Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.11/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$136.11

176 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	141.80	749	71
Medium and Large 1-2	653	134.85	881	55
Medium and Large 3	427	129.42	553	50

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $196 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 sale176 hd

136.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd

138.62

−2.51

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	—	Average	1,616	103.58	1,674	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	75.73	1,083	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	74.83	845	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	55.86	537	28

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.61/cwt	130.00–156.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.57/cwt	159.00–167.50	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.35/cwt	158.00–170.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.52/cwt	150.00–170.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	134.87/cwt	126.00–142.50	438	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.52/cwt	157.50–169.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	107.65/cwt	98.00–125.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.19/cwt	138.00–146.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.19/cwt	177.50–182.50	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.72/cwt	150.00–162.50	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.52/cwt	130.00–148.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	128.39/cwt	118.00–138.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	139.25/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,079	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.88/cwt	152.50–159.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.56/cwt	117.00–142.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.61/cwt	130.00–156.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.64/cwt	170.00–200.00	420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.89/cwt	140.00–160.00	415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.41/cwt	138.00–154.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.25/cwt	110.00–137.50	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.35/cwt	128.00–146.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.91/cwt	130.00–149.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.79/cwt	150.00–177.50	536	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.73/cwt	46.00–78.00	663	20
Bulls	—	—	1,167	84.14/cwt	82.00–87.00	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	33.69/cwt	22.00–44.00	270	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	75.73/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,083	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	79.76/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,017	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	71.27/cwt	66.00–75.00	731	36
Bulls	—	—	1,728	108.44/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,874	12
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	522.43/cwt	350.00–640.00	4,832	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	890.54/cwt	620.00–1,075.00	8,237	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,042.05/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,463	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	833.78/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,712	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,261.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,400.00	13,563	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,050.58/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,294	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,074.32/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	9,937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.46/cwt	110.00–137.50	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.64/cwt	132.00–141.00	864	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	116.76/cwt	110.00–123.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.97/cwt	126.00–134.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.73/cwt	139.00–148.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.94/cwt	137.50–144.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.04/cwt	157.50–164.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.48/cwt	122.50–150.00	378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.70/cwt	127.00–130.50	953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.83/cwt	138.00–146.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.72/cwt	130.00–141.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	129.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	976	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 426Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 60Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 60Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	130.00–156.00	143.61
10	—	475	138.00–154.00	146.41
6	—	675	110.00–137.50	124.25
4	—	625	128.00–146.00	137.35
6	—	575	130.00–149.00	139.91
12	—	325	150.00–177.50	164.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	159.00–167.50	163.57
2	—	768	118.00–126.00	121.93
3	—	807	98.00–125.00	107.65
14	—	525	138.00–146.00	142.19
2	—	720	126.00–134.00	129.97
8	—	475	139.00–148.00	143.73
6	—	425	137.50–144.00	140.94
4	—	275	157.50–164.00	161.04
4	—	675	125.00–138.00	131.74
10	—	575	138.00–146.00	141.83
10	—	625	130.00–141.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	126.00–142.50	134.87
12	—	475	110.00–137.50	124.46
8	—	625	110.00–123.00	116.76
12	—	275	122.50–150.00	137.48
6	—	575	124.00–134.00	129.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	557	139.00	139.00
26	—	623	132.00–141.00	138.64
2	—	413	121.00	121.00
13	—	735	127.00–130.50	129.70
8	—	694	135.00	135.00
2	—	787	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	158.00–170.00	164.35
12	—	475	150.00–170.00	160.52
6	—	525	157.50–169.00	163.52
6	—	325	177.50–182.50	180.19
2	—	775	138.00–139.00	138.49
8	—	625	152.50–159.00	155.88
3	—	725	117.00–142.00	133.56
6	—	225	170.00–200.00	186.64
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	150.00–162.50	156.72
8	—	425	130.00–148.00	139.52
4	—	625	118.00–138.00	128.39
10	—	525	130.00–156.00	143.61
6	—	275	140.00–160.00	150.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	548	152.75	152.75
22	—	775	139.00–139.50	139.25
3	—	932	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	46.00–78.00	64.73
8	—	800	22.00–44.00	33.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	74.00–77.00	75.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,275	75.00–84.00	79.76
36	—	1,025	66.00–75.00	71.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	82.00–87.00	84.14
12	—	1,728	102.50–113.00	108.44

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	16	—	925	350.00–640.00	522.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	620.00–1,075.00	890.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	700.00–925.00	833.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,100	950.00–1,100.00	1,042.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,261.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	975.00–1,100.00	1,050.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,074.32

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