Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 7.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00 ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.52/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$134.52

96 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	143.35	669	49
Medium and Large 1-2	630	139.00	876	7thin
Medium and Large 3	388	122.92	476	40

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $193 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

134.52

—

MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd

145.31

−10.79

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	1,616	112.75	1,822	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	83.89	1,002	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	82.97	1,282	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	66.85	685	26

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	375	132.58/cwt	115.00–148.00	497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.42/cwt	127.50–156.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.90/cwt	127.50–162.50	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.58/cwt	142.50–154.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.69/cwt	152.50–185.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.25/cwt	108.00–127.50	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.37/cwt	110.00–126.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.50	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.83/cwt	105.00–129.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.09/cwt	147.50–158.00	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	127.97/cwt	110.00–143.00	352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.15/cwt	130.00–155.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	155.67/cwt	147.50–162.50	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.45/cwt	118.00–130.00	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.12/cwt	132.50–137.50	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.83/cwt	172.50–182.50	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.89/cwt	185.00–205.00	539	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,290.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,875	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	978.38/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,050	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	636.49/cwt	470.00–750.00	5,888	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	987.19/cwt	860.00–1,060.00	10,978	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	855.11/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	9,406	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	933	688.90/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,427	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,111.05/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	11,944	20
Bulls	—	—	1,616	112.75/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,822	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	88.63/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,132	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.20/cwt	66.00–80.00	761	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	82.97/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,282	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.85/cwt	49.00–79.50	685	26

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 397Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 82Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 73Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	115.00–148.00	132.58
14	—	525	127.50–156.00	142.42
16	—	475	127.50–162.50	145.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	107.00–108.00	107.50
6	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.55
12	—	425	142.50–154.00	148.58
16	—	375	147.50–158.00	153.09
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
4	—	275	147.50–162.50	155.67
8	—	525	132.50–137.50	135.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	108.00–127.50	118.25
10	—	525	110.00–126.00	118.37
14	—	275	110.00–143.00	127.97
8	—	325	118.00–130.00	124.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	173.50	173.50
7	—	616	159.00	159.00
2	—	760	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	152.50–185.00	169.69
5	—	470	160.00–162.50	161.06
5	—	629	130.00–138.00	134.95
2	—	710	105.00–129.00	116.83
10	—	325	180.00–200.00	190.76
10	—	375	172.50–182.50	177.83
12	—	275	185.00–205.00	195.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.69
8	—	475	130.00–155.00	143.15

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	16	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,290.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,075	975.00–1,200.00	1,111.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	800.00–1,100.00	978.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	470.00–750.00	636.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,112	860.00–1,060.00	987.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	625.00–1,000.00	855.11
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	933	550.00–775.00	688.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,616	99.00–118.00	112.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,277	80.00–96.00	88.63
24	—	1,025	66.00–80.00	74.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,545	79.50–86.00	82.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	49.00–79.50	66.85

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