Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady ; slaughter cows sold higher 2.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 5.00-10.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.21/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$141.21

70 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	144.80	683	50
Medium and Large 3	402	132.23	532	20

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $151 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 sale70 hd

141.21

—

MS average11 barns · 1,097 hd

145.62

−4.41

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	1,488	91.95	1,368	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	74.79	942	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	71.37	974	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.10	575	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.29/cwt	164.00–185.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.36/cwt	140.00–177.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.82/cwt	140.00–172.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.08/cwt	142.50–162.50	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	135.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	196.96/cwt	170.00–215.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.89/cwt	140.00–160.00	415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.93/cwt	177.00–190.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.68/cwt	177.00–195.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.16/cwt	169.00–176.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.85/cwt	119.00–138.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.61/cwt	160.00–172.50	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	162.99/cwt	155.00–170.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.59/cwt	140.00–158.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.75/cwt	149.00–155.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.77/cwt	132.50–149.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	129.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	211.07/cwt	200.00–217.00	483	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,429.27/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	14,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	864.86/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,209.76/cwt	800.00–1,500.00	12,400	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	750.00/cwt	530.00–900.00	6,938	20
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	934	625.35/cwt	300.00–825.00	5,841	19
Bulls	—	—	1,333	85.50/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.63/cwt	99.50–104.00	1,748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	61.68/cwt	57.00–65.00	632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.10/cwt	40.00–67.50	575	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	75.62/cwt	65.00–84.50	963	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	71.37/cwt	67.00–75.00	974	10

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 430Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 137Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 104Year ago 123

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady ; slaughter cows sold higher 2.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 5.00-10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
10	—	425	142.50–162.50	153.08
3	—	722	120.00–128.00	124.30
8	—	275	140.00–160.00	150.89
8	—	675	119.00–138.00	128.85
10	—	375	140.00–158.00	149.59
5	—	479	149.00–155.00	152.75
5	—	529	132.50–149.00	142.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	130.00–145.00	135.61
4	—	525	126.00–132.00	129.14
8	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.26
5	—	429	120.00–135.00	129.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	164.00–185.00	175.29
8	—	525	140.00–177.00	159.36
5	—	370	140.00–172.00	153.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	277	170.00–215.00	196.96
8	—	375	177.00–190.00	183.93
10	—	325	177.00–195.00	186.68
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
7	—	521	169.00–176.00	172.16
5	—	229	200.00–217.00	211.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00–172.50	166.61
6	—	375	155.00–170.00	162.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,429.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	850.00–875.00	864.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,025	800.00–1,500.00	1,209.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	925	530.00–900.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	934	300.00–825.00	625.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	81.00–87.00	85.50
2	—	1,720	99.50–104.00	101.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	57.00–65.00	61.68
63	—	1,274	65.00–84.50	75.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	40.00–67.50	56.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,365	67.00–75.00	71.37

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