Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 5
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 556▼ 101 vs year ago 727 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 178▲ 2 vs year ago 101 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 106▼ 49 vs year ago 114 · −43.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.31/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$146.31
164 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450153.3568991
Medium and Large 1-2530149.0879125
Medium and Large 3369131.5148548
One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $204 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 sale164 hd
146.31
—
MS average13 barns · 1,169 hd
149.00
−2.70
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—High1,34483.111,11722
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14566.1675746
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51064.009664thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89843.0238732

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$88718
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$60920
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,26818

Every lot

51 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 1275188.17/cwt180.00–195.0051712
Steers—Medium and Large 3275158.15/cwt135.00–177.5043514
Steers—Medium and Large 1325202.10/cwt190.00–212.5065714
Steers—Medium and Large 3325170.17/cwt150.00–187.505538
Steers—Medium and Large 1375198.32/cwt185.00–210.0074414
Steers—Medium and Large 3375156.50/cwt152.50–160.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1425183.02/cwt178.00–187.5077818
Steers—Medium and Large 1475177.46/cwt168.00–186.0084310
Steers—Medium and Large 3475147.09/cwt130.00–162.506998
Steers—Medium and Large 1525168.52/cwt162.50–174.008858
Steers—Medium and Large 1675147.11/cwt144.00–150.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225141.64/cwt125.00–155.003196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275154.53/cwt145.00–162.504256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275135.89/cwt125.00–145.0037412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added296155.00/cwt155.00–155.004596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325161.44/cwt148.00–173.0052512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375169.65/cwt155.00–182.5063616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375132.15/cwt117.50–145.0049616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425163.75/cwt150.00–176.0069616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475151.84/cwt145.00–158.0072114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475133.73/cwt129.00–138.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525143.61/cwt130.00–156.0075416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525114.37/cwt106.00–122.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542150.00/cwt150.00–150.008136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618144.00/cwt144.00–144.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625137.27/cwt130.00–144.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 170598.00/cwt92.00–104.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760106.43/cwt96.00–117.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325157.85/cwt135.00–177.505138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475163.02/cwt152.50–172.5077412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525127.89/cwt108.00–146.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575140.12/cwt125.00–154.008068
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25080.00/cwt65.00–90.001,00016
Bulls——1,59391.41/cwt84.00–98.001,4566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80035.31/cwt30.00–40.0028212
Cows—Lean 85-90%80025.05/cwt20.00–29.502006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02561.07/cwt52.00–67.5062624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.34/cwt43.00–67.5058814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.71/cwt68.00–75.0091422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51064.00/cwt57.50–69.509664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925693.38/head625.00–740.006936
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925608.78/head475.00–700.0060920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100984.09/head800.00–1,100.0098412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,089.19/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,401.16/head1,250.00–1,500.001,4018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,270.93/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2714

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.