Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-03-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 6
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 406▲ 70 vs year ago 268 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 81▼ 6 vs year ago 88 · −6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 51▼ 54 vs year ago 103 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 5.00-22.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned were marked as added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.12/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$184.12
107 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445193.8886232
Medium and Large 1438182.7080157
Medium and Large 3381171.2865218thin
One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $210 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 sale107 hd
184.12
—
MS average13 barns · 1,301 hd
191.33
−7.21
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—High1,717112.861,93819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23897.041,20140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57595.471,5042thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96968.8966724

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)967$91412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,24120
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$54916

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275233.62/cwt220.00–245.0064214
Steers—Medium and Large 3275195.42/cwt175.00–212.505378
Steers—Medium and Large 1325233.44/cwt220.00–245.007598
Steers—Medium and Large 3325194.22/cwt187.50–200.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1366223.99/cwt216.00–238.0082012
Steers—Medium and Large 1425213.75/cwt200.00–226.0090812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 3475174.86/cwt162.50–186.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1525194.33/cwt192.50–196.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0524
Steers—Medium and Large 1625186.40/cwt182.50–190.001,1654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2795
Steers—Medium and Large 1780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1955134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225208.86/cwt195.00–220.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225172.77/cwt170.00–175.003896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275194.53/cwt185.00–202.505358
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325170.38/cwt165.00–175.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336206.00/cwt206.00–206.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375189.60/cwt188.00–191.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416194.00/cwt194.00–194.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425189.29/cwt184.00–194.008048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470187.00/cwt187.00–187.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475173.77/cwt158.00–188.0082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525180.35/cwt172.50–187.5094710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525170.62/cwt168.00–173.008968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531184.00/cwt184.00–184.009774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625174.56/cwt173.00–176.001,0912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675147.92/cwt136.00–159.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324241.00/cwt241.00–241.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375223.64/cwt205.00–240.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2396230.00/cwt230.00–230.009117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425203.98/cwt186.00–220.008674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426222.00/cwt222.00–222.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443215.00/cwt215.00–215.009523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475197.09/cwt180.00–212.509366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525175.18/cwt160.00–189.009204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625175.59/cwt160.00–190.001,0974
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250100.20/cwt96.00–103.001,2536
Bulls——1,933118.70/cwt111.00–123.002,29413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80045.50/cwt37.00–53.003646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02584.44/cwt78.00–89.008666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02576.68/cwt60.00–88.5078618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27599.26/cwt90.00–107.501,26634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57595.47/cwt95.00–96.001,5042
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925548.65/head400.00–650.0054916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925756.76/head620.00–850.007578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,228.57/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2294
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,135.68/head1,100.00–1,160.001,13610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,535.35/head1,360.00–1,650.001,5356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,065.12/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0654

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.