Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold steady; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.63/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$137.63

148 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	144.91	636	94
Medium and Large 1-2	740	130.00	962	10thin
Medium and Large 3	448	123.81	555	44

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $81 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 sale148 hd

137.63

—

MS average13 barns · 1,177 hd

140.82

−3.19

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	1,733	96.25	1,668	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	74.67	907	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	72.30	1,081	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	46.05	435	37

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	—	375	124.92/cwt	110.00–138.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.48/cwt	137.50–167.50	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.70/cwt	172.50–188.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	158.97/cwt	144.00–170.00	518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.64/cwt	180.00–202.50	724	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	112.57/cwt	83.00–124.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	164.82/cwt	147.50–177.50	455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	181.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	203.20/cwt	187.50–215.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.00/cwt	157.50–168.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.38/cwt	115.00–130.00	587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.36/cwt	123.00–180.00	575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.93/cwt	120.00–160.00	740	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	123.04/cwt	115.00–133.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.59/cwt	142.50–168.00	734	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	72.30/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,081	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	78.53/cwt	69.00–87.00	1,001	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.61/cwt	55.00–68.00	642	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	30.09/cwt	20.00–39.00	241	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.76/cwt	40.00–66.00	576	23
Bulls	—	—	1,333	69.00/cwt	63.00–71.00	920	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	104.43/cwt	95.50–110.50	1,935	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,133.33/cwt	800.00–1,360.00	11,900	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	938	689.34/cwt	500.00–800.00	6,466	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	843.24/cwt	650.00–975.00	7,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,146.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	11,750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.35/cwt	115.00–133.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.28/cwt	100.00–125.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	168.10/cwt	152.50–177.50	383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	138.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	211.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	182.86/cwt	176.00–187.50	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	116.75/cwt	105.00–126.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	123.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	971	4

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 499Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 126Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 104Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	110.00–138.00	124.92
15	—	476	115.00–130.00	123.38
6	—	225	130.00–145.00	138.32
13	—	576	105.00–126.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	326	144.00–170.00	158.97
15	—	426	140.00–150.00	145.62
8	—	783	83.00–124.00	112.57
15	—	276	147.50–177.50	164.82
14	—	375	140.00–153.00	146.93
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
10	—	625	115.00–133.00	124.35
3	—	715	100.00–125.00	108.28
8	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.23
7	—	228	152.50–177.50	168.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	134.00	134.00
4	—	783	121.00–127.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	168.00	168.00
7	—	728	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	137.50–167.50	153.48
8	—	225	170.00–190.00	181.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	172.50–188.00	180.70
17	—	376	180.00–202.50	192.64
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.60
1	—	860	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
15	—	326	187.50–215.00	203.20
10	—	525	157.50–168.00	163.00
10	—	225	200.00–220.00	211.09
8	—	275	200.00–220.00	210.89
7	—	478	176.00–187.50	182.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	123.00–180.00	153.36
16	—	525	120.00–160.00	140.93
7	—	671	115.00–133.00	123.04
12	—	475	142.50–168.00	154.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	65.00–79.00	72.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,275	69.00–87.00	78.53
16	—	1,025	55.00–68.00	62.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	20.00–39.00	30.09
23	—	1,033	40.00–66.00	55.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	63.00–71.00	69.00
10	—	1,853	95.50–110.50	104.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,050	800.00–1,360.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	938	500.00–800.00	689.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	650.00–975.00	843.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,146.34

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle