Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 12/13/2021 feeder steers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-11.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.56/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$140.56

118 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	143.31	637	98
Medium and Large 3	325	127.05	413	20

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $224 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 sale118 hd

140.56

—

MS average6 barns · 451 hd

138.17

+2.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,675	90.86	1,522	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	63.93	954	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	63.35	768	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	37.29	344	22

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.32/cwt	155.00–180.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.40/cwt	150.00–167.50	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.25/cwt	141.00–164.00	575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.63/cwt	132.50–163.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.40/cwt	119.00–154.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	104.90/cwt	90.00–120.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.32/cwt	140.00–165.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.08/cwt	155.00–180.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.63/cwt	157.50–184.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	157.53/cwt	145.00–168.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	131.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.28/cwt	167.50–186.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	189.70/cwt	176.00–200.00	618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	192.03/cwt	182.50–200.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.92/cwt	160.00–188.00	656	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	158.67/cwt	146.00–168.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.95/cwt	153.00–174.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	191.64/cwt	175.00–205.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.43/cwt	118.00–138.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.13/cwt	123.00–150.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.08/cwt	107.50–127.50	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	158.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	356	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	674.32/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,581	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	737.84/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,825	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,121.34/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	11,494	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	722.97/cwt	500.00–875.00	6,687	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,119.51/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	11,475	14
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	65.46/cwt	50.00–76.00	606	46
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.20/cwt	78.00–80.00	990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	95.10/cwt	86.00–100.50	1,740	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.15/cwt	59.00–72.50	843	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	55.39/cwt	50.50–58.50	573	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	24.64/cwt	18.00–30.50	197	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	63.93/cwt	58.50–69.00	954	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	47.84/cwt	33.50–58.00	490	12

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Jan 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 389Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 67Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 100Year ago 138

compared to 12/13/2021 feeder steers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-11.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	155.00–180.00	168.32
7	—	528	150.00–167.50	160.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	141.00–164.00	153.25
12	—	425	132.50–163.00	148.63
12	—	475	119.00–154.00	137.40
2	—	765	90.00–120.00	104.90
6	—	275	145.00–168.00	157.53
13	—	326	146.00–168.00	158.67
10	—	575	118.00–138.00	128.43
14	—	525	123.00–150.00	137.13
6	—	625	115.00–121.00	118.12
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
4	—	225	150.00–165.00	158.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	120.00–140.00	131.09
8	—	325	120.00–140.00	130.76
6	—	425	107.50–127.50	118.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	140.00–165.00	153.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	155.00–180.00	168.08
11	—	477	157.50–184.00	172.63
12	—	425	167.50–186.00	177.28
15	—	326	176.00–200.00	189.70
6	—	275	182.50–200.00	192.03
18	—	375	160.00–188.00	174.92
6	—	575	153.00–174.00	163.95
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
6	—	225	175.00–205.00	191.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	600.00–725.00	674.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	500.00–900.00	737.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,025	975.00–1,225.00	1,121.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	500.00–875.00	722.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,025	900.00–1,275.00	1,119.51
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	925	50.00–76.00	65.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	78.00–80.00	79.20
11	—	1,830	86.00–100.50	95.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,275	59.00–72.50	66.15
19	—	1,034	50.50–58.50	55.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	18.00–30.50	24.64
12	—	1,025	33.50–58.00	47.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	58.50–69.00	63.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle