Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 425▼ 132 vs year ago 661 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 156▲ 46 vs year ago 128 · +35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 93▼ 13 vs year ago 117 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher; feeder calf groups had added value being weaned with 2-3 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s;; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; 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 $140.26/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$140.26
152 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491150.7874160
Medium and Large 1438144.6263344
Medium and Large 3364124.6645344
Medium and Large 2-3589106.006244thin
One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $116 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 sale152 hd
140.26
—
MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd
140.22
+0.04
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—High1,54687.881,35820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61069.421,11811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19068.8181988
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93949.2446254

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$93146
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$59310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8288
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$60330

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225148.86/cwt135.00–160.003356
Steers—Medium and Large 1275180.89/cwt170.00–190.004976
Steers—Medium and Large 3275149.06/cwt130.00–165.004106
Steers—Medium and Large 1325196.29/cwt185.00–206.0063814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335204.00/cwt204.00–204.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1375195.19/cwt184.00–205.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 3375150.65/cwt140.00–160.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1425173.40/cwt166.00–180.007378
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.87/cwt120.00–150.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438178.67/cwt175.00–181.0078315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472172.24/cwt163.00–180.0081317
Steers—Medium and Large 1475178.83/cwt167.00–189.508496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532179.03/cwt144.00–189.5095213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563167.73/cwt164.00–175.009446
Steers—Medium and Large 1575158.25/cwt140.00–175.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1625149.20/cwt144.00–154.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1675147.59/cwt145.00–150.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 1745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275128.17/cwt120.00–135.0035218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325153.07/cwt145.00–160.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325129.68/cwt120.00–138.004218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.32/cwt140.00–165.0057514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375125.33/cwt120.00–130.004708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386161.00/cwt161.00–161.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424155.71/cwt148.00–160.0066014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425121.59/cwt120.00–123.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed429161.00/cwt161.00–161.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475138.94/cwt130.00–147.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488145.34/cwt145.00–146.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525141.35/cwt128.00–153.507428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534146.69/cwt135.00–153.5078329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added589106.00/cwt106.00–106.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623151.00/cwt151.00–151.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625108.56/cwt107.00–110.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 173086.00/cwt86.00–86.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425144.86/cwt120.00–167.0061614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525134.65/cwt120.00–148.0070716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608135.00/cwt135.00–135.008212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25076.80/cwt72.00–80.009608
Bulls——1,74395.27/cwt91.00–98.501,66112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70025.36/cwt20.00–30.001786
Cows—Lean 85-90%80036.38/cwt30.00–42.0029112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02563.15/cwt57.00–67.5064730
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.51/cwt42.00–68.5058936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.74/cwt67.50–75.5091558
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61069.42/cwt63.50–73.001,11811
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925603.24/head300.00–810.0060330
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925722.97/head500.00–875.0072316
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925593.24/head400.00–725.0059310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,042.16/head855.00–1,160.001,04230
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925828.38/head650.00–950.008288

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.