Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 426▼ 122 vs year ago 687 · −17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 60▼ 8 vs year ago 119 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 60▼ 19 vs year ago 108 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.11/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$136.11
176 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528141.8074971
Medium and Large 1-2653134.8588155
Medium and Large 3427129.4255350
One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $196 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 sale176 hd
136.11
—
MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd
138.62
−2.51
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—Average1,616103.581,67415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43075.731,0838thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13074.8384562
CowsLean 85-90%Average96155.8653728

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225186.64/cwt170.00–200.004206
Steers—Medium and Large 3275150.89/cwt140.00–160.004156
Steers—Medium and Large 1325180.19/cwt177.50–182.505866
Steers—Medium and Large 3325156.72/cwt150.00–162.505098
Steers—Medium and Large 1425164.35/cwt158.00–170.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 3425139.52/cwt130.00–148.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1475160.52/cwt150.00–170.0076212
Steers—Medium and Large 1525163.52/cwt157.50–169.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 3525143.61/cwt130.00–156.0075410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548152.75/cwt152.75–152.7583717
Steers—Medium and Large 1625155.88/cwt152.50–159.009748
Steers—Medium and Large 3625128.39/cwt118.00–138.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 1725133.56/cwt117.00–142.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775139.25/cwt139.00–139.501,07922
Steers—Medium and Large 1775138.49/cwt138.00–139.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1835128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275161.04/cwt157.50–164.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275137.48/cwt122.50–150.0037812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325163.57/cwt159.00–167.505328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325134.87/cwt126.00–142.5043812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413121.00/cwt121.00–121.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.94/cwt137.50–144.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475143.73/cwt139.00–148.006838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475124.46/cwt110.00–137.5059112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525142.19/cwt138.00–146.0074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557139.00/cwt139.00–139.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575141.83/cwt138.00–146.0081610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575129.21/cwt124.00–134.007436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.64/cwt132.00–141.0086426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625135.72/cwt130.00–141.0084810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625116.76/cwt110.00–123.007308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675131.74/cwt125.00–138.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694135.00/cwt135.00–135.009378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720129.97/cwt126.00–134.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735129.70/cwt127.00–130.5095313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768121.93/cwt118.00–126.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787124.00/cwt124.00–124.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807107.65/cwt98.00–125.008693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325164.79/cwt150.00–177.5053612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475146.41/cwt138.00–154.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525143.61/cwt130.00–156.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575139.91/cwt130.00–149.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625137.35/cwt128.00–146.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675124.25/cwt110.00–137.508396
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16784.14/cwt82.00–87.009823
Bulls——1,728108.44/cwt102.50–113.001,87412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80033.69/cwt22.00–44.002708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.27/cwt66.00–75.0073136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.73/cwt46.00–78.0066320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27579.76/cwt75.00–84.001,01726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43075.73/cwt74.00–77.001,0838
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925522.43/cwt350.00–640.004,83216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925890.54/cwt620.00–1,075.008,2376
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925833.78/cwt700.00–925.007,7128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,042.05/cwt950.00–1,100.0011,46318
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,074.32/cwt1,000.00–1,125.009,9378
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,261.63/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0013,56324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,050.58/cwt975.00–1,100.0011,2946

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.