Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 453▼ 155 vs year ago 534 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 124▲ 0 vs year ago 130 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 153▼ 116 vs year ago 192 · −60.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-7.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.95/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$181.95
152 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.65
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427194.8783292
Medium and Large 3387162.1362760
One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $205 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 sale152 hd
181.95
—
MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd
195.59
−13.65
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—Average1,467111.401,63420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14692.841,06466
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48590.391,3426thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99371.0370542

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)1,025$1,09114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8684thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,001$1,29534
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$48524

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225209.97/cwt195.00–222.0047210
Steers—Medium and Large 1275254.06/cwt235.00–270.0069912
Steers—Medium and Large 3275194.95/cwt165.00–220.005368
Steers—Medium and Large 1325238.44/cwt225.00–250.007758
Steers—Medium and Large 3325191.51/cwt170.00–210.006228
Steers—Medium and Large 1375238.32/cwt225.00–250.0089410
Steers—Medium and Large 3375215.33/cwt210.00–220.008076
Steers—Medium and Large 1425238.51/cwt220.00–255.001,01412
Steers—Medium and Large 1475224.72/cwt205.00–242.501,06718
Steers—Medium and Large 1525219.79/cwt202.00–236.001,15418
Steers—Medium and Large 3525171.66/cwt168.00–175.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1625199.35/cwt190.00–208.001,2466
Steers—Medium and Large 3825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1925145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225169.41/cwt150.00–185.003818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275213.16/cwt202.00–222.5058614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283172.02/cwt135.00–190.0048712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325206.13/cwt190.00–220.0067010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325166.13/cwt150.00–180.0054014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375203.86/cwt194.00–212.5076418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425202.19/cwt185.00–217.5085918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425168.92/cwt152.00–184.0071812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475196.46/cwt182.00–212.5093312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525183.08/cwt170.00–195.0096114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575146.77/cwt128.00–164.008448
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625130.19/cwt112.00–147.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730105.03/cwt100.00–110.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823115.49/cwt111.00–120.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475172.09/cwt155.00–187.5081716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525175.59/cwt140.00–208.0092220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713149.19/cwt138.00–160.001,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14598.45/cwt90.00–105.001,1276
Bulls——1,605116.95/cwt107.00–122.501,87714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80046.56/cwt37.00–55.003726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02587.49/cwt79.00–93.5089734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02575.11/cwt55.50–89.0077036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27598.53/cwt93.50–103.001,25632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48590.39/cwt85.00–94.001,3426
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925922.97/head700.00–1,075.009236
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925867.57/head820.00–900.008684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,216.48/head925.00–1,400.001,2168
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925484.86/head360.00–570.0048524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925913.51/head750.00–1,025.0091410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19751,247.44/head1,050.00–1,400.001,24710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,692.44/head1,375.00–1,900.001,69210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,377.91/head1,000.00–1,625.001,3784

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.