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

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 12
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 626▲ 13 vs year ago 389 · +3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 103▲ 14 vs year ago 67 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 65▼ 30 vs year ago 100 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 4.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 10.00-28.00 higher; feeder heifers over 500# sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ;slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.22/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$189.22
115 head · 385 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.20
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1373194.7772695
Medium and Large 3445162.8472520
One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $1 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 sale115 hd
189.22
—
MS average13 barns · 1,774 hd
177.02
+12.20
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—Average1,48290.581,34216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46066.009648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09463.1069136
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.5458022

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)1,036$83422
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$91910
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$49028

Every lot

41 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 1225204.41/cwt185.00–220.0046022
Steers—Medium and Large 1275208.62/cwt195.00–220.005748
Steers—Medium and Large 1325206.83/cwt195.00–217.0067216
Steers—Medium and Large 3325168.05/cwt146.00–187.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 1375199.25/cwt187.00–210.0074718
Steers—Medium and Large 1425192.93/cwt185.00–200.0082010
Steers—Medium and Large 3425175.29/cwt170.00–180.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 1475182.89/cwt175.00–190.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1525175.33/cwt168.00–182.0092010
Steers—Medium and Large 3525147.79/cwt130.00–164.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 1675154.29/cwt146.00–162.001,0414
Steers—Medium and Large 1720135.07/cwt130.00–140.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275191.34/cwt175.00–205.0052614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275151.79/cwt130.00–170.004178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325193.44/cwt180.00–205.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375184.11/cwt166.00–200.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375132.45/cwt117.00–146.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425171.63/cwt160.00–182.0072918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475165.26/cwt160.00–170.007858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475137.36/cwt130.00–144.0065210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525148.08/cwt135.00–160.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575127.61/cwt125.00–130.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625129.76/cwt123.00–136.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713113.43/cwt110.00–120.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 186085.00/cwt85.00–85.007311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475164.72/cwt150.00–178.007826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525158.84/cwt140.00–176.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675134.22/cwt128.00–140.0090610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25087.20/cwt80.00–92.001,0908
Bulls——1,71393.96/cwt87.50–99.001,6108
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02560.49/cwt52.00–66.5062026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.54/cwt46.00–64.0058022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27569.88/cwt67.50–72.0089110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46066.00/cwt64.00–67.509648
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925918.92/head800.00–1,000.0091910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925671.35/head600.00–720.006716
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925621.62/head500.00–800.006228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100955.11/head725.00–1,100.0095514
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925490.27/head300.00–620.0049028

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.