Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-04-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 289▼ 370 vs year ago 510 · −72.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 123▲ 22 vs year ago 67 · +32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 110▲ 80 vs year ago 120 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 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 $132.28/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$132.28
55 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.86
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484142.3668929
Medium and Large 3440121.0353326
One grade step is worth $21.33/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 sale55 hd
132.28
—
MS average13 barns · 808 hd
141.14
−8.86
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—High1,468102.141,49914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37080.731,1063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17378.1091645
CowsLean 85-90%Average95252.8350327

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1233191.24/cwt185.00–202.504469
Steers—Medium and Large 1325181.53/cwt177.50–185.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 3328170.64/cwt160.00–177.505607
Steers—Medium and Large 1425171.59/cwt170.00–173.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 1575162.04/cwt161.00–163.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 3625129.87/cwt120.00–139.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1785131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225185.55/cwt180.00–190.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225141.09/cwt130.00–150.003176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375151.46/cwt144.00–158.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375127.36/cwt117.50–136.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425144.93/cwt132.50–156.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475140.63/cwt138.00–143.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475119.46/cwt110.00–128.005678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525144.04/cwt137.50–150.007566
Heifers—Medium and Large 367596.74/cwt90.00–103.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738110.03/cwt107.00–113.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 183890.99/cwt86.00–96.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 188582.00/cwt82.00–82.007261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375165.33/cwt160.00–170.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425145.29/cwt140.00–150.006178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705139.50/cwt138.00–141.009832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25090.40/cwt82.00–96.001,1306
Bulls——1,631110.94/cwt99.00–114.501,8098
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80635.86/cwt30.00–40.002899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.32/cwt42.00–75.0062918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03470.99/cwt60.00–78.0073419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27583.29/cwt78.00–88.001,06226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37080.73/cwt76.00–82.501,1063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,048.65/cwt900.00–1,150.009,70036
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,436.63/cwt1,225.00–1,575.0015,44452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,131.40/cwt950.00–1,250.0012,16318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925852.70/cwt600.00–1,025.007,88720
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925683.78/cwt440.00–850.006,32522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,059.09/cwt875.00–1,175.0011,65048

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.