38/cwt160.00–170.005374
Steers—Medium and Large 1375185.49/cwt177.50–192.506968
Steers—Medium and Large 1425174.26/cwt165.00–182.5074114
Steers—Medium and Large 3575123.13/cwt120.00–126.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2799125.00/cwt125.00–125.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 1830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868110.00/cwt110.00–110.009552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225140.55/cwt135.00–145.003164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.45/cwt145.00–155.004146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275130.89/cwt120.00–140.003606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325151.76/cwt148.00–155.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325130.76/cwt120.00–140.004256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377131.55/cwt120.00–140.0049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427145.31/cwt139.00–150.0062011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475123.36/cwt116.00–130.0058612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525128.14/cwt125.00–131.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575112.86/cwt104.00–121.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625133.43/cwt122.00–144.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629143.30/cwt140.00–144.0090111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675126.55/cwt125.00–128.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715131.00/cwt130.00–132.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289393.00/cwt93.00–93.008302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325165.17/cwt145.00–182.505378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475148.40/cwt130.00–165.0070512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575142.51/cwt130.00–154.0081912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,475109.95/cwt96.50–118.501,62223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80035.91/cwt29.00–42.0028710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.05/cwt47.00–71.0062612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04471.62/cwt63.00–76.507489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27885.47/cwt77.00–92.501,09229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38580.58/cwt76.00–85.001,1164
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,002.70/cwt750.00–1,175.009,27518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925647.97/cwt425.00–800.005,99430
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,064916.33/cwt800.00–1,000.009,75021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1918623.04/cwt485.00–725.005,72025

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.