Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 657▲ 13 vs year ago 543 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 155▲ 1 vs year ago 177 · +0.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 76▼ 2 vs year ago 108 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 11-14-22 feeder steers sold 3.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shots had added value; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls were weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.39/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$145.39
144 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.30
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474152.6972393
Medium and Large 1-2515149.0076717thin
Medium and Large 3340123.6042034
One grade step is worth $29.09/cwt here — about $303 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 sale144 hd
145.39
—
MS average7 barns · 773 hd
147.68
−2.30
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—High1,48589.011,32228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45369.411,00910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18368.8081460
CowsLean 85-90%Average94349.0346288

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)1,034$85932
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$79222
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,22658

Every lot

62 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 1225203.86/cwt190.00–215.004598
Steers—Medium and Large 3225148.30/cwt127.50–165.003346
Steers—Medium and Large 1325201.26/cwt194.00–207.506548
Steers—Medium and Large 1375198.32/cwt185.00–210.0074414
Steers—Medium and Large 3375167.31/cwt150.00–182.506278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390193.00/cwt193.00–193.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420186.00/cwt186.00–186.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1425190.43/cwt182.50–197.508098
Steers—Medium and Large 3425155.29/cwt150.00–160.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4Value Added430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463174.00/cwt174.00–174.0080613
Steers—Medium and Large 1475175.26/cwt170.00–180.008326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481175.00/cwt175.00–175.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 1525173.37/cwt165.00–181.0091014
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4Value Added530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572162.50/cwt162.50–162.5093015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573160.00/cwt160.00–160.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1625156.07/cwt141.00–170.009756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 1675154.50/cwt147.50–161.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225170.55/cwt165.00–175.0038410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225130.80/cwt110.00–147.502944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275125.45/cwt120.00–130.0034510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325174.79/cwt160.00–187.505688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325130.76/cwt120.00–140.004256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375175.98/cwt160.00–190.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425156.05/cwt146.00–165.0066310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425117.16/cwt105.00–128.0049814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475146.18/cwt137.50–154.0069414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525141.78/cwt130.00–152.5074418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575144.12/cwt135.00–152.508296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590152.00/cwt152.00–152.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625151.01/cwt144.00–157.509446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658127.00/cwt127.00–127.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708124.00/cwt124.00–124.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793112.49/cwt110.00–115.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1802119.97/cwt107.00–135.009623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873110.93/cwt106.00–116.009682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375166.19/cwt155.00–176.006238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425159.40/cwt147.50–170.0067716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525144.07/cwt120.00–166.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625144.24/cwt138.00–150.009026
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25080.20/cwt70.00–87.001,00314
Bulls——1,72097.82/cwt95.00–100.001,68314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80035.31/cwt30.00–40.0028226
Cows—Lean 85-90%80023.19/cwt20.00–26.001866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.85/cwt57.00–67.0064422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02558.17/cwt45.00–67.5059656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.24/cwt68.00–76.0092138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45369.41/cwt65.00–73.001,00910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925822.97/head600.00–975.0082312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925718.92/head600.00–800.007196
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,246.51/head1,050.00–1,375.001,2478
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0831,466.67/head1,200.00–1,800.001,46732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925791.89/head780.00–800.0079222
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925643.24/head450.00–775.0064312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100988.18/head890.00–1,050.0098820

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.