Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-05-30

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 30
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 507▲ 63 vs year ago 509 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 126▼ 5 vs year ago 157 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 114▼ 26 vs year ago 151 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers under 400# sold weaker; feeder steers over 400 # sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups had shots and were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.42/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$129.42
130 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471137.2264652
Medium and Large 1-2580131.3776126
Medium and Large 3433120.6452252
One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $124 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 sale130 hd
129.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd
136.90
−7.48
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—High1,55897.921,52618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14174.1984786
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68371.231,19912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02565.5167134

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,00740
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8646
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,14746
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$55422

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—562144.51/cwt142.00–150.0081219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625123.90/cwt120.00–127.507748
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525114.39/cwt100.00–127.506018
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475121.68/cwt118.00–125.005786
SteersMedium and Large 3—475135.78/cwt130.00–141.006458
SteersMedium and Large 1—325168.07/cwt160.00–175.005464
SteersMedium and Large 1—625139.57/cwt131.00–147.508728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—573133.50/cwt133.50–133.5076510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425139.82/cwt134.00–145.0059416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325147.68/cwt138.00–156.004804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—462155.00/cwt155.00–155.007169
SteersMedium and Large 1—425149.99/cwt141.00–158.006376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008788
SteersMedium and Large 1—375164.32/cwt155.00–172.506164
SteersMedium and Large 1—575141.03/cwt128.00–153.008118
SteersMedium and Large 1—725124.62/cwt121.00–128.009036
SteersMedium and Large 1—875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009891
SteersMedium and Large 1—845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
SteersMedium and Large 3—575116.86/cwt108.00–125.006726
SteersMedium and Large 1—475147.23/cwt137.50–156.006996
SteersMedium and Large 3—325152.69/cwt150.00–155.0049612
SteersMedium and Large 3—625122.94/cwt118.00–127.507686
BullsMedium and Large 1—325148.07/cwt140.00–155.0048110
BullsMedium and Large 1—475131.97/cwt127.50–136.006278
BullsMedium and Large 1—575124.82/cwt111.00–137.507186
BullsMedium and Large 1—425145.67/cwt138.00–152.506198
BullsMedium and Large 1—525129.71/cwt125.00–134.006816
BullsMedium and Large 1—375144.92/cwt130.00–158.005436
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02565.51/cwt50.00–76.5067134
Bulls——1,805103.94/cwt94.00–111.001,87610
Bulls——1,25090.40/cwt76.00–100.001,1308
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,68371.23/cwt66.50–74.501,19912
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02571.39/cwt67.00–74.5073246
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27577.41/cwt74.50–80.0098740
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,006.63/head925.00–1,060.001,00710
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925970.27/head950.00–1,000.009708
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,5251,630.33/head1,350.00–1,825.001,6308
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925554.05/head340.00–700.0055422
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925878.38/head700.00–1,000.0087810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,049.43/head850.00–1,175.001,04930
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925863.51/head700.00–975.008646
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,201.16/head1,050.00–1,300.001,20114
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925844.59/head800.00–875.008456
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275150.22/cwt147.50–152.504134
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375136.66/cwt130.00–142.505126
BullsMedium and Large 1—625132.96/cwt127.50–138.0083114
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625105.20/cwt100.00–110.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325126.93/cwt120.00–135.0041312
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575116.78/cwt110.00–123.006716
SteersMedium and Large 1—675131.05/cwt122.50–139.008856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—458140.00/cwt140.00–140.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—641125.50/cwt125.50–125.5080411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275126.34/cwt110.00–140.003478
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425121.61/cwt115.00–127.505178
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575135.38/cwt126.00–144.0077814
SteersMedium and Large 3—275160.89/cwt150.00–170.004428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008372

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.