Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 4.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 10.00-28.00 higher; feeder heifers over 500# sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ;slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.22/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$189.22

115 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	194.77	726	95
Medium and Large 3	445	162.84	725	20

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $1 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 sale115 hd

189.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,774 hd

177.02

+12.20

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	—	Average	1,482	90.58	1,342	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	66.00	964	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	63.10	691	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.54	580	22

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)	1,036	$834	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$671	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$919	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$490	28

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.84/cwt	140.00–176.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.22/cwt	128.00–140.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.72/cwt	150.00–178.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	191.34/cwt	175.00–205.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.63/cwt	160.00–182.00	729	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.25/cwt	187.00–210.00	747	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.79/cwt	130.00–164.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.29/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	182.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.33/cwt	168.00–182.00	920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	206.83/cwt	195.00–217.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.08/cwt	135.00–160.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	193.44/cwt	180.00–205.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	204.41/cwt	185.00–220.00	460	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.05/cwt	146.00–187.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.76/cwt	123.00–136.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.11/cwt	166.00–200.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.45/cwt	117.00–146.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	113.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	151.79/cwt	130.00–170.00	417	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	918.92/head	800.00–1,000.00	919	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	671.35/head	600.00–720.00	671	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	955.11/head	725.00–1,100.00	955	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	621.62/head	500.00–800.00	622	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	490.27/head	300.00–620.00	490	28
Bulls	—	—	1,250	87.20/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,090	8
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.96/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,610	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.49/cwt	52.00–66.50	620	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	66.00/cwt	64.00–67.50	964	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.54/cwt	46.00–64.00	580	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.88/cwt	67.50–72.00	891	10

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 626Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 103Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 65Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	140.00–176.00	158.84
10	—	675	128.00–140.00	134.22
6	—	475	150.00–178.00	164.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	160.00–170.00	165.26
14	—	275	175.00–205.00	191.34
18	—	425	160.00–182.00	171.63
6	—	525	135.00–160.00	148.08
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
6	—	325	180.00–205.00	193.44
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
4	—	625	123.00–136.00	129.76
8	—	375	166.00–200.00	184.11
3	—	713	110.00–120.00	113.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.61
4	—	375	117.00–146.00	132.45
10	—	475	130.00–144.00	137.36
8	—	275	130.00–170.00	151.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	185.00–200.00	192.93
18	—	375	187.00–210.00	199.25
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
2	—	720	130.00–140.00	135.07
4	—	675	146.00–162.00	154.29
4	—	475	175.00–190.00	182.89
10	—	525	168.00–182.00	175.33
16	—	325	195.00–217.00	206.83
8	—	275	195.00–220.00	208.62
22	—	225	185.00–220.00	204.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	170.00–180.00	175.29
8	—	525	130.00–164.00	147.79
4	—	325	146.00–187.00	168.05

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	10	—	925	800.00–1,000.00	918.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	600.00–720.00	671.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	500.00–800.00	621.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,100	725.00–1,100.00	955.11
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	925	300.00–620.00	490.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	80.00–92.00	87.20
8	—	1,713	87.50–99.00	93.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	52.00–66.50	60.49
10	—	1,275	67.50–72.00	69.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	64.00–67.50	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	46.00–64.00	56.54

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

Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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