Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-03-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 303▼ 34 vs year ago 397 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 103▲ 21 vs year ago 82 · +25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 170▲ 54 vs year ago 73 · +74.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-18.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.24/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$179.24
129 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547191.751,04810thin
Medium and Large 1452185.7684081
Medium and Large 3420162.0468038
One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $368 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 sale129 hd
179.24
—
MS average13 barns · 1,093 hd
189.40
−10.16
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—High1,685110.741,86628
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19995.301,14346
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48393.171,3824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96571.3568930

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)1,056$1,27140
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,55662
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$56620

Every lot

51 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 1275255.45/cwt250.00–260.0070214
Steers—Medium and Large 1325250.76/cwt240.00–260.0081510
Steers—Medium and Large 3325216.13/cwt200.00–230.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 1375237.31/cwt220.00–252.5089020
Steers—Medium and Large 3375193.32/cwt180.00–205.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 3425183.22/cwt170.00–195.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1433227.99/cwt210.00–236.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 1475208.30/cwt200.00–217.5098912
Steers—Medium and Large 3475185.26/cwt180.00–190.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 3525175.61/cwt162.00–188.009224
Steers—Medium and Large 1575197.13/cwt194.00–200.001,1334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 1675186.15/cwt182.00–190.001,2574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1835145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225198.86/cwt185.00–210.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275206.79/cwt185.00–225.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275161.79/cwt140.00–180.004458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325203.07/cwt195.00–210.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375203.25/cwt187.00–217.5076220
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375174.65/cwt160.00–187.5065512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415209.50/cwt209.50–209.508693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425197.19/cwt180.00–212.5083810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425160.58/cwt150.00–170.0068210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475178.67/cwt165.00–191.008498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525183.61/cwt170.00–196.0096410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625145.20/cwt140.00–150.009088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675152.51/cwt138.00–166.001,0294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725131.63/cwt120.00–142.509546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775142.06/cwt140.00–144.001,1014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475193.67/cwt180.00–206.009208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525187.73/cwt182.50–192.509866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825166.44/cwt160.00–172.501,3732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25095.20/cwt91.00–98.001,1904
Bulls——1,758113.33/cwt100.00–122.001,99224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80052.78/cwt48.00–57.004228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02589.39/cwt85.00–92.5091614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02578.10/cwt62.00–89.5080122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27597.88/cwt91.00–104.001,24832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48393.17/cwt91.00–95.001,3824
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,173.65/head1,025.00–1,275.001,17412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,718.71/head1,300.00–2,000.001,71944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,130.81/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1316
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925566.22/head370.00–700.0056620
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925931.76/head685.00–1,100.0093210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,384.09/head1,200.00–1,500.001,38430

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.