Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 26
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 489▼ 347 vs year ago 922 · −37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 69▲ 21 vs year ago 167 · +12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 75▲ 56 vs year ago 106 · +52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-11.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots which gave them 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 $130.98/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$130.98
154 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.19
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540133.8372219thin
Medium and Large 1507132.8867379
Medium and Large 3398127.3350756
One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $215 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 sale154 hd
130.98
—
MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd
143.17
−12.19
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—High1,59694.961,51522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41875.061,0648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06270.8675371
CowsLean 85-90%Average95855.7253474

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)1,039$96046
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$73814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,08654
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$44948

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225151.96/cwt127.00–172.003426
Steers—Medium and Large 1275173.27/cwt170.00–176.004766
Steers—Medium and Large 3275144.51/cwt120.00–165.0039710
Steers—Medium and Large 1325173.07/cwt165.00–180.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 3325148.82/cwt130.00–165.004848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 1375167.46/cwt160.00–174.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 3375143.32/cwt130.00–155.005378
Steers—Medium and Large 1425167.99/cwt159.00–176.007148
Steers—Medium and Large 3425150.05/cwt140.00–159.006388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430172.42/cwt167.00–176.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1475158.31/cwt152.00–164.007528
Steers—Medium and Large 3475143.36/cwt136.00–150.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1525150.99/cwt140.00–161.007938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531148.00/cwt148.00–148.0078614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1625133.64/cwt130.00–137.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275149.27/cwt146.00–152.004104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275135.07/cwt122.00–146.0037120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325143.98/cwt130.00–156.0046810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375126.39/cwt120.00–132.0047410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394137.97/cwt135.00–141.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425134.46/cwt126.00–142.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425123.17/cwt120.00–126.0052312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475143.94/cwt135.00–152.0068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493132.00/cwt132.00–132.006516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525135.76/cwt130.00–141.0071312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525125.23/cwt120.00–130.006578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575130.43/cwt120.00–140.007508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625126.76/cwt120.00–133.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625114.24/cwt108.00–120.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671133.00/cwt133.00–133.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724119.49/cwt117.00–123.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 177884.06/cwt80.00–88.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820102.00/cwt102.00–102.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 185391.00/cwt91.00–91.007762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325147.21/cwt130.00–162.004788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425141.15/cwt120.00–160.0060010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457149.00/cwt149.00–149.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525134.75/cwt118.00–150.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625123.51/cwt110.00–136.007726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25082.00/cwt70.00–90.001,0258
Bulls——1,793102.36/cwt95.00–107.001,83514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80041.44/cwt34.00–48.0033214
Cows—Lean 85-90%80026.25/cwt22.00–30.002108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.10/cwt48.00–75.5065752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06270.86/cwt53.00–83.0075371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41875.06/cwt71.50–77.501,0648
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925448.65/head300.00–550.0044948
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925737.84/head500.00–900.0073814
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925733.78/head490.00–900.0073416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,080.11/head850.00–1,225.001,08030
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,0251,010.98/head900.00–1,075.001,01124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,186.86/head1,075.00–1,260.001,18724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075982.79/head880.00–1,050.009836

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.