Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 25
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 289 vs last sale 574▼ 193 vs year ago 478 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 73▼ 48 vs year ago 104 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 95▼ 51 vs year ago 113 · −45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves under 500# sold higher 8,00-20,00; feeder steers over 500# sold higher 2.00-4.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-7.00; 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 $133.61/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$133.61
97 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.95
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449140.6563261
Medium and Large 3403121.7049036
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $142 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 sale97 hd
133.61
—
MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd
142.56
−8.95
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—Average1,35883.531,13414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18466.7479022
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57566.111,0416thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02561.4463016

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)1,013$8748
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$93228
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$42818

Every lot, as filed

43 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—225202.18/cwt180.00–220.004554
BullsMedium and Large 1—625140.20/cwt135.00–145.008764
BullsMedium and Large 1—375165.98/cwt150.00–180.006226
BullsMedium and Large 1—425143.60/cwt118.00–152.0061014
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525113.08/cwt100.00–125.005948
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325122.91/cwt110.00–134.0039910
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425118.58/cwt108.00–128.005046
SteersMedium and Large 1—425176.35/cwt170.00–182.007498
SteersMedium and Large 3—425144.92/cwt128.00–160.006166
SteersMedium and Large 3—325165.06/cwt150.00–178.005368
SteersMedium and Large 3—275165.45/cwt160.00–170.004556
SteersMedium and Large 3—525137.09/cwt135.00–139.007204
SteersMedium and Large 1—625144.35/cwt135.00–153.009024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475135.78/cwt130.00–141.006454
SteersMedium and Large 1—325188.07/cwt180.00–195.006114
SteersMedium and Large 1—375181.12/cwt171.00–190.0067912
SteersMedium and Large 1—675148.11/cwt145.00–151.001,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1—525155.23/cwt150.00–160.0081512
SteersMedium and Large 1—775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768127.50/cwt127.00–128.009792
SteersMedium and Large 1—275211.34/cwt195.00–225.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425141.76/cwt137.00–146.006028
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275135.45/cwt130.00–140.003726
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675126.36/cwt116.00–136.008538
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275150.17/cwt142.00–157.0041310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325150.76/cwt140.00–160.0049010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575129.65/cwt126.00–133.007454
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375146.92/cwt132.00–160.005518
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475120.52/cwt110.00–130.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525133.37/cwt125.00–141.007006
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925673.51/head400.00–860.006746
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925427.57/head380.00–460.0042818
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925908.11/head700.00–1,050.0090820
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,075990.70/head900.00–1,050.009918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,038.07/head900.00–1,125.001,0384
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925709.19/head620.00–840.007094
Bulls——1,25079.80/cwt66.00–89.0099810
Bulls——1,62892.85/cwt88.00–97.001,5124
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57566.11/cwt56.50–74.001,0416
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02561.44/cwt55.00–66.0063016
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27568.59/cwt67.00–70.0087514
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02563.51/cwt60.00–66.006518

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.