Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
485 head
77 vs last sale 408 485 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
29 vs last sale 86 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
2 vs last sale 81 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned , with shots ; and reported as #2-3; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.84/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$144.84
165 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.07
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484148.13717107
Medium and Large 2-3481143.0068814thin
Medium and Large 3395137.4354344
One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $174 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 sale165 hd
144.84
MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd
148.92
−4.07
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
BullsHigh1,695109.701,85924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16385.5399558
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36881.861,1206thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97265.5063734

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$1,08524
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8166
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,12724
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)730$1,2752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$67818

Every lot, as filed

56 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1575138.30/cwt131.00–145.0079516
SteersMedium and Large 1525165.23/cwt160.00–170.0086712
SteersMedium and Large 1625156.50/cwt150.00–162.5097810
HeifersMedium and Large 3525125.23/cwt120.00–130.006576
SteersMedium and Large 1475176.84/cwt170.00–183.0084010
HeifersMedium and Large 1625138.31/cwt130.00–146.0086412
HeifersMedium and Large 1425153.29/cwt148.00–158.0065110
SteersMedium and Large 1275204.53/cwt195.00–212.5056212
SteersMedium and Large 1720144.09/cwt130.00–157.001,0375
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added481143.00/cwt143.00–143.0068814
SteersMedium and Large 3225170.52/cwt152.50–185.003848
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added425165.00/cwt165.00–165.0070114
SteersMedium and Large 1575163.13/cwt160.00–166.0093810
SteersMedium and Large 1425194.54/cwt180.00–207.5082712
SteersMedium and Large 3425170.82/cwt165.00–176.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1375204.32/cwt195.00–212.5076614
SteersMedium and Large 1775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
SteersMedium and Large 1675149.51/cwt135.00–163.001,00910
SteersMedium and Large 1325200.76/cwt190.00–210.0065216
SteersMedium and Large 3375166.64/cwt140.00–190.0062510
SteersMedium and Large 1830132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0961
SteersMedium and Large 3275166.83/cwt147.50–183.0045910
BullsMedium and Large 1425177.93/cwt170.00–185.0075610
BullsMedium and Large 1625137.23/cwt118.00–155.008588
BullsMedium and Large 1475168.52/cwt158.00–178.008006
BullsMedium and Large 1325165.17/cwt145.00–182.505376
BullsMedium and Large 1755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1375175.30/cwt150.00–197.506576
CowsLean 85-90%80039.53/cwt22.00–55.003168
CowsLean 85-90%1,02573.49/cwt65.00–79.5075326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36881.86/cwt72.00–88.501,1206
Bulls1,843112.93/cwt107.00–117.002,08118
Bulls1,250100.00/cwt88.00–108.001,2506
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27591.35/cwt85.00–97.001,16532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02578.37/cwt69.00–85.0080326
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925810.00/head700.00–885.008106
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925968.24/head775.00–1,100.0096810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,240.70/head1,150.00–1,300.001,24114
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925678.38/head500.00–800.0067818
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy7301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925816.22/head620.00–950.008166
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,176.14/head900.00–1,350.001,17618
HeifersMedium and Large 1790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 1525143.37/cwt135.00–151.0075314
BullsMedium and Large 1525159.23/cwt154.00–164.008368
BullsMedium and Large 1840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1375158.12/cwt148.00–167.0059310
HeifersMedium and Large 3275142.25/cwt130.00–152.503916
HeifersMedium and Large 1708139.50/cwt139.00–140.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 3475135.26/cwt130.00–140.0064212
HeifersMedium and Large 3325142.91/cwt130.00–154.0046412
HeifersMedium and Large 1325161.91/cwt152.50–170.0052616
HeifersMedium and Large 1275165.89/cwt155.00–175.004568
HeifersMedium and Large 3375137.99/cwt130.00–145.005178
HeifersMedium and Large 1475146.31/cwt140.00–152.0069510
HeifersMedium and Large 1675135.70/cwt130.00–141.009168

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.