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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 312▲ 418 vs year ago 93 · +449.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 64▲ 82 vs year ago 17 · +482.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 73▲ 78 vs year ago 25 · +312.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed with calves under 400# firmer and calves over 400# weaker ; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-15.00 ; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s ; not all groups had shots; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.73/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$133.73
135 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471134.63634112
Medium and Large 1-2598129.3777323
One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale135 hd
133.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,031 hd
133.40
+0.33
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—High1,47185.541,25823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19568.0881450
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54364.3699312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02557.9559414

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—664125.79/cwt125.25–126.508357
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578122.15/cwt118.00–125.007067
SteersMedium and Large 1—810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4731,441.81/cwt1,350.00–1,525.0021,2384
BullsMedium and Large 1—475138.62/cwt126.00–150.0065814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—707118.01/cwt117.00–119.008343
HeifersMedium and Large 1—80584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375143.33/cwt138.00–148.0053712
SteersMedium and Large 1—525149.71/cwt145.00–154.007868
SteersMedium and Large 1—475155.26/cwt150.00–160.007376
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425139.26/cwt130.00–147.5059224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675119.18/cwt114.00–124.008046
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325143.44/cwt130.00–155.0046616
SteersMedium and Large 1—773122.46/cwt121.00–124.009472
SteersMedium and Large 1—727121.61/cwt115.00–125.008845
SteersMedium and Large 1—890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1—433133.14/cwt120.00–158.0057618
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—850717.65/cwt550.00–850.006,10018
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—943921.99/cwt800.00–1,010.008,69414
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02557.95/cwt48.00–65.0059414
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54364.36/cwt59.50–68.5099312
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02562.39/cwt58.00–65.5063916
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27570.76/cwt66.00–75.0090234
Bulls——1,73392.39/cwt87.00–96.501,60110
Bulls——1,26980.27/cwt65.00–89.001,01913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621124.07/cwt122.50–126.007707
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006743
BullsMedium and Large 1—575131.73/cwt120.00–142.5075710
BullsMedium and Large 1—625118.39/cwt108.00–128.007408
BullsMedium and Large 1—525138.47/cwt128.00–148.007278
BullsMedium and Large 1—325162.69/cwt160.00–165.005298
SteersMedium and Large 1—575139.65/cwt136.00–143.0080316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—781107.90/cwt97.00–115.008435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,025996.34/cwt850.00–1,100.0010,21244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—980884.31/cwt750.00–975.008,66620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—429162.83/cwt160.00–165.006997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007336
SteersMedium and Large 1—985108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0641
SteersMedium and Large 1—225190.25/cwt175.00–202.504288
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476133.90/cwt126.00–140.0063713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—562137.00/cwt137.00–137.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—542135.00/cwt135.00–135.007326
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1—375165.33/cwt160.00–170.0062014
SteersMedium and Large 1—625132.60/cwt130.00–135.0082914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—628124.00/cwt124.00–124.007797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—522153.64/cwt152.00–155.0080211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528131.35/cwt126.00–135.006947
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275153.45/cwt148.00–158.0042210
BullsMedium and Large 1—375143.81/cwt122.50–162.505396
SteersMedium and Large 1—425163.76/cwt159.00–168.006968

How this sale compares

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.