Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 565▼ 58 vs year ago 565 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 111▲ 60 vs year ago 66 · +90.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 89▲ 36 vs year ago 78 · +46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 7.00-18.00; feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-12.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-4.00 ; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$126.36
155 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.25
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549132.4272713thin
Medium and Large 1530132.1070074
Medium and Large 3435118.9551868
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $209 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 sale155 hd
126.36
—
MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd
135.61
−9.25
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—Average1,61699.861,61316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13373.1382846
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55570.791,10110
CowsLean 85-90%Low97857.4656258

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
SteersMedium and Large 1—625141.76/cwt135.00–148.008868
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—462120.00/cwt120.00–120.005543
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375126.66/cwt120.00–132.504758
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525111.30/cwt99.00–122.5058410
SteersMedium and Large 1—775122.22/cwt115.00–129.009476
SteersMedium and Large 3—525131.31/cwt130.00–132.506894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—547140.00/cwt140.00–140.007663
SteersMedium and Large 1—838117.04/cwt112.00–122.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425137.40/cwt130.00–144.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425118.78/cwt109.00–127.5050512
SteersMedium and Large 1—675141.75/cwt127.50–155.009576
SteersMedium and Large 3—275158.39/cwt147.50–167.504368
SteersMedium and Large 3—425127.19/cwt110.00–142.505416
SteersMedium and Large 3—375146.66/cwt140.00–152.505506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—547133.00/cwt133.00–133.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525136.14/cwt127.50–144.0071516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—646138.00/cwt138.00–138.008915
SteersMedium and Large 1—225173.89/cwt172.50–175.003914
SteersMedium and Large 1—725127.75/cwt120.00–135.0092614
SteersMedium and Large 1—425149.26/cwt140.00–157.5063410
SteersMedium and Large 1—325168.07/cwt160.00–175.0054610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009992
SteersMedium and Large 1—475140.78/cwt135.00–146.006698
SteersMedium and Large 1—525141.90/cwt133.00–150.0074514
SteersMedium and Large 3—325159.03/cwt155.00–162.505174
SteersMedium and Large 3—625125.91/cwt115.00–136.007876
BullsMedium and Large 1—625131.92/cwt130.00–134.008246
BullsMedium and Large 1—525131.22/cwt115.00–146.006898
BullsMedium and Large 1—475143.26/cwt138.00–148.006806
BullsMedium and Large 1—425140.01/cwt126.00–152.5059510
BullsMedium and Large 1—375143.85/cwt130.00–156.005398
BullsMedium and Large 1—575133.77/cwt115.00–151.007694
CowsLean 85-90%—80036.97/cwt29.00–44.0029612
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59072.22/cwt70.50–73.501,1486
Bulls——1,25091.40/cwt80.00–99.001,1436
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02562.80/cwt47.00–74.0064446
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50368.64/cwt67.50–69.501,0324
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30077.12/cwt74.00–80.001,00318
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02570.56/cwt65.00–74.5072328
Bulls——1,835104.94/cwt94.00–112.501,92610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,261.63/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0013,5636
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925395.14/cwt300.00–460.003,65524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,191.48/cwt900.00–1,375.0013,10628
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,066.51/cwt1,000.00–1,110.0011,4654
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925817.57/cwt660.00–925.007,56310
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925882.43/cwt600.00–1,075.008,16220
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925827.03/cwt720.00–900.007,65010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,240.70/cwt1,150.00–1,300.0013,3384
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,004.05/cwt900.00–1,075.009,28710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575131.78/cwt125.00–138.0075810
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475115.77/cwt100.00–130.0055010
BullsMedium and Large 1—325156.13/cwt140.00–170.0050710
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225131.09/cwt120.00–140.002956
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725105.47/cwt91.00–119.007654
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575108.01/cwt97.00–120.0062112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375138.52/cwt130.00–146.0051910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625127.27/cwt120.00–134.007958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—587137.50/cwt137.50–137.508077
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475137.36/cwt130.00–144.0065218
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325129.68/cwt120.00–138.0042110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—813112.01/cwt110.00–114.009112
SteersMedium and Large 1—575144.95/cwt134.00–155.0083320
SteersMedium and Large 1—875117.57/cwt115.00–120.001,0294
HeifersMedium and Large 1—773104.00/cwt104.00–104.008042

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.