Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-15.00 lower; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots which gave them added value and reported as number 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.06/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$154.06

119 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	167.47	698	66
Medium and Large 1-2	493	164.00	809	9thin
Medium and Large 3	434	131.92	573	44

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $126 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 sale119 hd

154.06

—

MS average12 barns · 1,241 hd

156.22

−2.16

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	1,516	88.01	1,334	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	65.00	756	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	65.00	917	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	45.78	415	42

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)	1,034	$907	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$638	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,045	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$666	34

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	575	124.26/cwt	118.00–130.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.35/cwt	108.00–126.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.70/cwt	152.50–170.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.26/cwt	175.00–183.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	174.53/cwt	165.00–182.50	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	138.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.47/cwt	160.00–180.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	183.73/cwt	174.00–192.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.55/cwt	140.00–168.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	182.91/cwt	177.00–189.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	204.53/cwt	195.00–212.50	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	231	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	152.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.59/cwt	117.50–135.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.43/cwt	167.50–182.50	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.52/cwt	150.00–162.50	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	196.61/cwt	190.00–202.50	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.91/cwt	122.00–165.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	148.62/cwt	135.00–160.00	409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	173.32/cwt	160.00–185.00	650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.18/cwt	66.00–72.00	882	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.90/cwt	52.00–65.50	614	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.12/cwt	45.00–64.00	575	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	36.38/cwt	30.00–42.00	291	22
Bulls	—	—	1,848	95.53/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,765	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	82.00/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,025	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	666.22/head	470.00–800.00	666	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	637.84/head	400.00–800.00	638	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,051.14/head	775.00–1,225.00	1,051	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	667.57/head	400.00–850.00	668	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,044.59/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	188.43/cwt	175.00–210.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.15/cwt	140.00–165.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.90/cwt	138.00–155.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.22/cwt	172.50–185.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.24/cwt	105.00–117.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	206.91/cwt	197.50–215.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.49/cwt	187.50–210.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.52/cwt	120.00–140.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.52/cwt	170.00–186.00	669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	166.57/cwt	160.00–172.50	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.28/cwt	138.00–150.00	757	8

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 402Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	118.00–130.00	124.26
4	—	625	108.00–126.00	117.35
6	—	475	152.50–170.00	161.70
10	—	375	175.00–183.00	179.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	165.00–182.50	174.53
4	—	625	117.50–135.00	126.59
14	—	425	167.50–182.50	175.43
3	—	216	175.00–210.00	188.43
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
10	—	475	140.00–165.00	153.15
6	—	525	138.00–155.00	146.90
8	—	325	172.50–185.00	179.22
16	—	375	170.00–186.00	178.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	125.00–150.00	138.86
12	—	375	122.00–165.00	144.91
6	—	275	135.00–160.00	148.62
14	—	625	105.00–117.00	111.24
6	—	475	120.00–140.00	130.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	134.00	134.00
6	—	441	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	115.00–126.00	120.73
6	—	225	150.00–155.00	152.77
4	—	375	160.00–185.00	173.32
4	—	475	160.00–172.50	166.57
8	—	525	138.00–150.00	144.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	160.00–180.00	170.47
4	—	475	174.00–192.50	183.73
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
6	—	625	140.00–168.00	154.55
6	—	275	195.00–212.50	204.53
6	—	575	150.00–162.50	156.52
4	—	425	190.00–202.50	196.61
12	—	325	197.50–215.00	206.91
8	—	375	187.50–210.00	199.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	177.00–189.00	182.91
9	—	231	210.00	210.00
5	—	644	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	206.00	206.00
2	—	775	147.00	147.00
4	—	389	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	66.00–72.00	69.18
18	—	1,025	52.00–65.50	59.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	45.00–64.00	56.12
22	—	800	30.00–42.00	36.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,848	89.00–100.00	95.53
10	—	1,250	76.00–86.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	925	470.00–800.00	666.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	925	400.00–800.00	637.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	400.00–850.00	667.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	775.00–1,225.00	1,051.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,044.59

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle