Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 6
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 246▲ 64 vs year ago 329 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 94▲ 63 vs year ago 64 · +98.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 70▲ 26 vs year ago 52 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-18.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value ; slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 3.00-13.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.13/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$154.13
123 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.52
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527168.798897thin
Medium and Large 1435161.8370466
Medium and Large 3365141.9251850
One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $371 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 sale123 hd
154.13
—
MS average11 barns · 864 hd
164.66
−10.52
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—Average1,55099.981,55024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23383.251,02760
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49080.401,1988thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96358.1355936

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)1,003$95318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8174thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,43510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$88716
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$38624

Every lot

44 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275213.62/cwt200.00–225.0058712
Steers—Medium and Large 3275179.06/cwt160.00–195.004926
Steers—Medium and Large 3316171.95/cwt160.00–192.5054318
Steers—Medium and Large 1375213.85/cwt200.00–226.0080216
Steers—Medium and Large 3375155.98/cwt140.00–170.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 1425200.21/cwt178.00–220.008516
Steers—Medium and Large 1475182.21/cwt178.00–186.0086510
Steers—Medium and Large 1525166.89/cwt152.50–180.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 3525131.33/cwt124.00–138.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225177.43/cwt168.00–185.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275170.89/cwt160.00–180.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275142.25/cwt130.00–152.5039114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325166.72/cwt160.00–172.5054210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375169.35/cwt160.00–180.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375139.59/cwt130.00–148.0052318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425167.93/cwt160.00–175.0071414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425143.99/cwt135.00–152.0061218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428167.00/cwt167.00–167.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475166.84/cwt160.00–173.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525158.04/cwt146.00–169.008306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566169.50/cwt169.50–169.509595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625138.63/cwt122.00–154.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865110.52/cwt109.00–112.009562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425172.93/cwt165.00–180.0073510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525153.31/cwt124.00–180.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625157.46/cwt152.00–162.509844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25086.00/cwt83.00–88.001,0758
Bulls——1,700106.97/cwt93.00–118.001,81816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80040.78/cwt36.00–45.0032610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.61/cwt61.00–74.0070310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.80/cwt49.00–76.0066426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.18/cwt74.00–97.001,09950
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49080.40/cwt74.50–85.001,1988
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925848.65/head700.00–950.0084910
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925816.76/head680.00–910.008174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,084.09/head900.00–1,200.001,0848
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925385.68/head350.00–410.0038624
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925939.19/head850.00–1,000.0093910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925799.32/head725.00–850.007996
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,435.47/head1,375.00–1,475.001,43510

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.