Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 392▼ 109 vs year ago 683 · −16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 116▼ 72 vs year ago 145 · −49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 93▲ 16 vs year ago 79 · +20.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold firmer ; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups had shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-12.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00-10,00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.90/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$133.90
172 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.71
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572141.6080930
Medium and Large 1457138.5163484
Medium and Large 3425123.2652458
One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $285 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 sale172 hd
133.90
—
MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd
138.61
−4.71
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—High1,39386.781,20930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47663.479377thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07063.4567922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.6858114

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)1,013$88516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$7234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$80828
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$63844

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225162.48/cwt150.00–172.503666
Steers—Medium and Large 1275187.03/cwt177.50–195.0051414
Steers—Medium and Large 3275149.06/cwt130.00–165.004106
Steers—Medium and Large 1325179.03/cwt175.00–182.505828
Steers—Medium and Large 3325151.51/cwt130.00–170.0049210
Steers—Medium and Large 1375176.66/cwt170.00–182.5066212
Steers—Medium and Large 3375145.44/cwt126.00–162.505454
Steers—Medium and Large 1425168.31/cwt158.00–177.507156
Steers—Medium and Large 3425142.74/cwt120.00–163.006078
Steers—Medium and Large 1475154.21/cwt150.00–158.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483154.97/cwt150.00–158.007498
Steers—Medium and Large 1525153.14/cwt150.00–156.008046
Steers—Medium and Large 1575151.99/cwt140.00–163.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584163.00/cwt163.00–163.0095211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,00210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1675143.29/cwt135.00–151.009676
Steers—Medium and Large 3675121.74/cwt115.00–128.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776138.82/cwt137.00–140.001,07710
Steers—Medium and Large 1868120.56/cwt116.00–126.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225156.09/cwt145.00–165.0035112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275130.89/cwt120.00–140.0036014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325128.07/cwt120.00–135.0041610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375145.12/cwt135.00–154.0054424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375121.59/cwt112.00–130.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425142.69/cwt130.00–154.0060610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438154.50/cwt154.50–154.506776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475136.57/cwt130.00–142.5064910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475123.36/cwt116.00–130.0058612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506143.50/cwt143.50–143.507265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.80/cwt125.00–138.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575125.21/cwt120.00–130.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575114.95/cwt104.00–125.0066118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631137.02/cwt135.00–138.5086519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675125.85/cwt116.00–135.008498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734110.55/cwt100.00–117.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825114.00/cwt114.00–114.009411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275167.48/cwt152.50–180.004618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325155.54/cwt130.00–177.5050610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425137.19/cwt120.00–152.505838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475128.93/cwt110.00–146.006128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525137.04/cwt125.00–148.0071918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575133.30/cwt126.00–140.0076610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625131.51/cwt118.00–144.0082212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675123.11/cwt120.00–126.008318
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25082.40/cwt65.00–94.001,03020
Bulls——1,68095.54/cwt90.00–100.001,60510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.20/cwt54.00–68.0063818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.68/cwt52.00–60.0058114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27569.06/cwt68.00–70.008814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47663.47/cwt58.00–67.009377
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925637.84/head400.00–800.0063844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925722.97/head500.00–875.007234
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925663.51/head500.00–775.006648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,106.82/head800.00–1,300.001,1078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925778.38/head600.00–900.0077822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075915.12/head900.00–925.009156

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.