Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 3
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 337▼ 29 vs year ago 423 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 105▲ 17 vs year ago 115 · +14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 72▲ 47 vs year ago 100 · +47.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-9.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ;feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.98/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$182.98
117 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424191.3681179
Medium and Large 1-2423189.258006thin
Medium and Large 3431161.1269532
One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $116 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 sale117 hd
182.98
—
MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd
189.62
−6.64
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—Average1,638114.011,86724
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19996.161,15366
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61392.881,4988thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97871.8970338

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)1,042$1,15048
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,1402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$1,27366
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$63624

Every lot

58 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 1275252.25/cwt240.00–262.5069410
Steers—Medium and Large 3275225.89/cwt215.00–235.006218
Steers—Medium and Large 3325223.44/cwt210.00–235.0072612
Steers—Medium and Large 1375234.49/cwt222.50–245.0087912
Steers—Medium and Large 1425229.11/cwt222.50–235.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 3425187.93/cwt180.00–195.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437218.00/cwt218.00–218.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 1475214.46/cwt200.00–227.501,0198
Steers—Medium and Large 1525216.07/cwt209.00–222.501,1346
Steers—Medium and Large 3525192.73/cwt182.00–202.501,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added533187.00/cwt187.00–187.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1994
Steers—Medium and Large 1625186.11/cwt170.00–201.001,1636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2654
Steers—Medium and Large 1795178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 1830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225219.41/cwt200.00–235.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275203.17/cwt195.00–210.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added277192.50/cwt192.50–192.505333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325196.30/cwt192.00–200.0063810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.38/cwt170.00–180.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375204.65/cwt190.00–217.5076714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375171.25/cwt157.00–187.506428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425200.34/cwt185.00–214.0085114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425150.05/cwt140.00–159.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475181.98/cwt162.00–200.0086410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475143.15/cwt140.00–146.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525184.27/cwt167.00–200.009678
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525163.93/cwt160.00–167.508618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575173.55/cwt160.00–186.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625151.95/cwt140.00–163.009504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375197.31/cwt180.00–212.5074010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425205.58/cwt195.00–215.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446216.00/cwt216.00–216.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475194.46/cwt180.00–207.5092410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525196.17/cwt170.00–220.001,03010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625158.86/cwt136.00–180.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250100.00/cwt91.00–106.001,2504
Bulls——1,715116.81/cwt108.00–123.002,00320
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80050.63/cwt40.00–60.004058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02587.73/cwt81.00–92.5089920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.56/cwt60.00–90.0079530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27599.82/cwt94.00–105.001,27346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61392.88/cwt86.00–98.001,4988
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925636.49/head360.00–825.0063624
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925911.49/head800.00–1,075.0091116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,268.75/head1,100.00–1,375.001,26932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,140.23/head1,085.00–1,175.001,1402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,118.24/head925.00–1,250.001,11818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925967.57/head700.00–1,150.0096814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,481.40/head1,300.00–1,600.001,48134

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.