Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 31
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 482▼ 410 vs year ago 736 · −55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 140▲ 51 vs year ago 68 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 72▲ 17 vs year ago 65 · +26.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.70/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$206.70
105 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$73.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2340259.508816thin
Medium and Large 1472215.071,01559
Medium and Large 3439186.4581840
One grade step is worth $73.05/cwt here — about $63 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 sale105 hd
206.70
—
MS average13 barns · 811 hd
216.77
−10.07
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—High1,395116.391,62419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216103.911,26376
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482100.391,4885thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02586.3288520

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$1,17229
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$95610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,44020
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$55720

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225227.18/cwt205.00–245.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1275280.89/cwt270.00–290.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0887
Steers—Medium and Large 1375290.98/cwt275.00–305.001,09120
Steers—Medium and Large 3375206.92/cwt192.00–220.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 1425258.22/cwt245.00–270.001,09712
Steers—Medium and Large 3425204.09/cwt175.00–230.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 1475238.84/cwt232.00–245.001,1348
Steers—Medium and Large 1525233.80/cwt227.00–240.001,2276
Steers—Medium and Large 3525213.61/cwt200.00–226.001,1214
Steers—Medium and Large 1575227.61/cwt225.00–230.001,3094
Steers—Medium and Large 1625225.20/cwt220.00–230.001,4086
Steers—Medium and Large 1790189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 1808176.72/cwt153.00–200.001,4282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317260.00/cwt260.00–260.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325236.89/cwt210.00–260.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327200.39/cwt180.00–215.0065511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362259.00/cwt259.00–259.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375241.31/cwt220.00–260.009058
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378186.11/cwt165.00–200.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425218.51/cwt200.00–235.0092916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425173.22/cwt160.00–185.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475215.15/cwt207.00–222.501,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525214.75/cwt198.00–230.001,1276
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525196.19/cwt192.00–200.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575199.12/cwt190.00–207.501,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578181.84/cwt170.00–190.001,0517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625200.05/cwt192.00–207.501,2504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773152.49/cwt135.00–187.001,1793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425227.77/cwt200.00–252.509684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475232.52/cwt227.00–237.501,1044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625217.46/cwt212.00–222.501,3594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,068106.72/cwt103.00–110.001,1406
Bulls——1,546120.85/cwt111.00–126.001,86813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02595.85/cwt90.00–100.0098218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02586.32/cwt67.00–100.0088520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275106.41/cwt99.00–113.001,35758
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482100.39/cwt93.00–104.001,4885
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,047.30/head750.00–1,250.001,04712
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1950844.47/head775.00–880.008447
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,260.29/head1,100.00–1,350.001,26017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,214.72/head1,055.00–1,265.001,2153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,267.57/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,558.60/head1,350.00–1,695.001,55912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925556.76/head420.00–650.0055720

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.