Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▼ 418 vs last sale 736▼ 292 vs year ago 610 · −47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 68▼ 36 vs year ago 101 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 65▼ 34 vs year ago 104 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold higher 1.00-12.00; steers over 450# sold weaker; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-14.00; feeder calf groups had shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.86/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$139.86
114 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.40
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460142.8965770
Medium and Large 1-2530142.4075510thin
Medium and Large 3384132.8851034
One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $147 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 sale114 hd
139.86
—
MS average13 barns · 847 hd
144.26
−4.40
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—High1,58596.431,52810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43377.781,1154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23875.4293340
CowsLean 85-90%Low96157.3055014

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$93110
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$92010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$88218
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$67430

Every lot

52 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 1325201.68/cwt192.00–210.0065512
Steers—Medium and Large 3325155.27/cwt130.00–177.005058
Steers—Medium and Large 3375151.10/cwt125.00–174.005676
Steers—Medium and Large 1425180.46/cwt172.00–188.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 3425154.28/cwt140.00–167.006566
Steers—Medium and Large 1475163.36/cwt156.00–170.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508167.00/cwt167.00–167.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 1525159.42/cwt150.00–168.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 3525131.04/cwt119.00–142.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1575155.21/cwt150.00–160.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 3575129.38/cwt120.00–138.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622160.00/cwt160.00–160.009959
Steers—Medium and Large 1625147.95/cwt136.00–159.0092510
Steers—Medium and Large 3675121.74/cwt115.00–128.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 1730132.98/cwt130.00–136.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1768132.92/cwt128.00–138.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1875124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275140.89/cwt130.00–150.0038710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325154.91/cwt142.00–166.0050312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375152.79/cwt140.00–164.0057310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375131.46/cwt124.00–138.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425142.35/cwt136.00–148.0060514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425127.88/cwt121.00–134.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453148.00/cwt148.00–148.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475139.46/cwt130.00–148.0066212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525137.85/cwt130.00–145.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525128.57/cwt127.00–130.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563140.00/cwt140.00–140.007887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575137.38/cwt128.00–146.007908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625138.31/cwt130.00–146.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 177094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375174.06/cwt165.00–182.0065310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.49/cwt137.00–172.0065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525139.42/cwt130.00–148.0073212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575137.47/cwt126.00–148.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675129.25/cwt122.00–136.008728
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25085.40/cwt80.00–89.001,0684
Bulls——1,808103.78/cwt95.00–110.001,8766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80031.56/cwt22.00–40.002524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02567.59/cwt55.00–76.5069310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.61/cwt55.00–68.006426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27577.68/cwt70.00–84.5099034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43377.78/cwt75.00–80.501,1154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925811.22/head725.00–870.008114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075930.70/head710.00–1,075.0093110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100992.05/head900.00–1,050.009926
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925849.32/head775.00–900.008494
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925845.95/head620.00–1,000.0084612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925673.51/head400.00–860.0067430

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.