Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 363▲ 31 vs year ago 306 · +10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 103▼ 22 vs year ago 127 · −17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 127▼ 46 vs year ago 118 · −39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 2.00-15.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500# sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $167.17/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$167.17
143 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.90
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492181.5789471
Medium and Large 1-2669157.901,05720
Medium and Large 3485151.0973252
One grade step is worth $30.48/cwt here — about $162 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 sale143 hd
167.17
—
MS average13 barns · 1,252 hd
183.07
−15.90
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—High1,770106.861,89118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18895.471,13446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27892.461,1822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99373.2672742

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)1,100$1,2154thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,16936
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,11012
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$55420

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275258.17/cwt250.00–265.0071012
Steers—Medium and Large 3275235.89/cwt225.00–245.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1325254.41/cwt245.00–262.508276
Steers—Medium and Large 3325218.07/cwt210.00–225.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 1375239.49/cwt227.50–250.008986
Steers—Medium and Large 1475214.33/cwt202.50–225.001,01812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1525209.19/cwt205.00–213.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1192
Steers—Medium and Large 3575187.71/cwt182.50–192.501,0794
Steers—Medium and Large 1625176.50/cwt170.00–182.501,1032
Steers—Medium and Large 3625154.15/cwt137.00–170.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 1730171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275208.62/cwt195.00–220.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275179.75/cwt167.50–190.004948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325217.29/cwt202.50–230.0070612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375163.32/cwt150.00–175.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458188.00/cwt188.00–188.008613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475188.93/cwt170.00–206.0089716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475150.52/cwt140.00–160.0071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525185.59/cwt178.00–192.509746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525149.63/cwt130.00–167.507868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575164.12/cwt155.00–172.5094410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575142.34/cwt134.00–150.0081814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625150.69/cwt132.50–167.509428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625123.95/cwt112.00–135.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628150.00/cwt150.00–150.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715131.51/cwt110.00–159.009405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784147.85/cwt145.00–149.001,1597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805136.42/cwt124.00–149.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375206.64/cwt180.00–230.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393230.00/cwt230.00–230.009044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475196.36/cwt184.00–207.509338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525194.39/cwt180.00–207.501,0216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625156.50/cwt150.00–162.509784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25083.00/cwt74.00–89.001,0384
Bulls——1,918113.68/cwt103.00–119.002,18014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80047.44/cwt40.00–54.003806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02588.68/cwt84.00–92.0090916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.56/cwt60.00–90.0079536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27599.09/cwt93.00–104.501,26330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27892.46/cwt88.50–96.001,1822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925554.05/head450.00–625.0055420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925939.19/head740.00–1,075.0093912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,284.09/head1,100.00–1,400.001,28424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,214.77/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925959.46/head900.00–1,000.009598
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,410.47/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4104

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.