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

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 10
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 554▼ 167 vs year ago 546 · −30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 140▼ 6 vs year ago 119 · −5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 157▲ 51 vs year ago 101 · +50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500# sold mixed; feeder steers over 500# sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold Firmer; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.73/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$126.73
113 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453134.6861175
Medium and Large 3417111.0346338
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $148 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 sale113 hd
126.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,160 hd
132.64
−5.91
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—Average1,81598.361,78522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47568.751,01410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05568.1671950
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92449.4345740

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)1,042$84548
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$64912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,16110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,00030
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$42536

Every lot

49 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275167.62/cwt160.00–174.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 3275127.43/cwt110.00–142.003508
Steers—Medium and Large 1325173.15/cwt167.50–178.0056312
Steers—Medium and Large 3325138.07/cwt130.00–145.004496
Steers—Medium and Large 1375166.19/cwt155.00–176.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 3375136.92/cwt122.00–150.0051310
Steers—Medium and Large 1425150.23/cwt146.00–154.006388
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.29/cwt130.00–140.005756
Steers—Medium and Large 1475150.78/cwt145.00–156.0071610
Steers—Medium and Large 3525125.23/cwt120.00–130.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.99/cwt130.00–153.0081612
Steers—Medium and Large 1625140.24/cwt134.00–146.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1740144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275141.99/cwt136.00–147.003904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275116.34/cwt100.00–130.0032012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325141.83/cwt130.00–152.0046112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375140.65/cwt130.00–150.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.65/cwt110.00–130.0045210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425136.11/cwt125.00–146.0057812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475135.84/cwt129.00–142.0064514
Heifers—Medium and Large 347593.36/cwt86.00–100.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525129.42/cwt120.00–138.0067916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525109.42/cwt100.00–118.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575126.73/cwt121.00–132.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 362597.79/cwt90.00–105.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425145.40/cwt138.00–152.0061814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.23/cwt130.00–140.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575120.69/cwt116.00–125.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625121.51/cwt108.00–134.0075912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25086.20/cwt82.00–89.001,0784
Bulls——1,940101.06/cwt94.00–105.001,96118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80041.38/cwt35.00–47.0033112
Cows—Lean 85-90%80025.31/cwt20.00–30.002026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02567.32/cwt60.00–72.5069044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02560.39/cwt44.00–72.0061922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27574.35/cwt72.50–76.009486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47568.75/cwt64.00–72.501,01410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925983.78/head850.00–1,075.009844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925702.84/head575.00–790.007038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,191.86/head950.00–1,350.001,1928
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,161.05/head1,025.00–1,250.001,16110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,090.00/head960.00–1,175.001,09010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925721.62/head570.00–825.0072216
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925648.65/head390.00–825.0064912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100907.27/head760.00–1,000.0090732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925425.41/head360.00–470.0042536

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.