Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 20
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
198 vs last sale 446 99 vs year ago 347 · 28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
3 vs last sale 100 15 vs year ago 88 · +17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
3 vs last sale 63 15 vs year ago 51 · +29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEKS SALE FEEDER STEERS SOLD MIXED HOW EVER MOST CLASSES SOLD FIRMER; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as number 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.12/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$156.12
106 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.10
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1391169.2666132
Medium and Large 1-2553152.4884362
Medium and Large 3475139.9366512thin
One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale106 hd
156.12
MS average13 barns · 785 hd
160.22
−4.10
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
BullsHigh1,510106.481,60822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22182.101,00356
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43878.621,1315thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02565.8067420

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,0494thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$95944
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$5848

Every lot, as filed

41 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
BullsMedium and Large 1625135.20/cwt130.00–140.008456
BullsMedium and Large 1475141.04/cwt130.00–151.0067014
BullsMedium and Large 1375144.92/cwt130.00–158.005438
BullsMedium and Large 1525132.37/cwt124.00–140.0069510
HeifersMedium and Large 1425143.82/cwt138.00–149.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 1525134.90/cwt126.00–143.007086
SteersMedium and Large 1225196.09/cwt185.00–205.004414
SteersMedium and Large 1475154.07/cwt147.50–160.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438146.58/cwt140.00–155.006429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531158.98/cwt158.00–160.5084425
SteersMedium and Large 1425154.82/cwt149.00–160.006586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009503
SteersMedium and Large 1525154.80/cwt148.00–161.008136
SteersMedium and Large 3575134.52/cwt134.00–135.007736
SteersMedium and Large 3375145.33/cwt140.00–150.005456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609150.49/cwt145.50–152.5091618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561150.72/cwt144.00–156.008467
HeifersMedium and Large 1575143.80/cwt142.50–145.008274
HeifersMedium and Large 1475143.94/cwt140.00–147.506848
HeifersMedium and Large 1375143.33/cwt138.00–148.005374
HeifersMedium and Large 1718113.93/cwt110.00–118.008182
SteersMedium and Large 1275187.26/cwt178.00–195.005154
SteersMedium and Large 1325183.44/cwt170.00–195.005966
HeifersMedium and Large 1625135.52/cwt135.00–136.008474
HeifersMedium and Large 3375123.20/cwt120.00–126.004624
HeifersMedium and Large 3525112.09/cwt110.00–114.005886
HeifersMedium and Large 1763110.55/cwt103.00–119.008433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2642134.00/cwt134.00–134.008603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421148.50/cwt148.50–148.506255
HeifersMedium and Large 3625109.04/cwt108.00–110.006824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,220.93/head1,100.00–1,300.001,22116
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925909.46/head630.00–1,100.0090914
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925710.00/head600.00–785.0071014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,048.86/head650.00–1,300.001,0494
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1835600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925583.78/head560.00–600.005848
Bulls1,510106.48/cwt84.00–114.001,60822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02573.85/cwt68.00–78.0075712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43878.62/cwt76.00–82.001,1315
CowsLean 85-90%1,02565.80/cwt50.00–77.0067420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27584.35/cwt78.00–90.001,07544

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.