Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.18/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$137.18

157 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	142.02	788	24
Medium and Large 1	516	141.57	731	89
Medium and Large 3	448	125.65	563	44

One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $225 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 sale157 hd

137.18

—

MS average13 barns · 996 hd

142.05

−4.87

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	1,487	104.58	1,555	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	73.70	868	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	73.54	993	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	59.98	615	28

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	403	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.80/cwt	141.00–154.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.38/cwt	135.00–153.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.55/cwt	136.00–152.50	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	163.07/cwt	150.00–174.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.31/cwt	107.00–123.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.94/cwt	113.00–130.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.76/cwt	164.00–176.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.16/cwt	155.00–163.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.22/cwt	147.50–160.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.22/cwt	126.00–138.00	892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.69/cwt	140.00–164.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	146.78/cwt	140.00–159.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.93/cwt	170.00–183.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.41/cwt	170.00–187.50	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.51/cwt	137.50–164.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.46/cwt	122.00–163.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.75/cwt	124.00–142.50	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.29/cwt	110.00–160.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.92/cwt	140.00–178.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.76/cwt	150.00–170.00	522	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.98/cwt	64.00–72.50	707	28
Bulls	—	—	1,770	109.05/cwt	103.00–113.50	1,930	10
Bulls	—	—	1,269	101.14/cwt	90.00–107.50	1,283	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.98/cwt	43.00–72.00	615	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	73.54/cwt	69.50–76.50	993	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	76.71/cwt	73.00–80.00	978	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,341.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,500.00	14,425	72
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	748.65/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,925	34
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	580.81/cwt	450.00–670.00	5,372	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	718.92/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,650	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	922.73/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,150	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	818.78/cwt	685.00–910.00	7,574	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,122.09/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,062	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,013.51/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	9,375	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.91/cwt	120.00–144.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.34/cwt	108.00–132.50	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	148.87/cwt	137.50–158.00	335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	108.17/cwt	92.00–124.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.06/cwt	144.00–161.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.08/cwt	105.00–130.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.58/cwt	135.00–155.00	619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.08/cwt	180.00–187.50	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.50/cwt	152.50–164.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.78/cwt	160.00–171.00	787	10

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 573Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 101Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 125Year ago 261

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	403	144.00	144.00
3	—	931	110.00	110.00
9	—	560	152.50	152.50
2	—	725	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	141.00–154.00	147.80
6	—	575	135.00–153.00	144.38
10	—	625	130.00–138.00	134.16
10	—	325	147.50–160.00	154.22
8	—	675	126.00–138.00	132.22
10	—	475	140.00–154.00	147.36
2	—	715	108.00–132.50	120.34
5	—	771	92.00–124.00	108.17
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
8	—	375	144.00–161.00	153.06
18	—	425	135.00–155.00	145.58
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	107.00–123.00	115.31
12	—	475	113.00–130.00	121.94
8	—	325	120.00–144.00	132.91
6	—	225	137.50–158.00	148.87
12	—	525	105.00–130.00	118.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	136.00–152.50	144.55
10	—	429	164.00–176.00	169.76
4	—	625	155.00–163.00	159.16
6	—	525	160.00–168.00	164.19
6	—	375	170.00–183.00	176.93
6	—	325	170.00–187.50	179.41
6	—	725	140.00–144.00	142.07
6	—	275	180.00–187.50	184.08
10	—	575	152.50–164.00	158.50
10	—	475	160.00–171.00	165.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	150.00–174.00	163.07
2	—	625	120.00–133.00	126.76
4	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.66
6	—	425	140.00–164.00	152.69
4	—	575	135.00–142.50	138.91
3	—	466	140.00–159.00	146.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	137.50–164.00	151.51
10	—	525	122.00–163.00	143.46
5	—	620	124.00–142.50	131.75
8	—	475	110.00–160.00	136.29
7	—	378	140.00–178.00	162.92
6	—	325	150.00–170.00	160.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	64.00–72.50	68.98
44	—	1,275	73.00–80.00	76.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	43.00–72.00	59.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	69.50–76.50	73.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	103.00–113.50	109.05
13	—	1,269	90.00–107.50	101.14

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	72	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,341.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	850.00–1,300.00	1,122.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	925	600.00–850.00	748.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	925	850.00–1,125.00	1,013.51
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	925	450.00–670.00	580.81
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	600.00–800.00	718.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	685.00–910.00	818.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	800.00–1,000.00	922.73

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