Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-02-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 14
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
5 vs last sale 329 324 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
64 vs last sale 64 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
32 vs last sale 52 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 4.00-15.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned ,with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 2.00-10,.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 4.00-8.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.46/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$140.46
96 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.87
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441145.1164020
Medium and Large 1466142.2066364
Medium and Large 3458123.4256612thin
One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $74 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 sale96 hd
140.46
MS average13 barns · 989 hd
144.33
−3.87
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
BullsHigh1,627105.011,70916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24080.4499872
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49576.071,1378thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93247.4244231

Every lot, as filed

47 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
BullsMedium and Large 1425163.87/cwt148.00–178.006964
BullsMedium and Large 1575132.51/cwt120.00–144.007628
BullsMedium and Large 1375174.49/cwt162.50–185.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 184074.00/cwt74.00–74.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 1375156.66/cwt150.00–162.505876
HeifersMedium and Large 1735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553148.00/cwt148.00–148.008182
SteersMedium and Large 1575147.13/cwt144.00–150.008464
SteersMedium and Large 1325199.98/cwt182.50–215.0065010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313185.00/cwt185.00–185.005793
SteersMedium and Large 1478168.95/cwt160.00–175.008087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2397180.00/cwt180.00–180.007153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2301153.57/cwt153.00–155.004627
SteersMedium and Large 1770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 3425155.30/cwt136.00–172.506604
SteersMedium and Large 1375185.65/cwt175.00–195.006968
SteersMedium and Large 1275208.62/cwt195.00–220.005744
SteersMedium and Large 1425183.05/cwt177.50–188.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623136.00/cwt136.00–136.008474
SteersMedium and Large 3325180.42/cwt178.00–182.505864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510152.00/cwt152.00–152.007756
HeifersMedium and Large 1578136.92/cwt131.00–141.007917
HeifersMedium and Large 1275163.62/cwt156.00–170.004508
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27582.74/cwt74.00–90.501,05562
CowsLean 85-90%80435.48/cwt29.50–40.0028513
CowsLean 85-90%1,02556.05/cwt42.00–66.0057518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49576.07/cwt72.50–79.001,1378
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02566.20/cwt58.00–72.0067910
Bulls1,753112.01/cwt104.00–118.001,96412
Bulls1,25084.00/cwt75.00–90.001,0504
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925532.43/cwt360.00–650.004,92518
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1950698.50/cwt500.00–800.006,6367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0351,699.43/cwt975.00–2,850.0017,58917
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925724.19/cwt525.00–860.006,69916
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0251,346.34/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0013,8006
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925579.73/cwt550.00–600.005,3634
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925968.24/cwt775.00–1,100.008,9566
HeifersMedium and Large 3475125.26/cwt120.00–130.005954
HeifersMedium and Large 1525132.85/cwt125.00–140.006978
HeifersMedium and Large 3325133.53/cwt126.00–140.004344
HeifersMedium and Large 1425143.08/cwt132.50–152.506088
HeifersMedium and Large 1768109.57/cwt100.00–126.008413
HeifersMedium and Large 3575111.46/cwt94.00–127.506414
HeifersMedium and Large 1475140.26/cwt135.00–145.0066610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469142.58/cwt138.00–145.006699
HeifersMedium and Large 1625131.04/cwt130.00–132.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1325157.10/cwt145.00–167.505118

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.