Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer ; feeder calf groups were weaned and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.36/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$131.36

124 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	137.64	672	73
Medium and Large 1-2	558	137.00	764	4thin
Medium and Large 3	430	121.12	520	47

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $152 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 sale124 hd

131.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,009 hd

141.09

−9.73

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	1,402	105.68	1,482	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	80.71	971	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	80.02	1,163	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	55.12	527	26

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.34/cwt	100.00–127.50	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.32/cwt	160.00–177.50	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.15/cwt	120.00–160.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	154.87/cwt	146.00–166.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.90/cwt	116.00–125.00	332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.34/cwt	139.00–155.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.73/cwt	134.00–143.00	659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.39/cwt	166.00–180.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.79/cwt	140.00–167.50	503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.72/cwt	120.00–148.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.49/cwt	157.50–172.50	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.72/cwt	140.00–152.50	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.64/cwt	120.00–137.50	428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.57/cwt	160.00–172.50	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	186.81/cwt	180.00–192.50	514	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	80.02/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	84.35/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,075	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	71.61/cwt	64.00–77.00	734	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.38/cwt	32.00–44.00	307	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.56/cwt	45.00–75.00	641	18
Bulls	—	—	1,285	100.66/cwt	80.00–111.00	1,293	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	114.47/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,841	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	498.65/cwt	350.00–600.00	4,613	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,030.11/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,331	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	682.57/cwt	525.00–790.00	6,314	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,055.23/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	11,344	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	937.84/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	8,675	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,211.05/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	13,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.25/cwt	138.00–147.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.45/cwt	111.00–140.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.70/cwt	103.00–114.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.35/cwt	127.50–142.50	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.38/cwt	126.00–132.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.62/cwt	102.00–119.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.46/cwt	110.00–128.00	567	8

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 268Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 88Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 103Year ago 82

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer ; feeder calf groups were weaned and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	138.00	138.00
3	—	572	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	124.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	575	139.00–155.00	147.34
7	—	428	166.00–180.00	174.39
10	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.38
8	—	475	160.00–172.50	166.57
8	—	525	140.00–160.00	150.47
6	—	275	180.00–192.50	186.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	140.00–167.50	154.79
4	—	275	130.00–150.00	140.89
4	—	475	120.00–148.00	134.72
4	—	375	157.50–172.50	165.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	120.00–135.00	127.77
10	—	575	100.00–127.50	114.34
6	—	375	160.00–177.50	169.32
8	—	425	120.00–160.00	141.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	146.00–166.00	154.87
12	—	475	134.00–143.00	138.73
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
8	—	325	140.00–152.50	146.72
6	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.56
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
9	—	427	138.00–147.00	143.25
8	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.33
10	—	525	127.50–142.50	135.35
4	—	625	126.00–132.50	129.38
2	—	710	102.00–119.00	110.62
1	—	895	103.00	103.00
6	—	675	126.00–130.00	128.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	116.00–125.00	120.90
6	—	225	120.00–130.00	125.55
7	—	328	120.00–137.50	130.64
8	—	375	111.00–140.00	126.45
6	—	675	103.00–114.00	108.70
8	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.21
8	—	475	110.00–128.00	119.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	79.50–80.50	80.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	78.00–90.00	84.35
12	—	1,025	64.00–77.00	71.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	32.00–44.00	38.38
18	—	1,025	45.00–75.00	62.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	80.00–111.00	100.66
4	—	1,608	111.00–117.50	114.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	350.00–600.00	498.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,100	800.00–1,175.00	1,030.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	525.00–790.00	682.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,211.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	700.00–1,100.00	937.84

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