Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 6
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 572▼ 6 vs year ago 360 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 152▲ 66 vs year ago 74 · +89.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 125▲ 48 vs year ago 49 · +98.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-6.00; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; 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 $131.84/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$131.84
128 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.90
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471137.2564684
Medium and Large 3430121.5352244
One grade step is worth $15.72/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 sale128 hd
131.84
—
MS average13 barns · 1,430 hd
139.74
−7.90
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—Average1,531100.041,53216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21978.2495480
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62574.741,2158thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98960.0459438

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)1,007$88034
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$81916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,06646

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225183.27/cwt178.00–187.504124
Steers—Medium and Large 3275166.81/cwt160.00–172.504594
Steers—Medium and Large 1325172.10/cwt160.00–182.505596
Steers—Medium and Large 3325146.72/cwt140.00–152.504774
Steers—Medium and Large 1375165.12/cwt155.00–174.0061914
Steers—Medium and Large 3375146.66/cwt140.00–152.505504
Steers—Medium and Large 1425155.05/cwt145.00–164.0065912
Steers—Medium and Large 3425143.97/cwt140.00–147.506124
Steers—Medium and Large 1475154.99/cwt145.00–164.0073614
Steers—Medium and Large 1525147.85/cwt140.00–155.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.82/cwt140.00–155.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275159.08/cwt155.00–162.504376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325145.37/cwt133.00–156.0047212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325128.38/cwt123.00–133.004176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375139.12/cwt129.00–148.0052210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375121.82/cwt112.50–130.0045712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425143.29/cwt138.00–148.0060910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.58/cwt110.00–130.0051214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475138.52/cwt128.00–148.0065814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.31/cwt114.00–126.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.62/cwt129.00–134.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575129.21/cwt124.00–134.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575118.21/cwt113.00–123.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625128.31/cwt120.00–136.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675124.15/cwt120.00–128.008384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718121.65/cwt119.00–123.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 177590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375123.98/cwt108.00–138.0046510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425144.35/cwt138.00–150.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475140.78/cwt135.00–146.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525132.56/cwt120.00–144.006966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575139.65/cwt136.00–143.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625124.29/cwt110.00–137.507778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675111.84/cwt95.00–127.507554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725112.02/cwt96.00–127.008128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25094.80/cwt81.00–104.001,1856
Bulls——1,700103.18/cwt92.00–112.001,75410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80035.31/cwt30.00–40.002826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.27/cwt66.00–75.0073118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.68/cwt48.00–76.5066332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27580.26/cwt75.50–84.501,02362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62574.74/cwt70.00–78.001,2158
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925998.65/head850.00–1,100.0099912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925779.05/head675.00–850.007794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,220.93/head1,100.00–1,300.001,22118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075995.93/head875.00–1,075.0099612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925818.92/head700.00–900.0081916
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925783.78/head650.00–875.0078418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100988.07/head850.00–1,075.0098816

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.