Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 21
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 316▲ 17 vs year ago 380 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 73▲ 6 vs year ago 76 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 75▼ 3 vs year ago 76 · −3.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1,00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.76/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$134.76
146 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.04
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452139.3363012thin
Medium and Large 1499137.7968884
Medium and Large 3369128.5647450
One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $156 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 sale146 hd
134.76
—
MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd
142.80
−8.04
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—High1,435104.211,49516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50484.871,2765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23083.891,03243
CowsLean 85-90%Low95654.7652317

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225151.64/cwt135.00–165.0034114
Steers—Medium and Large 1275184.08/cwt180.00–187.505068
Steers—Medium and Large 3325159.36/cwt140.00–176.0051812
Steers—Medium and Large 1375165.33/cwt160.00–170.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398170.00/cwt170.00–170.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 3425134.81/cwt120.00–148.005738
Steers—Medium and Large 1475167.94/cwt159.00–176.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 3525124.04/cwt117.50–130.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1575153.55/cwt140.00–166.0088316
Steers—Medium and Large 1625139.38/cwt136.00–142.508714
Steers—Medium and Large 1770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1840104.00/cwt104.00–104.008741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223139.69/cwt135.00–144.0031215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275151.04/cwt147.50–154.004158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325149.22/cwt142.50–155.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326135.70/cwt120.00–147.5044215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375151.93/cwt145.00–158.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425146.61/cwt140.00–152.5062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425119.52/cwt110.00–128.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431136.00/cwt136.00–136.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475142.23/cwt132.50–151.0067612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497143.00/cwt143.00–143.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525132.85/cwt125.00–140.0069712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575132.97/cwt127.50–138.0076514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575108.16/cwt92.00–123.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625127.12/cwt124.00–130.007958
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625113.27/cwt106.00–120.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720118.38/cwt110.00–127.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825112.05/cwt100.00–119.009243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279166.05/cwt150.00–175.004635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325155.54/cwt130.00–177.505068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375158.81/cwt137.50–177.5059618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.40/cwt146.00–160.0065214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475141.03/cwt120.00–160.0067010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525136.64/cwt111.00–160.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575139.16/cwt123.00–154.0080010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25096.90/cwt78.00–109.501,21110
Bulls——1,743116.40/cwt109.00–122.002,0296
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79038.44/cwt35.00–43.003045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02573.02/cwt66.00–78.007488
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.56/cwt44.00–74.0063112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27786.38/cwt78.50–93.001,10335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50484.87/cwt83.00–86.001,2765
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925588.51/cwt425.00–700.005,44430
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925664.86/cwt430.00–825.006,1506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,126.14/cwt850.00–1,300.0012,38814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925983.78/cwt850.00–1,075.009,10012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,326.98/cwt1,200.00–1,410.0014,26510

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.