Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 29
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 386▲ 41 vs year ago 572 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 103▼ 2 vs year ago 152 · −1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 125 · +12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave groups added value; feeder groups were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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 $188.72/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$188.72
188 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434198.8686296
Medium and Large 1-2548192.931,05843
Medium and Large 3418165.1769149
One grade step is worth $33.69/cwt here — about $172 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 sale188 hd
188.72
—
MS average12 barns · 1,490 hd
201.78
−13.06
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—High1,423110.181,56826
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20096.361,15690
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54491.121,4077thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98871.9371024

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)1,036$1,05538
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,27874
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$63020

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275236.34/cwt220.00–250.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 3275219.06/cwt200.00–235.006028
Steers—Medium and Large 1325236.13/cwt220.00–250.0076710
Steers—Medium and Large 3325196.51/cwt175.00–215.006398
Steers—Medium and Large 1375230.98/cwt215.00–245.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 3375196.31/cwt175.00–215.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 1425217.63/cwt197.00–236.0092514
Steers—Medium and Large 1475227.09/cwt210.00–242.501,07916
Steers—Medium and Large 3475194.46/cwt180.00–207.5092410
Steers—Medium and Large 1525225.22/cwt209.00–240.001,18210
Steers—Medium and Large 3525194.65/cwt180.00–208.001,0226
Steers—Medium and Large 1575206.52/cwt200.00–212.501,1876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,37818
Steers—Medium and Large 1625202.99/cwt190.00–215.001,2696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3593
Steers—Medium and Large 1718180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,4906
Steers—Medium and Large 1800191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275199.98/cwt185.00–212.5055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275169.06/cwt150.00–185.0046516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325209.79/cwt195.00–222.5068218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362212.50/cwt212.50–212.507693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375208.32/cwt195.00–220.0078112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378174.05/cwt165.00–180.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425202.16/cwt190.00–213.0085918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425173.75/cwt160.00–186.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438197.50/cwt197.50–197.508653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475198.15/cwt185.00–210.0094114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475158.15/cwt145.00–170.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525196.56/cwt184.00–208.001,03212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525161.66/cwt158.00–165.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535188.42/cwt149.00–206.001,00824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575181.73/cwt170.00–192.501,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575161.73/cwt150.00–172.509306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625176.31/cwt168.00–184.001,1024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625140.39/cwt130.00–150.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641195.69/cwt194.00–196.001,25413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808151.40/cwt141.00–163.001,2233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425190.12/cwt165.00–212.5080812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475191.75/cwt182.50–202.0091110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250104.80/cwt91.00–114.001,31018
Bulls——1,813122.28/cwt117.00–126.002,2178
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80046.91/cwt40.00–53.003754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02576.93/cwt50.00–96.0078920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07188.33/cwt81.00–94.5094633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274101.01/cwt94.50–107.001,28757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54491.12/cwt86.00–94.001,4077
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925881.08/head780.00–950.008814
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925837.84/head600.00–1,000.0083814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,182.39/head1,075.00–1,250.001,18224
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,188.51/head1,025.00–1,300.001,18928
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,501.74/head1,275.00–1,650.001,50234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075855.81/head100.00–1,350.0085612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925629.73/head380.00–800.0063020

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.