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
BullsHigh1,54687.881,35820
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 1625149.20/cwt144.00–154.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 1525141.35/cwt128.00–153.507428
SteersMedium and Large 1275180.89/cwt170.00–190.004976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added488145.34/cwt145.00–146.007096
SteersMedium and Large 3275149.06/cwt130.00–165.004106
SteersMedium and Large 1575158.25/cwt140.00–175.009104
SteersMedium and Large 1325196.29/cwt185.00–206.0063814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added424155.71/cwt148.00–160.0066014
SteersMedium and Large 3225148.86/cwt135.00–160.003356
SteersMedium and Large 1675147.59/cwt145.00–150.009964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added335204.00/cwt204.00–204.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1425173.40/cwt166.00–180.007378
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added438178.67/cwt175.00–181.0078315
SteersMedium and Large 1475178.83/cwt167.00–189.508496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472172.24/cwt163.00–180.0081317
SteersMedium and Large 3375150.65/cwt140.00–160.005654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532179.03/cwt144.00–189.5095213
SteersMedium and Large 1375195.19/cwt184.00–205.007328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563167.73/cwt164.00–175.009446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added688150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0322
HeifersMedium and Large 3625108.56/cwt107.00–110.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 3425121.59/cwt120.00–123.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 1780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1525134.65/cwt120.00–148.0070716
BullsMedium and Large 1425144.86/cwt120.00–167.0061614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608135.00/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
Bulls1,74395.27/cwt91.00–98.501,66112
Bulls1,25076.80/cwt72.00–80.009608
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925603.24/head300.00–810.0060330
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,042.16/head855.00–1,160.001,04230
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925593.24/head400.00–725.0059310
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925722.97/head500.00–875.0072316
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925828.38/head650.00–950.008288
HeifersMedium and Large 1475138.94/cwt130.00–147.0066012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623151.00/cwt151.00–151.009413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed429161.00/cwt161.00–161.006914
HeifersMedium and Large 3275128.17/cwt120.00–135.0035218
HeifersMedium and Large 3375125.33/cwt120.00–130.004708
HeifersMedium and Large 3325129.68/cwt120.00–138.004218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added386161.00/cwt161.00–161.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534146.69/cwt135.00–153.5078329
HeifersMedium and Large 1325153.07/cwt145.00–160.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 173086.00/cwt86.00–86.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added589106.00/cwt106.00–106.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 1375153.32/cwt140.00–165.0057514
SteersMedium and Large 3425135.87/cwt120.00–150.005774
SteersMedium and Large 1745140.00/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.