Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 19
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 348▲ 3 vs year ago 248 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 98▲ 25 vs year ago 103 · +24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 105▼ 2 vs year ago 66 · −3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as # 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.45/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$249.45
97 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.46
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405263.991,07047
Medium and Large 1-2432259.881,12316thin
Medium and Large 3404224.4390834
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $162 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 sale97 hd
249.45
—
MS average13 barns · 969 hd
240.99
+8.46
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—High1,511116.611,76116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230102.551,26286
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57396.021,5102thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02584.7386826

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)925$1,03612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$7576
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,44320
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$49324

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225303.02/cwt285.00–317.506826
Steers—Medium and Large 3225264.96/cwt240.00–285.0059610
Steers—Medium and Large 1325269.20/cwt245.00–290.008758
Steers—Medium and Large 1375267.97/cwt240.00–292.501,00510
Steers—Medium and Large 3375209.30/cwt180.00–235.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,08613
Steers—Medium and Large 1425271.81/cwt257.00–285.001,1556
Steers—Medium and Large 3475206.56/cwt185.00–226.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 1483247.57/cwt220.00–260.001,19612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2803
Steers—Medium and Large 1525259.88/cwt257.00–262.501,3644
Steers—Medium and Large 3525215.70/cwt200.00–230.001,1326
Steers—Medium and Large 3625193.26/cwt160.00–224.001,2084
Steers—Medium and Large 1905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225204.41/cwt185.00–220.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275225.89/cwt215.00–235.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275208.17/cwt200.00–215.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325224.37/cwt212.00–235.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325181.13/cwt165.00–195.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375207.97/cwt180.00–232.507808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423231.00/cwt231.00–231.009776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425213.75/cwt200.00–226.009086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425176.44/cwt150.00–200.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475165.52/cwt155.00–175.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525199.42/cwt190.00–208.001,0476
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525160.70/cwt145.00–175.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675131.74/cwt125.00–138.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773138.08/cwt130.00–146.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375250.65/cwt240.00–260.009406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425229.95/cwt185.00–270.0097710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525175.47/cwt165.00–185.009218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1918143.62/cwt137.00–150.001,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,083100.15/cwt91.00–108.001,0854
Bulls——1,653122.10/cwt115.00–128.002,01812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00093.00/cwt87.00–97.0093014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02584.73/cwt66.00–98.0086826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275104.41/cwt97.00–111.001,33172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57396.02/cwt93.00–98.501,5102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925493.24/head300.00–625.0049324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,035.68/head1,000.00–1,060.001,03612
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925594.59/head330.00–775.005954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,082.27/head800.00–1,260.001,0822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,319.59/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3208
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,605.23/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6058
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,365.70/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3664

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.