Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-30

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 30
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 507▲ 63 vs year ago 509 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 126▼ 5 vs year ago 157 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 114▼ 26 vs year ago 151 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers under 400# sold weaker; feeder steers over 400 # sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups had shots and were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $129.42/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$129.42
130 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471137.2264652
Medium and Large 1-2580131.3776126
Medium and Large 3433120.6452252
One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $124 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 sale130 hd
129.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd
136.90
−7.48
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—High1,55897.921,52618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14174.1984786
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68371.231,19912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02565.5167134

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,00740
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8646
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,14746
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$55422

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275160.89/cwt150.00–170.004428
Steers—Medium and Large 1325168.07/cwt160.00–175.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 3325152.69/cwt150.00–155.0049612
Steers—Medium and Large 1375164.32/cwt155.00–172.506164
Steers—Medium and Large 1425149.99/cwt141.00–158.006376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462155.00/cwt155.00–155.007169
Steers—Medium and Large 1475147.23/cwt137.50–156.006996
Steers—Medium and Large 3475135.78/cwt130.00–141.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562144.51/cwt142.00–150.0081219
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.03/cwt128.00–153.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 3575116.86/cwt108.00–125.006726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1625139.57/cwt131.00–147.508728
Steers—Medium and Large 3625122.94/cwt118.00–127.507686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008788
Steers—Medium and Large 1675131.05/cwt122.50–139.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 1725124.62/cwt121.00–128.009036
Steers—Medium and Large 1845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.22/cwt147.50–152.504134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275126.34/cwt110.00–140.003478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325147.68/cwt138.00–156.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325126.93/cwt120.00–135.0041312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375136.66/cwt130.00–142.505126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.82/cwt134.00–145.0059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425121.61/cwt115.00–127.505178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458140.00/cwt140.00–140.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475121.68/cwt118.00–125.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525114.39/cwt100.00–127.506018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573133.50/cwt133.50–133.5076510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575135.38/cwt126.00–144.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575116.78/cwt110.00–123.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625123.90/cwt120.00–127.507748
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625105.20/cwt100.00–110.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641125.50/cwt125.50–125.5080411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325148.07/cwt140.00–155.0048110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375144.92/cwt130.00–158.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425145.67/cwt138.00–152.506198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475131.97/cwt127.50–136.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525129.71/cwt125.00–134.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575124.82/cwt111.00–137.507186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625132.96/cwt127.50–138.0083114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25090.40/cwt76.00–100.001,1308
Bulls——1,805103.94/cwt94.00–111.001,87610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.39/cwt67.00–74.5073246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02565.51/cwt50.00–76.5067134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27577.41/cwt74.50–80.0098740
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68371.23/cwt66.50–74.501,19912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925970.27/head950.00–1,000.009708
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925844.59/head800.00–875.008456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,201.16/head1,050.00–1,300.001,20114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,006.63/head925.00–1,060.001,00710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5251,630.33/head1,350.00–1,825.001,6308
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925554.05/head340.00–700.0055422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925878.38/head700.00–1,000.0087810
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925863.51/head700.00–975.008646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,049.43/head850.00–1,175.001,04930

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.