Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 3.00-8.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.18/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$134.18

110 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.66

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	138.76	682	44
Medium and Large 1-2	676	136.67	923	23
Medium and Large 3	387	128.16	496	43

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $186 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 sale110 hd

134.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd

143.84

−9.66

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	1,475	109.95	1,622	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	82.19	1,005	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	80.58	1,116	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	49.62	458	22

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	575	142.51/cwt	130.00–154.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.17/cwt	145.00–182.50	537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.40/cwt	130.00–165.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.43/cwt	122.00–144.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.49/cwt	177.50–192.50	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	131.55/cwt	120.00–140.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	191.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.26/cwt	165.00–182.50	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	140.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	143.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.36/cwt	116.00–130.00	586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.31/cwt	139.00–150.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.86/cwt	104.00–121.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	673	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,002.70/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	9,275	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	916.33/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,750	21
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	647.97/cwt	425.00–800.00	5,994	30
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	918	623.04/cwt	485.00–725.00	5,720	25
Bulls	—	—	1,475	109.95/cwt	96.50–118.50	1,622	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	71.62/cwt	63.00–76.50	748	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	85.47/cwt	77.00–92.50	1,092	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.05/cwt	47.00–71.00	626	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	35.91/cwt	29.00–42.00	287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	80.58/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,116	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 252Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 93Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 95Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	130.00–154.00	142.51
8	—	325	145.00–182.50	165.17
12	—	475	130.00–165.00	148.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	122.00–144.00	133.43
6	—	325	148.00–155.00	151.76
3	—	715	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.55
6	—	275	145.00–155.00	150.45
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
11	—	427	139.00–150.00	145.31
6	—	525	125.00–131.00	128.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	120.00–140.00	130.89
11	—	377	120.00–140.00	131.55
6	—	325	120.00–140.00	130.76
4	—	225	135.00–145.00	140.55
12	—	475	116.00–130.00	123.36
4	—	575	104.00–121.00	112.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	133.00	133.00
2	—	893	93.00	93.00
3	—	505	150.00	150.00
11	—	629	140.00–144.00	143.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	177.50–192.50	185.49
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
4	—	225	180.00–200.00	191.09
14	—	425	165.00–182.50	174.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	165.38
4	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	799	125.00	125.00
2	—	868	110.00	110.00

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	18	—	925	750.00–1,175.00	1,002.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,064	800.00–1,000.00	916.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	925	425.00–800.00	647.97
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	918	485.00–725.00	623.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,475	96.50–118.50	109.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	63.00–76.50	71.62
29	—	1,278	77.00–92.50	85.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	47.00–71.00	61.05
10	—	800	29.00–42.00	35.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	76.00–85.00	80.58

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