Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 393▲ 36 vs year ago 437 · +8.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 97▲ 23 vs year ago 116 · +19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 86▲ 10 vs year ago 101 · +9.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 12/19/22 feeder steers sold firmer to 3.00- 12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with added value , some were given shots and some were all natural; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.86/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$155.86
130 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475171.2581425
Medium and Large 1454164.5674757
Medium and Large 3433137.5059648
One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $218 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 sale130 hd
155.86
—
MS average7 barns · 886 hd
160.93
−5.07
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—High1,70393.851,59830
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48871.021,0576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18669.3382256
CowsLean 85-90%Low95751.1348946

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)1,035$1,09554
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$82310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,00930
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$47328

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225206.09/cwt195.00–215.004648
Steers—Medium and Large 3225183.32/cwt175.00–190.004126
Steers—Medium and Large 1275213.62/cwt200.00–225.005878
Steers—Medium and Large 1325208.07/cwt200.00–215.0067610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1375201.39/cwt195.00–207.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 3375177.99/cwt170.00–185.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural393203.00/cwt203.00–203.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1425192.64/cwt190.00–195.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 3425170.58/cwt160.00–180.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445206.00/cwt206.00–206.009177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural463189.00/cwt189.00–189.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 1475187.52/cwt182.00–192.5089110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural517186.00/cwt186.00–186.009625
Steers—Medium and Large 1525182.73/cwt172.00–192.509596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural743138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225191.64/cwt175.00–205.004316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225149.41/cwt130.00–165.003366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325156.68/cwt147.00–165.005098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375172.92/cwt162.00–182.5064812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375146.99/cwt135.00–157.505516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425178.58/cwt168.00–188.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425140.58/cwt130.00–150.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457175.43/cwt170.00–181.0080214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.88/cwt144.00–178.0076912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475130.52/cwt120.00–140.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural479166.69/cwt166.00–168.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522165.00/cwt165.00–165.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525152.75/cwt136.00–168.0080210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525127.42/cwt118.00–136.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575115.21/cwt110.00–120.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625131.83/cwt123.00–140.008244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675111.63/cwt108.00–115.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738125.05/cwt120.00–130.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475178.94/cwt175.00–182.508508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575144.60/cwt130.00–158.008318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625137.67/cwt120.00–154.0086014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675132.53/cwt120.00–146.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715120.69/cwt120.00–122.008633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25081.80/cwt71.00–89.001,02312
Bulls——2,005101.89/cwt95.00–106.002,04318
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80036.38/cwt30.00–42.0029114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02563.15/cwt57.00–67.5064720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.59/cwt45.00–66.5059032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.76/cwt68.00–77.0092836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48871.02/cwt67.00–74.001,0576
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925868.24/head675.00–1,000.0086820
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925822.97/head600.00–975.0082310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,227.84/head875.00–1,450.001,22834
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925472.97/head360.00–550.0047328
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925968.24/head775.00–1,100.0096812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925933.78/head800.00–1,025.0093412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,240.70/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2416

This sale against other markets

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.