Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-08-15

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 15
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 318▼ 430 vs year ago 687 · −62.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 65▼ 82 vs year ago 129 · −63.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 70▼ 23 vs year ago 88 · −26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots making added value and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.53/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$142.53
104 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.85
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581150.9187722
Medium and Large 1480144.3069368
Medium and Large 3325120.7639214thin
One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $484 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 sale104 hd
142.53
—
MS average13 barns · 1,391 hd
150.37
−7.85
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—Average1,43888.461,27212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24280.1099530
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02569.787156thin

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)1,078$1,25532
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$9236
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4368
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8046
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$57712

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1—425173.87/cwt158.00–188.007396
BullsMedium and Large 1—575131.72/cwt114.00–148.007578
BullsMedium and Large 1—325174.52/cwt160.00–187.005678
BullsMedium and Large 1—625127.35/cwt118.00–136.007966
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275157.45/cwt152.00–162.004334
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525135.23/cwt130.00–140.007108
SteersMedium and Large 1—375195.26/cwt191.00–199.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1—525159.76/cwt154.00–165.0083910
SteersMedium and Large 1—475168.67/cwt155.00–181.0080116
SteersMedium and Large 1—283203.22/cwt187.00–210.0057515
SteersMedium and Large 1—625154.56/cwt153.00–156.009664
HeifersMedium and Large 1—895112.00/cwt109.00–114.001,0023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—568153.00/cwt153.00–153.008694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—814138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1234
SteersMedium and Large 3—475147.36/cwt140.00–154.007008
SteersMedium and Large 3—575130.43/cwt120.00–140.007504
SteersMedium and Large 1—425184.69/cwt172.00–196.007858
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810121.01/cwt120.00–122.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475146.41/cwt138.00–154.0069512
SteersMedium and Large 3—375158.11/cwt140.00–174.005938
SteersMedium and Large 1—575159.13/cwt156.00–162.009154
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425150.46/cwt142.00–158.0063914
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375153.85/cwt140.00–166.0057716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—518154.00/cwt154.00–154.0079814
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325120.76/cwt110.00–130.0039214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575134.69/cwt130.00–139.007748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008393
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925804.05/head700.00–875.008046
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,436.05/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4368
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925944.59/head900.00–975.009454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,298.86/head900.00–1,550.001,29928
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925922.97/head700.00–1,075.009236
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925577.30/head500.00–630.0057712
Bulls——1,25075.60/cwt60.00–86.009456
Bulls——1,625101.32/cwt91.00–110.001,6466
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02565.10/cwt61.00–68.006674
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27582.41/cwt75.00–89.001,05126
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02569.78/cwt61.00–76.007156

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.