Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 24
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 429▼ 120 vs year ago 573 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 145▲ 23 vs year ago 101 · +22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 114▲ 28 vs year ago 125 · +22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-11.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.07/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$180.07
177 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.71
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410194.83799102
Medium and Large 3407160.0065075
One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $148 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 sale177 hd
180.07
—
MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd
194.78
−14.71
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—High1,543113.431,75010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11592.101,02772
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44890.941,31716
CowsLean 85-90%Average99570.9370630

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)983$1,01824
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6736
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$1,41890
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$68940

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225199.96/cwt175.00–220.0045010
Steers—Medium and Large 3275204.06/cwt185.00–220.0056112
Steers—Medium and Large 1325230.76/cwt220.00–240.0075010
Steers—Medium and Large 3325186.13/cwt170.00–200.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1375237.15/cwt222.50–250.0088910
Steers—Medium and Large 3375190.65/cwt180.00–200.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1425238.51/cwt220.00–255.001,01414
Steers—Medium and Large 3425203.22/cwt190.00–215.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 3475183.03/cwt162.00–202.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1575195.64/cwt180.00–210.001,1256
Steers—Medium and Large 1675177.25/cwt170.00–184.001,1968
Steers—Medium and Large 1700168.67/cwt168.00–170.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1830148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225204.41/cwt185.00–220.0046016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225161.98/cwt152.00–170.003648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275208.17/cwt200.00–215.0057210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275168.62/cwt155.00–180.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325205.76/cwt195.00–215.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.76/cwt165.00–185.0057114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375160.04/cwt135.00–182.0060010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376203.70/cwt192.00–212.5076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425191.90/cwt180.00–202.5081612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426157.90/cwt130.00–180.0067317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475196.83/cwt185.00–207.509356
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475158.15/cwt145.00–170.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525189.63/cwt170.00–207.5099614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525147.33/cwt140.00–154.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575184.51/cwt172.00–196.001,0618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575147.64/cwt132.00–162.008498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625173.95/cwt162.00–185.001,0874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625141.24/cwt135.00–147.008834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716131.73/cwt100.00–169.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375153.68/cwt142.00–167.005768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425183.05/cwt150.00–212.507788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475196.51/cwt176.00–215.009338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525179.25/cwt140.00–215.009416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575186.07/cwt160.00–210.001,0708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675153.54/cwt138.00–168.001,0366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720167.96/cwt162.00–174.001,2092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813144.95/cwt142.00–148.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1868116.99/cwt112.00–122.001,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,543113.43/cwt105.00–118.001,75010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80045.16/cwt34.00–55.003614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02588.49/cwt80.00–94.5090746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02574.90/cwt55.00–89.0076826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27598.50/cwt94.00–102.501,25626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44890.94/cwt84.00–96.001,31716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,338.51/head1,175.00–1,450.001,33928
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,013.51/head850.00–1,125.001,01410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,581.40/head1,400.00–1,700.001,58146
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,211.63/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2126
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925688.51/head525.00–800.0068940
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925952.70/head700.00–1,125.0095316
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925672.97/head450.00–825.006736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,147.61/head985.00–1,250.001,1488

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.