Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 27
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 365▲ 154 vs year ago 252 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 106▼ 12 vs year ago 93 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 90▼ 44 vs year ago 95 · −46.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 6.00-16.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and only the groups that were weaned with shots had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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 $172.89/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$172.89
130 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.78
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453186.2084428
Medium and Large 1409177.1872576
Medium and Large 3371145.9954226
One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $302 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
172.89
—
MS average13 barns · 1,211 hd
180.67
−7.78
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—Average1,619110.091,78214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19989.961,07846
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51589.661,3583thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02573.7375618

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)1,018$1,16930
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,1002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$51712

Every lot

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. 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 1225233.37/cwt222.00–242.505256
Steers—Medium and Large 3225186.06/cwt160.00–207.004194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2253232.00/cwt232.00–232.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1275233.17/cwt225.00–240.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 1325222.10/cwt210.00–232.5072220
Steers—Medium and Large 3325195.06/cwt180.00–208.006346
Steers—Medium and Large 3375184.77/cwt156.00–210.0069310
Steers—Medium and Large 1425206.61/cwt200.00–212.508786
Steers—Medium and Large 3425179.52/cwt170.00–188.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1475194.31/cwt188.00–200.009238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0735
Steers—Medium and Large 1525200.47/cwt190.00–210.001,05210
Steers—Medium and Large 1575195.04/cwt194.00–196.001,1218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,14610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,2085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1765
Steers—Medium and Large 1770140.94/cwt136.00–146.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275189.07/cwt176.00–200.0052018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275150.89/cwt140.00–160.004156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325199.00/cwt199.00–199.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325192.60/cwt184.00–200.006268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325150.43/cwt130.00–168.0048910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375181.99/cwt170.00–192.5068214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425170.39/cwt154.00–185.0072410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448185.00/cwt185.00–185.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475171.77/cwt156.00–186.0081614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475138.62/cwt126.00–150.0065810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563181.96/cwt179.00–188.001,02412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575165.12/cwt150.00–179.009498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625144.24/cwt138.00–150.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295229.00/cwt229.00–229.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375200.33/cwt195.00–205.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401215.00/cwt215.00–215.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425184.92/cwt168.00–200.0078610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475193.26/cwt188.00–198.009186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525188.80/cwt182.00–195.009916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575186.78/cwt180.00–193.001,07410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25096.60/cwt93.00–99.001,2082
Bulls——1,680112.34/cwt99.00–120.001,88712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02580.85/cwt75.00–85.0082914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02573.73/cwt55.00–87.0075618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27593.94/cwt86.00–101.001,19832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51589.66/cwt86.00–96.001,3583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925914.73/head775.00–1,010.0091514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,391.48/head1,100.00–1,575.001,39116
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925516.76/head380.00–610.0051712

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.