Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 14
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 529▼ 111 vs year ago 768 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 174▼ 18 vs year ago 173 · −10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 104▼ 59 vs year ago 135 · −43.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups all had 2 rounds of shots ; the weaned groups had added value; groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.56/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$162.56
167 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405178.9872543
Medium and Large 1-2537160.2186082
Medium and Large 3369151.3455941
Medium and Large 2765110.008421thin
One grade step is worth $68.98/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 sale167 hd
162.56
—
MS average13 barns · 1,092 hd
169.90
−7.33
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—Average1,45789.321,30120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17868.3880572
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40567.069424thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91547.0243062

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)1,052$97644
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6198
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$45926

Every lot

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225196.64/cwt180.00–210.004424
Steers—Medium and Large 1275191.98/cwt180.00–202.0052810
Steers—Medium and Large 3286147.01/cwt130.00–170.0042015
Steers—Medium and Large 3325176.45/cwt170.00–182.005736
Steers—Medium and Large 1375196.72/cwt185.00–207.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375182.00/cwt182.00–182.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 3375158.79/cwt146.00–170.005958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410174.00/cwt174.00–174.0071312
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.29/cwt167.00–177.0073210
Steers—Medium and Large 3475142.33/cwt130.00–156.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493166.00/cwt166.00–166.0081812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521157.00/cwt157.00–157.0081816
Steers—Medium and Large 1525163.33/cwt156.00–170.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 3525133.08/cwt120.00–145.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608153.50/cwt153.00–154.0093324
Steers—Medium and Large 1625147.27/cwt140.00–154.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0118
Steers—Medium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225161.11/cwt160.00–162.003624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275131.98/cwt120.00–142.0036314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316132.41/cwt128.00–140.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375164.65/cwt154.00–174.0061712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375130.65/cwt120.00–140.0049012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379169.00/cwt169.00–169.0064112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383142.00/cwt142.00–142.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398130.00/cwt130.00–130.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408153.00/cwt153.00–153.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425153.75/cwt140.00–166.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425125.82/cwt120.00–131.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445149.00/cwt149.00–149.0066320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468143.00/cwt143.00–143.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475136.84/cwt130.00–143.006508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525136.28/cwt130.00–142.0071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553142.00/cwt142.00–142.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625129.04/cwt128.00–130.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805105.96/cwt100.00–112.008532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375170.65/cwt160.00–180.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425146.92/cwt130.00–162.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475149.35/cwt132.00–165.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525145.94/cwt136.00–155.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575144.60/cwt130.00–158.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625135.24/cwt129.00–141.008458
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25079.80/cwt66.00–89.0099810
Bulls——1,66398.84/cwt95.00–102.001,64410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70025.36/cwt20.00–30.0017810
Cows—Lean 85-90%80036.38/cwt30.00–42.0029116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.32/cwt55.00–67.5063928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.76/cwt44.00–67.5059236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.24/cwt68.00–76.0092144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40567.06/cwt65.00–69.009424
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925459.46/head400.00–500.0045926
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925738.65/head590.00–840.0073912
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925618.92/head500.00–700.006198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,064.77/head850.00–1,200.001,06532

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.