Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 9
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
108 vs last sale 534 28 vs year ago 398 · +7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
70 vs last sale 130 27 vs year ago 87 · 31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
132 vs last sale 192 101 vs year ago 161 · 62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-3.00; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.13/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$141.13
186 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.90
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553145.7980672
Medium and Large 1508143.7273070
Medium and Large 3427129.3755344
One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $253 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 sale186 hd
141.13
MS average13 barns · 1,254 hd
142.03
−0.90
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
BullsAverage1,758108.371,90518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22877.6895432
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39271.5099512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02559.226076thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1275161.04/cwt157.50–164.004436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 1805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 1725125.65/cwt121.00–130.009116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520165.70/cwt165.00–166.0086216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 1850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426136.00/cwt136.00–136.005794
SteersMedium and Large 3425153.17/cwt150.00–156.006516
SteersMedium and Large 3475138.30/cwt130.00–147.506578
SteersMedium and Large 1375174.39/cwt168.00–180.006546
SteersMedium and Large 1275177.25/cwt165.00–187.504878
SteersMedium and Large 1775141.25/cwt133.00–149.001,0954
SteersMedium and Large 1675149.18/cwt144.00–154.001,0074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412163.00/cwt163.00–163.0067210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581157.23/cwt156.50–158.009146
SteersMedium and Large 1475159.20/cwt150.00–167.5075610
SteersMedium and Large 1725137.51/cwt122.00–152.009976
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005952
SteersMedium and Large 3375156.66/cwt150.00–162.505878
SteersMedium and Large 1885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 1425161.12/cwt159.00–163.006856
SteersMedium and Large 1633150.68/cwt150.00–151.009546
SteersMedium and Large 1325175.38/cwt170.00–180.005704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600152.00/cwt152.00–152.0091213
SteersMedium and Large 1825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1425147.16/cwt135.00–158.0062510
BullsMedium and Large 1425145.87/cwt130.00–160.0062012
BullsMedium and Large 1575144.17/cwt140.00–148.0082910
BullsMedium and Large 1375161.99/cwt150.00–172.5060710
BullsMedium and Large 1325167.67/cwt147.50–185.005458
BullsMedium and Large 1475149.46/cwt135.00–162.507106
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02568.39/cwt64.00–71.507016
Bulls1,250102.10/cwt94.00–107.501,2764
CowsLean 85-90%1,02559.22/cwt44.00–70.006076
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39271.50/cwt68.00–77.0099512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27579.82/cwt74.00–85.001,01826
Bulls1,903110.16/cwt103.50–114.502,09614
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1430527.67/cwt520.00–580.002,26920
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,068.64/cwt860.00–1,200.0011,75510
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925857.30/cwt560.00–1,060.007,9306
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925759.46/cwt700.00–800.007,0256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,101.16/cwt950.00–1,200.0011,8374
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925724.32/cwt650.00–775.006,7004
HeifersMedium and Large 3375131.99/cwt120.00–142.504958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581137.74/cwt130.00–143.0080020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 3475126.70/cwt117.50–135.0060212
HeifersMedium and Large 3625110.72/cwt105.00–116.006926
HeifersMedium and Large 3275139.06/cwt120.00–155.003826
HeifersMedium and Large 1375154.19/cwt143.00–164.005788
HeifersMedium and Large 1575139.17/cwt135.00–143.008006
HeifersMedium and Large 3325136.13/cwt120.00–150.004428
HeifersMedium and Large 1525142.65/cwt128.00–156.0074910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521153.63/cwt143.00–155.5080035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670139.49/cwt139.00–140.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 1625131.64/cwt128.00–135.008236
HeifersMedium and Large 1775126.58/cwt124.00–129.009814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715136.00/cwt136.00–136.009724
HeifersMedium and Large 3525132.02/cwt126.00–137.506934
HeifersMedium and Large 1325160.19/cwt157.50–162.505214
HeifersMedium and Large 1475150.11/cwt143.00–158.007138
SteersMedium and Large 1575154.54/cwt147.50–161.008896
SteersMedium and Large 1525160.76/cwt155.00–166.008446

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.