Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer;

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.23/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$139.23

142 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$13.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	143.26	639	100
Medium and Large 3	401	129.63	520	42

One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $119 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 sale142 hd

139.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd

143.20

−3.97

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	1,473	110.84	1,633	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	82.05	964	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	80.15	1,213	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	61.01	608	32

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.48/cwt	140.00–182.50	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.35/cwt	152.50–195.00	570	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.23/cwt	127.50–148.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.25/cwt	134.00–163.00	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.53/cwt	118.00–132.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.85/cwt	150.00–165.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	155.75/cwt	138.00–170.00	350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.26/cwt	127.50–152.50	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.18/cwt	157.50–174.00	789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.64/cwt	144.00–167.50	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	151.44/cwt	147.50–155.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.41/cwt	130.00–147.50	453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.81/cwt	158.00–186.00	734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.90/cwt	132.50–139.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.99/cwt	120.00–142.50	495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.99/cwt	170.00–192.50	682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	183.62/cwt	170.00–195.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	138.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.36/cwt	100.00–113.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.49/cwt	117.50–131.00	725	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	73.61/cwt	66.00–79.00	755	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	40.07/cwt	30.00–46.00	325	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.89/cwt	48.00–76.00	669	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	80.15/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,213	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	87.68/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,118	36
Bulls	—	—	1,473	110.84/cwt	94.00–119.50	1,633	12
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	659.46/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,100	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	737.84/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,825	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	643.24/cwt	450.00–775.00	5,950	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	849.09/cwt	800.00–880.00	9,340	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	935.14/cwt	730.00–1,075.00	8,650	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,110.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	11,938	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	735.68/cwt	700.00–760.00	6,805	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	880.23/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.82/cwt	108.00–132.50	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	156.09/cwt	145.00–165.00	351	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.61/cwt	140.00–152.50	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.55/cwt	117.50–133.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.82/cwt	142.50–160.00	569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.41/cwt	150.00–167.50	518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	114.35/cwt	113.00–116.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.09/cwt	100.00–117.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	555	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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 306Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 127Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 118Year ago 73

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-12.00; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer;

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
10	—	525	132.50–139.00	135.90
3	—	720	100.00–113.00	104.36
7	—	578	117.50–131.00	125.49
10	—	225	145.00–165.00	156.09
18	—	425	140.00–152.50	146.61
8	—	625	117.50–133.00	125.55
18	—	375	142.50–160.00	151.82
8	—	475	140.00–148.00	144.21
14	—	325	150.00–167.50	159.41
3	—	772	113.00–116.00	114.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	130.00–147.50	139.41
8	—	375	120.00–142.50	131.99
8	—	225	130.00–145.00	138.32
10	—	525	108.00–132.50	120.82
4	—	625	100.00–117.50	109.09
4	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	140.00–182.50	162.48
12	—	325	152.50–195.00	175.35
10	—	525	127.50–148.00	138.23
12	—	475	134.00–163.00	149.25
4	—	625	118.00–132.50	125.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–149.00	144.71
6	—	225	138.00–170.00	155.75
8	—	325	144.00–167.50	156.64
4	—	475	147.50–155.00	151.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	150.00–165.00	157.85
7	—	628	127.50–152.50	142.26
16	—	475	157.50–174.00	166.18
16	—	425	158.00–186.00	172.81
20	—	375	170.00–192.50	181.99
6	—	275	170.00–195.00	183.62
8	—	325	180.00–200.00	190.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	66.00–79.00	73.61
36	—	1,275	80.00–94.50	87.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	30.00–46.00	40.07
27	—	1,031	48.00–76.00	64.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,514	74.50–84.00	80.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,473	94.00–119.50	110.84

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	22	—	925	600.00–700.00	659.46
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	500.00–900.00	737.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	450.00–775.00	643.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	800.00–880.00	849.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	925	730.00–1,075.00	935.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	700.00–760.00	735.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,110.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	850.00–900.00	880.23

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