Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 613▲ 87 vs year ago 354 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 150▼ 31 vs year ago 140 · −22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 140▼ 37 vs year ago 97 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEKS SALE feeder steers under 400# sold 10.00-30.00 higher; feeder steers over 400# sold 5.00-16.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and were reported as #1-2s ; 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 $191.12/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$191.12
169 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$42.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465201.40936124
Medium and Large 3492163.6780636
Medium and Large 1-2791159.331,2619thin
One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale169 hd
191.12
—
MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd
206.31
−15.18
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—Average1,649115.501,90414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252102.121,27870
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605100.231,6094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02583.6685820

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)1,042$1,16212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$9786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,24322
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$59120

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275261.79/cwt240.00–280.0072012
Steers—Medium and Large 3275228.62/cwt215.00–240.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1325256.89/cwt230.00–280.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1375241.31/cwt220.00–260.0090516
Steers—Medium and Large 3375205.98/cwt190.00–220.0077212
Steers—Medium and Large 1425224.16/cwt212.00–235.0095320
Steers—Medium and Large 3425198.22/cwt185.00–210.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1475229.88/cwt212.00–246.001,09214
Steers—Medium and Large 3475173.71/cwt150.00–200.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1525234.56/cwt222.00–246.001,2318
Steers—Medium and Large 3525208.57/cwt207.00–210.001,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1575231.64/cwt216.00–246.001,3328
Steers—Medium and Large 1625220.72/cwt215.00–226.001,3804
Steers—Medium and Large 1675211.33/cwt202.00–220.001,4264
Steers—Medium and Large 1713195.32/cwt185.00–206.001,3932
Steers—Medium and Large 1782182.64/cwt180.00–188.001,4283
Steers—Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275214.06/cwt195.00–230.0058916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325216.13/cwt200.00–230.0070214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325185.76/cwt175.00–195.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375218.32/cwt205.00–230.0081918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375160.51/cwt144.00–175.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425215.87/cwt200.00–230.0091718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425184.69/cwt172.00–196.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475204.72/cwt185.00–222.5097214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475179.46/cwt165.00–192.508526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525199.39/cwt185.00–212.501,04712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525164.27/cwt147.00–180.008626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575189.81/cwt170.00–208.001,09110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575142.51/cwt130.00–154.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625185.59/cwt170.00–200.001,16010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625136.55/cwt122.00–150.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724148.24/cwt124.00–167.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780130.98/cwt112.00–150.001,0224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830144.54/cwt138.00–155.001,2004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2985
Heifers—Medium and Large 3885109.03/cwt106.00–112.009652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475222.89/cwt215.00–230.001,05912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525217.01/cwt200.00–232.501,13914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575210.29/cwt197.00–222.501,2098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250104.80/cwt94.00–112.001,3104
Bulls——1,808119.78/cwt111.00–126.002,16610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02583.66/cwt62.00–99.0085820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05091.14/cwt82.00–96.009577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274103.34/cwt95.00–111.001,31763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605100.23/cwt98.00–102.001,6094
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,181.76/head825.00–1,425.001,1828
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925819.59/head775.00–850.008204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,545.35/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,335.47/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925590.54/head540.00–625.0059120
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925977.70/head725.00–1,150.009786
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925817.57/head550.00–1,000.008184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,334.09/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3348

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.