Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-15.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-6.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.94/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$144.94

78 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	150.39	557	51
Medium and Large 1-2	748	135.81	1,016	13thin
Medium and Large 3	314	133.59	419	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $138 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 sale78 hd

144.94

—

MS average13 barns · 531 hd

145.28

−0.34

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	—	High	1,505	96.11	1,446	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	81.98	1,018	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	77.45	1,121	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	53.36	487	32

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	525	138.32/cwt	120.00–155.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.08/cwt	128.00–170.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.76/cwt	140.00–151.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	154.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.03/cwt	147.50–156.00	570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.82/cwt	134.00–145.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.88/cwt	165.00–178.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.28/cwt	157.50–178.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	192.25/cwt	180.00–202.50	529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.07/cwt	155.00–170.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	139.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	129.08/cwt	120.00–145.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	132.61/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	153.39/cwt	142.50–162.50	422	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,351.16/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	14,525	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,108.78/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	10,256	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	937.80/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,612	56
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	937	634.88/cwt	400.00–775.00	5,949	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	913.41/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	9,362	24
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	654.05/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,050	20
Bulls	—	—	1,658	103.49/cwt	95.00–110.50	1,716	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.80/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	71.12/cwt	61.00–76.50	747	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	83.88/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,069	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	77.45/cwt	75.50–79.00	1,121	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.63/cwt	48.00–73.00	642	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.08/cwt	30.00–73.00	353	16

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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 471Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 122Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 168Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	120.00–155.00	138.32
14	—	475	128.00–170.00	150.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	140.00–151.00	145.76
7	—	328	145.00–160.00	154.12
9	—	427	140.00–155.00	148.76
12	—	375	147.50–156.00	152.03
16	—	275	142.50–162.50	153.39
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	143.00	143.00
9	—	769	130.50–140.00	132.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	228	130.00–145.00	139.36
3	—	366	120.00–145.00	129.08
4	—	425	120.00–133.00	126.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	134.00–145.00	139.82
8	—	275	150.00–170.00	160.89
4	—	325	155.00–170.00	163.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	170.00–185.00	177.99
6	—	425	165.00–178.00	171.88
10	—	325	180.00–200.00	190.76
1	—	735	154.00	154.00
4	—	475	157.50–178.00	168.28
12	—	275	180.00–202.50	192.25
1	—	675	145.00	145.00

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	36	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,351.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	975.00–1,200.00	1,108.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,025	850.00–1,000.00	937.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,025	650.00–1,100.00	913.41
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	937	400.00–775.00	634.88
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	550.00–725.00	654.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,658	95.00–110.50	103.49
6	—	1,250	76.00–89.00	83.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,050	61.00–76.50	71.12
40	—	1,275	77.00–90.00	83.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	75.50–79.00	77.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	48.00–73.00	62.63
16	—	800	30.00–73.00	44.08

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