Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.28/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$132.28

55 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	142.36	689	29
Medium and Large 3	440	121.03	533	26

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $156 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 sale55 hd

132.28

—

MS average13 barns · 808 hd

141.14

−8.86

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	1,468	102.14	1,499	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	80.73	1,106	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	78.10	916	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	52.83	503	27

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	575	162.04/cwt	161.00–163.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	170.64/cwt	160.00–177.50	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.46/cwt	144.00–158.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	141.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	191.24/cwt	185.00–202.50	446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	129.87/cwt	120.00–139.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	110.03/cwt	107.00–113.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.93/cwt	132.50–156.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.04/cwt	137.50–150.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.53/cwt	177.50–185.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.59/cwt	170.00–173.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	90.99/cwt	86.00–96.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	185.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.46/cwt	110.00–128.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.36/cwt	117.50–136.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.74/cwt	90.00–103.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,436.63/cwt	1,225.00–1,575.00	15,444	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,048.65/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	9,700	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,131.40/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,163	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,059.09/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	11,650	48
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	683.78/cwt	440.00–850.00	6,325	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	852.70/cwt	600.00–1,025.00	7,887	20
Bulls	—	—	1,631	110.94/cwt	99.00–114.50	1,809	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	90.40/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,130	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	70.99/cwt	60.00–78.00	734	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	83.29/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,062	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	80.73/cwt	76.00–82.50	1,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.32/cwt	42.00–75.00	629	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	35.86/cwt	30.00–40.00	289	9

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 289Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 123Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 110Year ago 120

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	161.00–163.00	162.04
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
9	—	233	185.00–202.50	191.24
1	—	785	131.00	131.00
6	—	325	177.50–185.00	181.53
6	—	425	170.00–173.00	171.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	160.00–177.50	170.64
4	—	625	120.00–139.00	129.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	160.00–170.00	165.33
8	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.29
2	—	705	138.00–141.00	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	144.00–158.00	151.46
4	—	475	138.00–143.00	140.63
2	—	738	107.00–113.00	110.03
6	—	425	132.50–156.00	144.93
6	—	525	137.50–150.00	144.04
2	—	838	86.00–96.00	90.99
4	—	225	180.00–190.00	185.55
1	—	885	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	130.00–150.00	141.09
8	—	475	110.00–128.00	119.46
6	—	375	117.50–136.00	127.36
6	—	675	90.00–103.00	96.74

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	52	—	1,075	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,436.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,075	950.00–1,250.00	1,131.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	925	900.00–1,150.00	1,048.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,100	875.00–1,175.00	1,059.09
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	925	440.00–850.00	683.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	925	600.00–1,025.00	852.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,631	99.00–114.50	110.94
6	—	1,250	82.00–96.00	90.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,034	60.00–78.00	70.99
26	—	1,275	78.00–88.00	83.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	76.00–82.50	80.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	42.00–75.00	61.32
9	—	806	30.00–40.00	35.86

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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