Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-03-28

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 28
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 397▲ 114 vs year ago 192 · +59.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 82▲ 69 vs year ago 58 · +119.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 73▲ 60 vs year ago 58 · +103.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 7.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00 ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.52/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$134.52
96 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467143.3566949
Medium and Large 1-2630139.008767thin
Medium and Large 3388122.9247640
One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $193 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 sale96 hd
134.52
—
MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd
145.31
−10.79
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—High1,616112.751,82220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19483.891,00273
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54582.971,2828thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02566.8568526

Every lot

39 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 1275195.89/cwt185.00–205.0053912
Steers—Medium and Large 1325190.76/cwt180.00–200.0062010
Steers—Medium and Large 3325167.69/cwt165.00–170.005456
Steers—Medium and Large 1375177.83/cwt172.50–182.5066710
Steers—Medium and Large 1425169.69/cwt152.50–185.007218
Steers—Medium and Large 1470161.06/cwt160.00–162.507575
Steers—Medium and Large 3475143.15/cwt130.00–155.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525173.50/cwt173.50–173.509114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616159.00/cwt159.00–159.009797
Steers—Medium and Large 1629134.95/cwt130.00–138.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 1710116.83/cwt105.00–129.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275155.67/cwt147.50–162.504284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275127.97/cwt110.00–143.0035214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325124.45/cwt118.00–130.004048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.09/cwt147.50–158.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425148.58/cwt142.50–154.0063112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475118.25/cwt108.00–127.505628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525135.12/cwt132.50–137.507098
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525118.37/cwt110.00–126.0062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630139.00/cwt139.00–139.008767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675126.55/cwt125.00–128.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815107.50/cwt107.00–108.008762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375132.58/cwt115.00–148.0049710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475145.90/cwt127.50–162.5069316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525142.42/cwt127.50–156.0074814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,616112.75/cwt99.00–118.001,82220
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02574.20/cwt66.00–80.0076124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02566.85/cwt49.00–79.5068526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27788.63/cwt80.00–96.001,13249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54582.97/cwt79.50–86.001,2828
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925978.38/cwt800.00–1,100.009,05014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,290.70/cwt1,200.00–1,350.0013,87516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,111.05/cwt975.00–1,200.0011,94420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925636.49/cwt470.00–750.005,88810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100855.11/cwt625.00–1,000.009,4068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,112987.19/cwt860.00–1,060.0010,97821
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1933688.90/cwt550.00–775.006,42721

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.