Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 268▼ 216 vs year ago 532 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 88▲ 3 vs year ago 70 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 103▼ 7 vs year ago 82 · −8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.36/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$131.36
124 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.73
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488137.6467273
Medium and Large 1-2558137.007644thin
Medium and Large 3430121.1252047
One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $152 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 sale124 hd
131.36
—
MS average13 barns · 1,009 hd
141.09
−9.73
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—Average1,402105.681,48211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20480.7197142
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45380.021,1632thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95655.1252726

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275186.81/cwt180.00–192.505146
Steers—Medium and Large 3275140.89/cwt130.00–150.003874
Steers—Medium and Large 1325185.38/cwt180.00–190.0060210
Steers—Medium and Large 3325154.79/cwt140.00–167.505038
Steers—Medium and Large 3375165.49/cwt157.50–172.506214
Steers—Medium and Large 1428174.39/cwt166.00–180.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1475166.57/cwt160.00–172.507918
Steers—Medium and Large 3475134.72/cwt120.00–148.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 1525150.47/cwt140.00–160.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572154.00/cwt154.00–154.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.34/cwt139.00–155.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677138.00/cwt138.00–138.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1708124.50/cwt124.00–125.008812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225125.55/cwt120.00–130.002826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270154.87/cwt146.00–166.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275120.90/cwt116.00–125.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325146.72/cwt140.00–152.504778
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328130.64/cwt120.00–137.504287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375145.33/cwt140.00–150.005458
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375126.45/cwt111.00–140.004748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427143.25/cwt138.00–147.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475138.73/cwt134.00–143.0065912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475119.46/cwt110.00–128.005678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525135.35/cwt127.50–142.5071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558137.00/cwt137.00–137.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575132.56/cwt131.00–134.007626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575115.21/cwt110.00–120.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625129.38/cwt126.00–132.508094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675128.07/cwt126.00–130.008646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675108.70/cwt103.00–114.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710110.62/cwt102.00–119.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375169.32/cwt160.00–177.506356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425141.15/cwt120.00–160.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575114.34/cwt100.00–127.5065710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675127.77/cwt120.00–135.008628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,285100.66/cwt80.00–111.001,2937
Bulls——1,608114.47/cwt111.00–117.501,8414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80038.38/cwt32.00–44.003078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.61/cwt64.00–77.0073412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02562.56/cwt45.00–75.0064118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27584.35/cwt78.00–90.001,07530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45380.02/cwt79.50–80.501,1632
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925498.65/cwt350.00–600.004,61320
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925682.57/cwt525.00–790.006,31410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,030.11/cwt800.00–1,175.0011,33114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925937.84/cwt700.00–1,100.008,67510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,211.05/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0013,01910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,055.23/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0011,3444

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.