Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold1.00-13.00 higher; slaughter cows sold Steady; slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.76/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$128.76

93 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	135.13	662	61
Medium and Large 3	434	116.62	507	32

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $155 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 sale93 hd

128.76

—

MS average13 barns · 926 hd

133.22

−4.46

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,518	88.97	1,350	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	63.59	729	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	61.26	891	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	54.02	545	28

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$807	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$499	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$915	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$357	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.59/cwt	138.00–156.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.61/cwt	122.00–148.00	712	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.43/cwt	120.00–142.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.58/cwt	157.00–177.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.44/cwt	162.00–187.00	570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.69/cwt	130.00–154.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	131.98/cwt	122.00–140.00	297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.73/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.36/cwt	132.00–146.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	97.92/cwt	92.50–104.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.93/cwt	115.00–130.00	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.38/cwt	140.00–158.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.84/cwt	82.00–118.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.35/cwt	118.00–136.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.26/cwt	123.00–135.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.06/cwt	130.00–158.00	471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	115.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.92/cwt	110.00–138.00	468	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	914.86/head	790.00–1,000.00	915	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	498.65/head	350.00–600.00	499	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	629.73/head	380.00–800.00	630	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	882.39/head	775.00–950.00	882	28
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	357.30/head	280.00–410.00	357	10
Bulls	—	—	1,785	92.83/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,657	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	85.10/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,064	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.32/cwt	53.00–65.50	618	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.09/cwt	65.50–68.50	855	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	61.26/cwt	55.00–66.00	891	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.46/cwt	42.00–65.00	568	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	35.31/cwt	30.00–40.00	282	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Oct 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 699Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 158Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 31Year ago 103

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold1.00-13.00 higher; slaughter cows sold Steady; slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	138.00–156.00	147.59
12	—	425	130.00–146.00	138.46
12	—	475	132.00–146.00	139.36
3	—	767	92.50–104.00	97.92
4	—	733	118.00–123.00	120.27
6	—	625	118.00–136.00	127.35
8	—	575	123.00–135.00	129.26
10	—	325	130.00–158.00	145.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	106.00–110.00	108.08
8	—	425	115.00–130.00	122.93
6	—	525	82.00–118.00	100.84
4	—	275	110.00–120.00	115.45
10	—	375	110.00–138.00	124.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	140.00–151.00	145.78
16	—	525	122.00–148.00	135.61
10	—	625	120.00–142.00	131.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	157.00–177.00	167.58
16	—	325	162.00–187.00	175.44
6	—	475	148.00–157.00	152.73
4	—	575	140.00–158.00	149.38
8	—	275	165.00–172.00	168.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	130.00–154.00	142.69
6	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.38
8	—	225	122.00–140.00	131.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	790.00–1,000.00	914.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	925	350.00–600.00	498.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	380.00–800.00	629.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	775.00–950.00	882.39
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	280.00–410.00	357.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,785	85.00–98.50	92.83
10	—	1,250	80.00–88.50	85.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	53.00–65.50	60.32
28	—	1,275	65.50–68.50	67.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	55.00–66.00	61.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	42.00–65.00	55.46
2	—	800	30.00–40.00	35.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle