Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-10-03

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 575▲ 107 vs year ago 447 · +23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 188▲ 21 vs year ago 119 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 162▲ 59 vs year ago 98 · +60.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 400# sold steady; steers over 400# sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers under 450# sold mixed; heifers over 450# sold lower 1.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-6.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$126.36
147 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.67
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470131.77619101
Medium and Large 3442114.4750646
One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $113 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 sale147 hd
126.36
—
MS average13 barns · 1,453 hd
139.03
−12.67
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—High1,53593.081,42912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08370.0075860
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43069.1798910
CowsLean 85-90%Low93850.9347862

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)1,033$97278
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$57810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,03930
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$46938

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275171.12/cwt157.50–182.504718
Steers—Medium and Large 3275138.15/cwt115.00–157.5038012
Steers—Medium and Large 1325169.60/cwt157.50–180.0055112
Steers—Medium and Large 3325136.51/cwt115.00–155.004444
Steers—Medium and Large 1375163.15/cwt152.50–172.5061210
Steers—Medium and Large 1425156.76/cwt147.50–165.006668
Steers—Medium and Large 3425139.26/cwt130.00–147.505926
Steers—Medium and Large 1475157.36/cwt150.00–164.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 1525135.23/cwt130.00–140.007108
Steers—Medium and Large 3525125.23/cwt120.00–130.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1575131.41/cwt127.50–135.007568
Steers—Medium and Large 1625126.50/cwt120.00–132.507918
Steers—Medium and Large 3625115.76/cwt109.00–122.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1733116.64/cwt110.00–120.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 1755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 378094.00/cwt94.00–94.007331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225125.55/cwt120.00–130.002824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275144.16/cwt130.00–156.003966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325142.10/cwt130.00–152.5046216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375141.99/cwt130.00–152.5053214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375117.05/cwt100.00–132.0043918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425134.81/cwt120.00–148.0057312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475130.52/cwt120.00–140.0062014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475113.84/cwt107.00–120.0054110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525128.37/cwt120.00–136.0067412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525108.90/cwt100.00–117.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575126.78/cwt120.00–133.0072910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625125.53/cwt118.00–132.5078510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625107.79/cwt100.00–115.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720100.83/cwt86.00–115.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 175590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 194580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375156.29/cwt147.50–164.005868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.80/cwt120.00–165.0061112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475141.03/cwt120.00–160.0067016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525117.13/cwt103.00–130.0061514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575110.43/cwt100.00–120.0063514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625110.64/cwt107.00–114.0069212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25074.40/cwt60.00–84.009304
Bulls——1,678102.42/cwt98.00–106.001,7198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80039.97/cwt32.00–47.0032014
Cows—Lean 85-90%80026.25/cwt22.00–30.0021010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02567.32/cwt60.00–72.5069046
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.46/cwt48.00–71.0063038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27578.82/cwt73.00–84.001,00514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43069.17/cwt64.50–73.0098910
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925468.92/head350.00–550.0046938
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925681.89/head450.00–840.0068230
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925578.38/head400.00–700.0057810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,152.84/head800.00–1,375.001,15348
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925939.73/head800.00–1,035.0094010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,311.63/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3128
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075940.12/head925.00–950.0094012

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.