Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 22
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 427▼ 121 vs year ago 507 · −23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 95▼ 23 vs year ago 126 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 58▼ 102 vs year ago 114 · −89.5%
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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 1.00-12.00 lower ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave groups added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.55/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$182.55
116 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.44
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427192.2582169
Medium and Large 1-2518178.009223thin
Medium and Large 3432167.6572444
One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $97 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 sale116 hd
182.55
—
MS average13 barns · 1,115 hd
196.99
−14.44
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—High1,603112.061,79716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22797.471,19652
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53590.021,38210
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95268.1564930

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)925$1,19714
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$1,07218
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$62824

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275248.16/cwt237.00–257.5068212
Steers—Medium and Large 3275209.06/cwt190.00–225.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1325236.13/cwt220.00–250.0076718
Steers—Medium and Large 3325198.44/cwt185.00–210.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1375226.66/cwt220.00–232.5085012
Steers—Medium and Large 3375188.97/cwt165.00–210.0070914
Steers—Medium and Large 3425177.93/cwt170.00–185.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1475218.41/cwt210.00–226.001,03712
Steers—Medium and Large 1525215.47/cwt205.00–225.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3434
Steers—Medium and Large 3675140.99/cwt127.00–154.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225173.02/cwt155.00–187.503896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275208.62/cwt195.00–220.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325203.44/cwt190.00–215.0066116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375190.84/cwt185.00–197.507168
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375170.92/cwt156.00–184.006418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425170.58/cwt160.00–180.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475187.63/cwt185.00–190.008918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475162.78/cwt152.00–172.5077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518178.00/cwt178.00–178.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525189.16/cwt180.00–197.509938
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525165.70/cwt150.00–180.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625173.51/cwt160.00–186.001,0844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675166.48/cwt160.00–172.501,1246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375213.85/cwt200.00–226.008028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425195.39/cwt170.00–218.0083014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475197.35/cwt180.00–213.009376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525193.03/cwt170.00–214.001,0138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575205.21/cwt200.00–210.001,1806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625199.27/cwt192.00–206.001,2458
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13396.05/cwt86.00–104.001,0884
Bulls——1,760117.39/cwt106.00–125.002,06612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70025.36/cwt20.00–30.001784
Cows—Lean 85-90%80041.44/cwt34.00–48.003324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02589.85/cwt84.00–94.0092110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02580.78/cwt60.00–95.5082822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27599.29/cwt94.00–104.001,26642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53590.02/cwt86.00–93.001,38210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,197.30/head900.00–1,400.001,19714
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925878.38/head700.00–1,000.008786
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925628.38/head450.00–750.0062824
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,077.70/head875.00–1,375.001,07812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925929.05/head825.00–1,000.009294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.