Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 425▼ 132 vs year ago 661 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 156▲ 46 vs year ago 128 · +35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 93▼ 13 vs year ago 117 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher; feeder calf groups had added value being weaned with 2-3 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s;; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.26/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$140.26
152 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491150.7874160
Medium and Large 1438144.6263344
Medium and Large 3364124.6645344
Medium and Large 2-3589106.006244thin
One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $116 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 sale152 hd
140.26
—
MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd
140.22
+0.04
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—High1,54687.881,35820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61069.421,11811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19068.8181988
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93949.2446254

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)1,039$93146
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$59310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8288
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$60330

Every lot, as filed

53 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—625149.20/cwt144.00–154.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525141.35/cwt128.00–153.507428
SteersMedium and Large 1—275180.89/cwt170.00–190.004976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—488145.34/cwt145.00–146.007096
SteersMedium and Large 3—275149.06/cwt130.00–165.004106
SteersMedium and Large 1—575158.25/cwt140.00–175.009104
SteersMedium and Large 1—325196.29/cwt185.00–206.0063814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—424155.71/cwt148.00–160.0066014
SteersMedium and Large 3—225148.86/cwt135.00–160.003356
SteersMedium and Large 1—675147.59/cwt145.00–150.009964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—335204.00/cwt204.00–204.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1—425173.40/cwt166.00–180.007378
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—438178.67/cwt175.00–181.0078315
SteersMedium and Large 1—475178.83/cwt167.00–189.508496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—472172.24/cwt163.00–180.0081317
SteersMedium and Large 3—375150.65/cwt140.00–160.005654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—532179.03/cwt144.00–189.5095213
SteersMedium and Large 1—375195.19/cwt184.00–205.007328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—563167.73/cwt164.00–175.009446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—688150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0322
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625108.56/cwt107.00–110.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425121.59/cwt120.00–123.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1—525134.65/cwt120.00–148.0070716
BullsMedium and Large 1—425144.86/cwt120.00–167.0061614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—608135.00/cwt135.00–135.008212
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02563.15/cwt57.00–67.5064730
CowsLean 85-90%—70025.36/cwt20.00–30.001786
CowsLean 85-90%—80036.38/cwt30.00–42.0029112
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02557.51/cwt42.00–68.5058936
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61069.42/cwt63.50–73.001,11811
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27571.74/cwt67.50–75.5091558
Bulls——1,74395.27/cwt91.00–98.501,66112
Bulls——1,25076.80/cwt72.00–80.009608
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925603.24/head300.00–810.0060330
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,042.16/head855.00–1,160.001,04230
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925593.24/head400.00–725.0059310
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925722.97/head500.00–875.0072316
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925828.38/head650.00–950.008288
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475138.94/cwt130.00–147.0066012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—623151.00/cwt151.00–151.009413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—429161.00/cwt161.00–161.006914
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275128.17/cwt120.00–135.0035218
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375125.33/cwt120.00–130.004708
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325129.68/cwt120.00–138.004218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—386161.00/cwt161.00–161.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—534146.69/cwt135.00–153.5078329
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325153.07/cwt145.00–160.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 1—73086.00/cwt86.00–86.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added—589106.00/cwt106.00–106.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375153.32/cwt140.00–165.0057514
SteersMedium and Large 3—425135.87/cwt120.00–150.005774
SteersMedium and Large 1—745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431

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.