Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 394▼ 100 vs year ago 289 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 132▼ 47 vs year ago 123 · −38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 147▼ 25 vs year ago 110 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.34/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$180.34
84 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.82
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431188.2581112thin
Medium and Large 1493184.2590951
Medium and Large 3409166.3068121
One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $130 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 sale84 hd
180.34
—
MS average13 barns · 1,278 hd
192.16
−11.82
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—Average1,780114.172,03320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20496.301,15942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55591.091,4168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95068.1664712

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)1,038$1,37728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,2618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,66722
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$79926

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275253.62/cwt240.00–265.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 3275219.06/cwt200.00–235.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 1328251.28/cwt230.00–265.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1375239.32/cwt230.00–247.508978
Steers—Medium and Large 1425232.55/cwt227.00–237.509888
Steers—Medium and Large 3475192.52/cwt187.00–197.509146
Steers—Medium and Large 1525211.78/cwt200.00–222.501,11212
Steers—Medium and Large 1633200.76/cwt197.00–202.501,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216207.67/cwt200.00–220.004496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225183.86/cwt170.00–195.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300198.00/cwt198.00–198.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352181.00/cwt181.00–181.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371201.91/cwt195.00–210.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378177.06/cwt165.00–185.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425201.90/cwt190.00–212.5085810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425163.22/cwt150.00–175.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475194.46/cwt180.00–207.509248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513184.00/cwt184.00–184.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525183.70/cwt168.00–198.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625161.21/cwt149.00–172.501,0084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625134.55/cwt120.00–148.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675153.36/cwt143.00–163.001,0356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717153.02/cwt148.00–157.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375221.31/cwt200.00–240.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475209.20/cwt200.00–217.509946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525190.93/cwt170.00–210.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25099.40/cwt83.50–110.001,2434
Bulls——1,913117.86/cwt113.00–121.002,25516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80050.03/cwt41.00–58.004004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02587.51/cwt84.00–90.0089712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.22/cwt62.00–88.007928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27599.82/cwt94.00–105.001,27330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55591.09/cwt88.00–93.501,4168
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,913.95/head1,400.00–2,250.001,91414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,236.05/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,017.57/head750.00–1,200.001,01810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,576.14/head1,300.00–1,750.001,57618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,260.80/head1,000.00–1,425.001,2618
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100799.43/head600.00–925.0079926

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.