Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 11
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 423▼ 222 vs year ago 511 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 115▲ 24 vs year ago 99 · +24.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 100▲ 7 vs year ago 103 · +6.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.50/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$136.50
107 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498138.5869073
Medium and Large 3413132.5854732
Medium and Large 1-2705123.008672thin
One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale107 hd
136.50
—
MS average13 barns · 974 hd
141.98
−5.48
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—High1,688109.411,84624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20285.671,03067
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47082.651,21511
CowsLean 85-90%Average98460.8159822

Every lot, as filed

50 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375130.65/cwt120.00–140.004908
HeifersMedium and Large 1—772109.31/cwt108.00–112.008443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1—325188.07/cwt180.00–195.006116
SteersMedium and Large 1—475168.52/cwt158.00–178.0080010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—91596.00/cwt96.00–96.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625126.50/cwt120.00–132.5079110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880109.00/cwt109.00–109.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720120.06/cwt109.00–127.008643
SteersMedium and Large 3—425143.40/cwt136.00–150.006096
SteersMedium and Large 1—625151.30/cwt150.00–152.509464
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525134.19/cwt130.00–138.007044
SteersMedium and Large 1—575156.52/cwt150.00–162.509006
SteersMedium and Large 1—718131.98/cwt130.00–134.009482
SteersMedium and Large 3—325167.53/cwt160.00–174.005446
SteersMedium and Large 3—225171.09/cwt160.00–180.003858
SteersMedium and Large 1—525163.14/cwt160.00–166.008566
SteersMedium and Large 1—225194.70/cwt185.00–202.5043810
SteersMedium and Large 1—375172.99/cwt165.00–180.0064912
BullsMedium and Large 1—325162.85/cwt140.00–182.5052912
BullsMedium and Large 1—520149.71/cwt144.00–157.507785
BullsMedium and Large 1—475153.20/cwt139.00–166.0072810
BullsMedium and Large 1—575145.38/cwt136.00–154.008368
BullsMedium and Large 1—425164.81/cwt150.00–178.007008
BullsMedium and Large 1—625131.51/cwt118.00–144.008226
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27790.86/cwt86.00–95.001,16047
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47082.65/cwt77.00–86.001,21511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02573.49/cwt65.00–79.5075320
Bulls——1,762112.53/cwt104.50–118.001,98321
Bulls——1,16787.57/cwt79.00–99.001,0223
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02564.73/cwt46.00–78.0066318
CowsLean 85-90%—80043.19/cwt40.00–46.003464
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,031.40/cwt850.00–1,150.0011,08810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,491.86/cwt1,250.00–1,650.0016,03714
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925584.86/cwt460.00–670.005,41032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,084.09/cwt900.00–1,200.0011,92518
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925743.24/cwt550.00–875.006,8758
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925933.78/cwt800.00–1,025.008,6376
HeifersMedium and Large 1—828107.52/cwt106.00–109.008902
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275167.26/cwt158.00–175.0046010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375148.52/cwt140.00–156.0055712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475130.52/cwt120.00–140.006208
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475141.84/cwt135.00–148.006746
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325139.41/cwt130.00–147.504534
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225150.55/cwt145.00–155.003394
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525124.19/cwt120.00–128.006528
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425143.78/cwt134.00–152.5061110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575126.78/cwt120.00–133.007296
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325154.30/cwt150.00–158.005014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—95085.00/cwt85.00–85.008081

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.