Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 4
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 306▲ 111 vs year ago 312 · +35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 127▲ 51 vs year ago 64 · +79.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 118▲ 27 vs year ago 73 · +37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer;

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.23/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$139.23
142 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446143.26639100
Medium and Large 3401129.6352042
One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $119 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 sale142 hd
139.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd
143.20
−3.97
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—High1,473110.841,63312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17582.0596460
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51480.151,21311
CowsLean 85-90%Low99661.0160832

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225155.75/cwt138.00–170.003506
Steers—Medium and Large 1275183.62/cwt170.00–195.005056
Steers—Medium and Large 1325190.76/cwt180.00–200.006208
Steers—Medium and Large 3325156.64/cwt144.00–167.505098
Steers—Medium and Large 1375181.99/cwt170.00–192.5068220
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.81/cwt158.00–186.0073416
Steers—Medium and Large 1475166.18/cwt157.50–174.0078916
Steers—Medium and Large 3475151.44/cwt147.50–155.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.85/cwt150.00–165.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 3525144.71/cwt140.00–149.007604
Steers—Medium and Large 1628142.26/cwt127.50–152.508937
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225156.09/cwt145.00–165.0035110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225138.32/cwt130.00–145.003118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325159.41/cwt150.00–167.5051814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325139.41/cwt130.00–147.504538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375151.82/cwt142.50–160.0056918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375131.99/cwt120.00–142.504958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425146.61/cwt140.00–152.5062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.58/cwt120.00–140.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.21/cwt140.00–148.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525135.90/cwt132.50–139.0071310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525120.82/cwt108.00–132.5063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578125.49/cwt117.50–131.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625125.55/cwt117.50–133.007858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625109.09/cwt100.00–117.506824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720104.36/cwt100.00–113.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772114.35/cwt113.00–116.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325175.35/cwt152.50–195.0057012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425162.48/cwt140.00–182.5069110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475149.25/cwt134.00–163.0070912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525138.23/cwt127.50–148.0072610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625125.53/cwt118.00–132.507854
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,473110.84/cwt94.00–119.501,63312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81040.07/cwt30.00–46.003255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02573.61/cwt66.00–79.0075524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03164.89/cwt48.00–76.0066927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27587.68/cwt80.00–94.501,11836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51480.15/cwt74.50–84.001,21311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925659.46/cwt600.00–700.006,10022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925737.84/cwt500.00–900.006,8256
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925643.24/cwt450.00–775.005,95012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100849.09/cwt800.00–880.009,3408
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925935.14/cwt730.00–1,075.008,65024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925735.68/cwt700.00–760.006,8054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,110.47/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0011,93814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075880.23/cwt850.00–900.009,4624

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.