Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 268▼ 216 vs year ago 532 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 88▲ 3 vs year ago 70 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 103▼ 7 vs year ago 82 · −8.5%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488137.6467273
Medium and Large 1-2558137.007644thin
Medium and Large 3430121.1252047
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,402105.681,48211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20480.7197142
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45380.021,1632thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95655.1252726

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—677138.00/cwt138.00–138.009343
BullsMedium and Large 1—675127.77/cwt120.00–135.008628
BullsMedium and Large 1—575114.34/cwt100.00–127.5065710
BullsMedium and Large 1—375169.32/cwt160.00–177.506356
BullsMedium and Large 1—425141.15/cwt120.00–160.006008
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270154.87/cwt146.00–166.004185
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275120.90/cwt116.00–125.003324
SteersMedium and Large 1—708124.50/cwt124.00–125.008812
SteersMedium and Large 1—575147.34/cwt139.00–155.008476
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475138.73/cwt134.00–143.0065912
SteersMedium and Large 1—428174.39/cwt166.00–180.007467
SteersMedium and Large 3—325154.79/cwt140.00–167.505038
SteersMedium and Large 3—275140.89/cwt130.00–150.003874
SteersMedium and Large 3—475134.72/cwt120.00–148.006404
HeifersMedium and Large 1—815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225125.55/cwt120.00–130.002826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—572154.00/cwt154.00–154.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1—325185.38/cwt180.00–190.0060210
SteersMedium and Large 3—375165.49/cwt157.50–172.506214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325146.72/cwt140.00–152.504778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—558137.00/cwt137.00–137.007644
HeifersMedium and Large 3—328130.64/cwt120.00–137.504287
SteersMedium and Large 1—475166.57/cwt160.00–172.507918
SteersMedium and Large 1—525150.47/cwt140.00–160.007908
SteersMedium and Large 1—275186.81/cwt180.00–192.505146
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45380.02/cwt79.50–80.501,1632
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27584.35/cwt78.00–90.001,07530
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02571.61/cwt64.00–77.0073412
CowsLean 85-90%—80038.38/cwt32.00–44.003078
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02562.56/cwt45.00–75.0064118
Bulls——1,285100.66/cwt80.00–111.001,2937
Bulls——1,608114.47/cwt111.00–117.501,8414
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925498.65/cwt350.00–600.004,61320
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,030.11/cwt800.00–1,175.0011,33114
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925682.57/cwt525.00–790.006,31410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,055.23/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0011,3444
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925937.84/cwt700.00–1,100.008,67510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,211.05/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0013,01910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575132.56/cwt131.00–134.007626
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427143.25/cwt138.00–147.006129
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375145.33/cwt140.00–150.005458
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375126.45/cwt111.00–140.004748
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675108.70/cwt103.00–114.007346
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525135.35/cwt127.50–142.5071110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625129.38/cwt126.00–132.508094
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710110.62/cwt102.00–119.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575115.21/cwt110.00–120.006628
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675128.07/cwt126.00–130.008646
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475119.46/cwt110.00–128.005678

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.