Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 22
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 257▼ 177 vs year ago 585 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 47▲ 13 vs year ago 73 · +17.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 65▲ 23 vs year ago 58 · +39.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 6.00-11.00; feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots sold with added value; groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 5.00-8.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.86/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$148.86
160 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.82
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593156.6392828
Medium and Large 1495149.31739114
Medium and Large 3408133.8854718thin
One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $381 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 sale160 hd
148.86
—
MS average12 barns · 1,229 hd
152.68
−3.82
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—High1,489106.861,59111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25987.391,10159
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65484.331,3959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95964.6362011

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)1,030$95320
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$89310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,00630
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$68010

Every lot

54 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 1275200.89/cwt190.00–210.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 3275161.79/cwt140.00–180.004456
Steers—Medium and Large 3325183.99/cwt177.00–190.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 1375196.66/cwt190.00–202.5073712
Steers—Medium and Large 1425192.46/cwt184.00–200.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1475177.36/cwt170.00–184.0084210
Steers—Medium and Large 3475155.26/cwt150.00–160.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1525163.23/cwt158.00–168.0085710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 1625154.51/cwt147.50–161.0096612
Steers—Medium and Large 3625136.76/cwt130.00–143.0085510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1718143.41/cwt140.00–147.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,19420
Steers—Medium and Large 1768141.98/cwt141.00–143.001,0902
Steers—Medium and Large 1805138.04/cwt132.00–144.001,1112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275173.62/cwt160.00–185.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275136.34/cwt120.00–150.003754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325165.76/cwt155.00–175.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375166.66/cwt160.00–172.506256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375137.99/cwt130.00–145.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425156.46/cwt148.00–164.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425135.29/cwt130.00–140.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475150.62/cwt143.00–157.5071520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485161.00/cwt161.00–161.007818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525142.85/cwt135.00–150.0075020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545156.00/cwt156.00–156.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575140.95/cwt130.00–151.0081018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575123.83/cwt120.00–128.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582154.10/cwt147.00–159.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625143.27/cwt136.00–150.0089516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,03913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738123.98/cwt120.00–130.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 181589.50/cwt89.00–90.007292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375173.54/cwt152.50–192.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425171.92/cwt155.00–187.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575126.60/cwt112.00–140.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625135.20/cwt130.00–140.008456
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,489106.86/cwt97.00–113.501,59111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78340.43/cwt35.00–50.003173
Cows—Boner 80-85%96769.55/cwt65.00–76.006733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02573.71/cwt62.00–82.007568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27588.35/cwt82.00–94.001,12656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65484.33/cwt77.50–88.501,3959
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925679.73/head650.00–700.0068010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925893.24/head700.00–1,025.0089310
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925838.51/head675.00–950.008398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,030.11/head800.00–1,175.001,03012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925984.46/head925.00–1,025.009844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925917.57/head650.00–1,100.0091816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,240.70/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,030.23/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0304

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.