Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 24
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 427▲ 197 vs year ago 285 · +69.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 105▲ 84 vs year ago 56 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 115▲ 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady - 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady - 10.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer too 2.00 higher; 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 $207.82/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$207.82
142 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.15
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613215.421,32031
Medium and Large 1530209.491,10977
Medium and Large 3410197.0880934
One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $511 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 sale142 hd
207.82
—
MS average13 barns · 1,067 hd
218.96
−11.15
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—High1,390115.811,61022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204101.801,22678
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45299.261,44111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01990.5392331

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)1,038$1,29417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,0818
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$1,52117
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$65530

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225238.86/cwt225.00–250.005374
Steers—Medium and Large 1275280.89/cwt270.00–290.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 3275251.34/cwt235.00–265.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 1325263.44/cwt250.00–275.008568
Steers—Medium and Large 3325232.48/cwt215.00–247.507566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365266.00/cwt266.00–266.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1375263.32/cwt250.00–275.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 1425256.81/cwt242.00–270.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1887
Steers—Medium and Large 1475244.09/cwt232.00–255.001,1596
Steers—Medium and Large 3475221.21/cwt217.00–225.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1525234.28/cwt228.00–240.001,2308
Steers—Medium and Large 3525205.93/cwt185.00–225.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535260.38/cwt252.00–261.001,39328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6132
Steers—Medium and Large 1675224.07/cwt215.00–232.501,5124
Steers—Medium and Large 1740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6581
Steers—Medium and Large 3800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 3865144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225255.54/cwt245.00–264.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275241.34/cwt225.00–255.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275209.51/cwt185.00–230.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325236.68/cwt227.00–245.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325216.72/cwt210.00–222.5070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375222.64/cwt200.00–242.5083512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425225.87/cwt210.00–240.009608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425195.87/cwt180.00–210.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement455234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475190.52/cwt180.00–200.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525211.13/cwt197.00–224.001,10810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525178.08/cwt165.00–190.009354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575213.40/cwt197.50–228.001,2274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,31715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625190.39/cwt180.00–200.001,1908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625156.75/cwt137.00–175.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675195.36/cwt185.00–205.001,3196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775173.69/cwt170.00–177.001,3463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820174.47/cwt172.00–177.001,4312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870171.86/cwt160.00–185.001,4957
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428205.99/cwt200.00–210.008827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478233.79/cwt232.00–235.001,1187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525218.90/cwt210.00–227.001,1496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578221.74/cwt217.00–225.001,2827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627219.47/cwt212.00–225.001,3769
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08596.94/cwt84.00–108.001,0526
Bulls——1,505122.88/cwt113.00–130.001,84916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01990.53/cwt78.00–100.0092331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02592.07/cwt83.00–98.5094422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275105.62/cwt99.00–111.501,34756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45299.26/cwt95.00–102.001,44111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925654.59/head500.00–760.0065530
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925879.73/head850.00–900.008804
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19501,106.20/head825.00–1,250.001,1067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0751,281.40/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,426.14/head1,150.00–1,600.001,42610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,349.32/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3498
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,673.81/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6749
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002

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.