Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 645▼ 60 vs year ago 549 · −10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 111▼ 78 vs year ago 147 · −53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 121▼ 116 vs year ago 191 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 4.00-14.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots making added value and 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 $139.14/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$139.14
117 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.62
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547146.007989thin
Medium and Large 1451145.1965572
Medium and Large 3408125.3351236
One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $287 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 sale117 hd
139.14
—
MS average12 barns · 1,098 hd
146.76
−7.62
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—Average1,50199.251,49010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20178.4194234
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53577.691,1938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95857.8155420

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)1,036$87722
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$1,04614
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$45924

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225153.29/cwt130.00–172.003458
Steers—Medium and Large 1275180.89/cwt170.00–190.0049714
Steers—Medium and Large 3275144.75/cwt132.00–160.003984
Steers—Medium and Large 1325172.60/cwt164.00–180.005614
Steers—Medium and Large 3325151.51/cwt130.00–170.004926
Steers—Medium and Large 3375148.32/cwt135.00–160.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 1379171.36/cwt160.00–178.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392160.00/cwt160.00–160.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423168.00/cwt168.00–168.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 3425140.58/cwt130.00–150.005978
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.78/cwt156.00–167.0076812
Steers—Medium and Large 1525163.14/cwt160.00–166.008564
Steers—Medium and Large 3575133.03/cwt120.00–145.007658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 1625148.95/cwt137.00–160.009316
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225141.09/cwt130.00–150.003178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275162.97/cwt145.00–178.0044816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325127.37/cwt115.00–138.0041410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375147.99/cwt140.00–155.0055514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425138.76/cwt134.00–143.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468152.00/cwt152.00–152.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.89/cwt137.00–152.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475116.31/cwt110.00–122.005528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506150.00/cwt150.00–150.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525141.90/cwt133.00–150.0074510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525124.71/cwt120.00–129.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575135.43/cwt125.00–145.0077912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625131.04/cwt130.00–132.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625113.35/cwt104.00–122.007086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728130.00/cwt130.00–130.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 179098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325157.23/cwt154.00–160.0051110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475137.14/cwt114.00–158.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525145.70/cwt130.00–160.0076512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527142.00/cwt142.00–142.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575135.64/cwt120.00–150.007806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625132.72/cwt127.00–138.008304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25092.20/cwt85.00–97.001,1534
Bulls——1,668103.95/cwt99.00–108.001,7346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80039.84/cwt34.00–45.003196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02576.22/cwt73.00–78.5078110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02565.51/cwt50.00–76.5067114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27579.32/cwt78.00–80.501,01124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53577.69/cwt75.00–79.501,1938
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925459.46/head400.00–500.0045924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925682.43/head400.00–875.006824
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925672.97/head450.00–825.006738
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100993.75/head825.00–1,100.0099414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925979.05/head875.00–1,050.0097910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,211.86/head1,100.00–1,285.001,2124

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.