Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-02-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 20
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 261▼ 106 vs year ago 471 · −22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 100▼ 16 vs year ago 122 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 98▼ 78 vs year ago 168 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $190.07/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$190.07
112 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.03
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1387209.7281150
Medium and Large 1-2577194.171,12029
Medium and Large 3418156.6865633
One grade step is worth $53.04/cwt here — about $155 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 sale112 hd
190.07
—
MS average12 barns · 871 hd
194.10
−4.03
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—Average1,294100.041,29520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17787.271,02756
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41385.371,2064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92156.2651834

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)1,000$87728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$7556
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$84424
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$59620

Every lot

53 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225215.55/cwt210.00–220.004854
Steers—Medium and Large 1275223.62/cwt210.00–235.0061514
Steers—Medium and Large 3275190.89/cwt180.00–200.0052510
Steers—Medium and Large 1325220.76/cwt210.00–230.0071712
Steers—Medium and Large 1375224.26/cwt220.00–228.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 3375164.02/cwt150.00–180.0061512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1475202.09/cwt185.00–217.509606
Steers—Medium and Large 1525188.09/cwt186.00–190.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536199.00/cwt187.00–202.501,0679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 3575119.13/cwt116.00–122.0068510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1559
Steers—Medium and Large 1625181.04/cwt180.00–182.001,1324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1775
Steers—Medium and Large 3810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1895133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275170.89/cwt160.00–180.004706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275143.34/cwt127.00–157.0039412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325181.23/cwt178.00–184.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325140.76/cwt130.00–150.0045712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375173.59/cwt164.00–182.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425161.63/cwt150.00–172.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447164.33/cwt160.00–172.0073511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.46/cwt152.00–170.007678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514180.00/cwt180.00–180.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575165.64/cwt150.00–180.009528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625105.20/cwt100.00–110.0065810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780108.99/cwt108.00–110.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 378590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 389083.00/cwt83.00–83.007391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325187.21/cwt170.00–202.006086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475187.63/cwt185.00–190.008916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15872.84/cwt70.00–75.008434
Bulls——1,328106.84/cwt95.00–114.001,41916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70030.18/cwt20.00–39.002114
Cows—Lean 85-90%80040.91/cwt34.00–47.0032710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02579.32/cwt72.00–84.5081322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02569.15/cwt51.00–82.0070920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27592.41/cwt85.00–99.001,17834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41385.37/cwt84.00–86.501,2064
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925595.95/head480.00–675.0059620
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925755.41/head580.00–875.007556
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925713.51/head440.00–900.0071416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,095.45/head850.00–1,250.001,09512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925797.57/head750.00–830.0079810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925708.11/head610.00–775.007088
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,100.58/head1,025.00–1,150.001,1016

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.