Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 13
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 393▼ 63 vs year ago 324 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 127▼ 28 vs year ago 128 · −21.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 78▲ 14 vs year ago 84 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold weaker ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.31/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$148.31
64 head · 359 lb average
Value per head Derived
$533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1352163.9357726
Medium and Large 3364137.6250238
One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $75 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 sale64 hd
148.31
—
MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd
163.49
−15.18
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—High1,663101.001,67910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20689.201,07572
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46885.871,2614thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98062.0360820

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8346
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$74226
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,11238
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$56626

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225206.09/cwt195.00–215.004648
Steers—Medium and Large 1275213.62/cwt200.00–225.0058712
Steers—Medium and Large 3275175.05/cwt150.00–196.004818
Steers—Medium and Large 1325217.10/cwt205.00–227.5070610
Steers—Medium and Large 3325182.15/cwt180.00–184.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 1375210.76/cwt202.50–218.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 3425173.17/cwt170.00–176.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1475186.44/cwt182.50–190.008866
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225167.48/cwt155.00–177.503774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225143.86/cwt130.00–155.003248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275161.35/cwt154.00–167.504446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275142.38/cwt136.00–150.003926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325168.60/cwt160.00–176.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325135.38/cwt130.00–140.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425166.47/cwt162.50–170.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425137.98/cwt120.00–154.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475136.72/cwt122.00–150.006498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525153.45/cwt149.00–157.508064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525122.62/cwt120.00–125.006444
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375176.65/cwt166.00–186.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425180.58/cwt170.00–190.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475159.03/cwt138.00–178.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525179.05/cwt178.00–180.009404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616122.56/cwt118.00–131.007553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25083.80/cwt79.00–87.001,0484
Bulls——1,938112.47/cwt104.50–117.502,1806
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80038.13/cwt36.00–40.003054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02580.85/cwt75.00–85.0082920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02568.01/cwt52.50–79.0069716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27592.41/cwt85.00–99.001,17852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46885.87/cwt84.00–87.501,2614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,041.62/head1,000.00–1,070.001,0428
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925882.43/head600.00–1,075.0088212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,308.14/head900.00–1,575.001,30812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,272.09/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2726
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925833.78/head700.00–925.008346
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925626.49/head440.00–900.0062618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,003.41/head850.00–1,100.001,0038
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925566.49/head400.00–680.0056626

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.