Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 2
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 573▲ 145 vs year ago 389 · +37.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 101▲ 42 vs year ago 88 · +47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 125▼ 69 vs year ago 261 · −26.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; 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 $137.18/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$137.18
157 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555142.0278824
Medium and Large 1516141.5773189
Medium and Large 3448125.6556344
One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $225 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 sale157 hd
137.18
—
MS average13 barns · 996 hd
142.05
−4.87
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—High1,487104.581,55523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17873.7086872
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35073.549938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02559.9861528

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275184.08/cwt180.00–187.505066
Steers—Medium and Large 3275163.07/cwt150.00–174.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 1325179.41/cwt170.00–187.505836
Steers—Medium and Large 1375176.93/cwt170.00–183.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 3375147.66/cwt145.00–150.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 3425152.69/cwt140.00–164.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1429169.76/cwt164.00–176.0072810
Steers—Medium and Large 3466146.78/cwt140.00–159.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.78/cwt160.00–171.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 1525164.19/cwt160.00–168.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 1575158.50/cwt152.50–164.0091110
Steers—Medium and Large 3575138.91/cwt135.00–142.507994
Steers—Medium and Large 1625159.16/cwt155.00–163.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 3625126.76/cwt120.00–133.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1675144.55/cwt136.00–152.509766
Steers—Medium and Large 1725142.07/cwt140.00–144.001,0306
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225148.87/cwt137.50–158.003356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325154.22/cwt147.50–160.0050110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325132.91/cwt120.00–144.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.06/cwt144.00–161.005748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403144.00/cwt144.00–144.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425145.58/cwt135.00–155.0061918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475147.36/cwt140.00–154.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475121.94/cwt113.00–130.0057912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525147.80/cwt141.00–154.0077610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525118.08/cwt105.00–130.0062012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560152.50/cwt152.50–152.508549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575144.38/cwt135.00–153.008306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625134.16/cwt130.00–138.0083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625115.31/cwt107.00–123.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675132.22/cwt126.00–138.008928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715120.34/cwt108.00–132.508602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725133.00/cwt133.00–133.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771108.17/cwt92.00–124.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2931110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325160.76/cwt150.00–170.005226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378162.92/cwt140.00–178.006167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425151.51/cwt137.50–164.0064412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475136.29/cwt110.00–160.006478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525143.46/cwt122.00–163.0075310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620131.75/cwt124.00–142.508175
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,269101.14/cwt90.00–107.501,28313
Bulls——1,770109.05/cwt103.00–113.501,93010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.98/cwt64.00–72.5070728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02559.98/cwt43.00–72.0061528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27576.71/cwt73.00–80.0097844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35073.54/cwt69.50–76.509938
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,013.51/cwt850.00–1,125.009,37534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925748.65/cwt600.00–850.006,92534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,341.86/cwt1,100.00–1,500.0014,42572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,122.09/cwt850.00–1,300.0012,06210
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925580.81/cwt450.00–670.005,37232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925818.78/cwt685.00–910.007,5748
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925718.92/cwt600.00–800.006,65016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100922.73/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,15022

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.