Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-12-19

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 402▲ 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 81▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 70▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-15.00 lower; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots which gave them added value and reported as number 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.06/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$154.06
119 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417167.4769866
Medium and Large 1-2493164.008099thin
Medium and Large 3434131.9257344
One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $126 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 sale119 hd
154.06
—
MS average12 barns · 1,241 hd
156.22
−2.16
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—High1,51688.011,33418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16365.0075640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41065.009172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90745.7841542

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$90732
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$63810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,0458
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$66634

Every lot

52 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225152.77/cwt150.00–155.003446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added231210.00/cwt210.00–210.004859
Steers—Medium and Large 1275204.53/cwt195.00–212.505626
Steers—Medium and Large 1325206.91/cwt197.50–215.0067212
Steers—Medium and Large 1375199.49/cwt187.50–210.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 3375173.32/cwt160.00–185.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added389207.00/cwt207.00–207.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424206.00/cwt206.00–206.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 1425196.61/cwt190.00–202.508364
Steers—Medium and Large 1475183.73/cwt174.00–192.508734
Steers—Medium and Large 3475166.57/cwt160.00–172.507914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486182.91/cwt177.00–189.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1525170.47/cwt160.00–180.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 3525144.28/cwt138.00–150.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 1575156.52/cwt150.00–162.509006
Steers—Medium and Large 3575120.73/cwt115.00–126.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1625154.55/cwt140.00–168.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644150.00/cwt150.00–150.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 1730137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216188.43/cwt175.00–210.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225138.86/cwt125.00–150.003126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275174.53/cwt165.00–182.504804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275148.62/cwt135.00–160.004096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325179.22/cwt172.50–185.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375178.52/cwt170.00–186.0066916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375144.91/cwt122.00–165.0054312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425175.43/cwt167.50–182.5074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441179.00/cwt179.00–179.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475153.15/cwt140.00–165.0072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475130.52/cwt120.00–140.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525146.90/cwt138.00–155.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597134.00/cwt134.00–134.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625126.59/cwt117.50–135.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625111.24/cwt105.00–117.0069514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375179.26/cwt175.00–183.0067210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475161.70/cwt152.50–170.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575124.26/cwt118.00–130.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.35/cwt108.00–126.007334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25082.00/cwt76.00–86.001,02510
Bulls——1,84895.53/cwt89.00–100.001,7658
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80036.38/cwt30.00–42.0029122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02559.90/cwt52.00–65.5061418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.12/cwt45.00–64.0057520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27569.18/cwt66.00–72.0088222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41065.00/cwt65.00–65.009172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925666.22/head470.00–800.0066634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925667.57/head400.00–850.0066812
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925637.84/head400.00–800.0063810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,051.14/head775.00–1,225.001,05120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,044.59/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0458

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.