Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 17
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
320 vs last sale 379 1 vs year ago 698 · +0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
45 vs last sale 113 17 vs year ago 141 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
121 vs last sale 152 107 vs year ago 138 · 77.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 2-5 Higher. Heifers sold 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3-4 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.28/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$131.28
90 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.11
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482134.6764976
Medium and Large 3396112.9044714thin
One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $202 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 sale90 hd
131.28
MS average13 barns · 1,041 hd
135.39
−4.11
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
BullsAverage1,48992.281,37414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15469.4080129
CowsLean 85-90%Average96950.9349314

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,0862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$9001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$8023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)872$6033thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$5102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$9094thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)668$8104thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2278160.09/cwt147.50–168.004453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428150.52/cwt147.00–155.006445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630140.74/cwt130.00–150.0088712
HeifersMedium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 3427112.00/cwt112.00–112.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565134.69/cwt121.00–137.0076110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490148.53/cwt148.00–153.007289
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
SteersMedium and Large 3278128.83/cwt127.50–130.003582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320141.70/cwt130.00–165.004538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690137.51/cwt127.00–138.5094911
SteersMedium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
SteersMedium and Large 3308140.00/cwt140.00–140.004311
SteersMedium and Large 3485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006691
SteersMedium and Large 3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378154.73/cwt144.00–162.005855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322156.70/cwt135.00–166.005055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575152.35/cwt151.00–154.008763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533148.99/cwt140.00–155.007944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517135.19/cwt117.00–144.006999
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368167.43/cwt165.00–170.006163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323160.17/cwt147.50–170.005179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575133.97/cwt130.00–138.007702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004052
CowsLean 85-90%97054.38/cwt40.00–64.5052711
HeifersMedium and Large 3323120.00/cwt120.00–120.003882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380134.70/cwt130.00–143.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474134.02/cwt133.00–137.006354
HeifersMedium and Large 3215122.50/cwt122.50–122.502631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2216133.73/cwt125.00–140.002897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637127.09/cwt120.00–133.008103
HeifersMedium and Large 3270111.93/cwt110.00–114.003022
HeifersMedium and Large 3358122.51/cwt120.00–124.994392
HeifersMedium and Large 356596.14/cwt88.00–104.005432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25657.68/cwt56.00–60.507244
CowsLean 85-90%96338.27/cwt37.00–40.003693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15873.91/cwt66.00–85.0085619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07162.92/cwt60.00–65.006746
Bulls1,60587.26/cwt87.00–88.001,4014
Bulls1,44294.29/cwt90.00–99.001,36010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1890650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,086.28/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0862
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2720500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930952.82/head875.00–1,025.009532
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3630385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2993711.46/head610.00–800.007112
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3700370.00/head370.00–370.003701
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2975900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2668809.78/head690.00–885.008104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2920908.76/head750.00–1,035.009094
BullsMedium and Large 1-2604140.71/cwt129.00–149.008503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420152.21/cwt146.00–160.006396
BullsMedium and Large 1-2185150.00/cwt150.00–150.002781
BullsMedium and Large 3255127.50/cwt127.50–127.503251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2217164.27/cwt150.00–180.003566
BullsMedium and Large 3555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
BullsMedium and Large 3305129.00/cwt128.00–130.003932
BullsMedium and Large 3360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005261
BullsMedium and Large 3455129.00/cwt120.00–138.005872
BullsMedium and Large 3405139.00/cwt139.00–139.005631
BullsMedium and Large 3233130.54/cwt120.00–140.003042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268136.12/cwt127.50–142.003655
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465147.00/cwt147.00–147.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3545106.00/cwt106.00–106.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414133.47/cwt130.00–140.005537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526136.10/cwt120.00–140.0071614

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.