Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 545▲ 459 vs year ago 257 · +178.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 80▲ 197 vs year ago 47 · +419.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 83▲ 35 vs year ago 65 · +53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold mixed; feeder heifers over 450lbs sold 5.00 to 17.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.94/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$248.94
185 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475258.241,226134
Medium and Large 3376224.5184551
One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about $381 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 sale185 hd
248.94
—
MS average13 barns · 1,044 hd
248.49
+0.45
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—High1,600120.811,93336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242103.051,280150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43898.341,4145thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00883.7084360

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)1,033$1,23326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,01314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,20732
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)850$1,1851thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$64128

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225229.96/cwt205.00–250.005178
Steers—Medium and Large 1275286.34/cwt270.00–300.007878
Steers—Medium and Large 3275235.40/cwt200.00–265.006478
Steers—Medium and Large 1325284.20/cwt260.00–305.0092422
Steers—Medium and Large 3325243.82/cwt225.00–260.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1375298.97/cwt275.00–320.001,12114
Steers—Medium and Large 3375237.29/cwt200.00–270.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 1425280.87/cwt265.00–295.001,19422
Steers—Medium and Large 3425211.44/cwt185.00–235.008998
Steers—Medium and Large 1475250.77/cwt235.00–265.001,19120
Steers—Medium and Large 3475207.50/cwt177.00–235.009868
Steers—Medium and Large 1525230.99/cwt220.00–241.001,21316
Steers—Medium and Large 3528214.58/cwt192.00–230.001,1337
Steers—Medium and Large 1575236.52/cwt230.00–242.501,36012
Steers—Medium and Large 1625235.20/cwt230.00–240.001,47010
Steers—Medium and Large 1675231.96/cwt226.00–237.501,5662
Steers—Medium and Large 1723195.06/cwt185.00–210.001,4103
Steers—Medium and Large 1775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 1900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
Steers—Medium and Large 11,070122.03/cwt120.00–124.001,3062
Steers—Medium and Large 11,265112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225187.73/cwt160.00–210.0042210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275241.34/cwt225.00–255.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325232.06/cwt217.00–245.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325190.76/cwt180.00–200.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375221.31/cwt200.00–240.0083026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375188.97/cwt165.00–210.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425224.74/cwt202.00–245.0095514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425180.58/cwt170.00–190.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473222.86/cwt215.00–230.001,05418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475192.89/cwt185.00–200.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525209.86/cwt185.00–232.501,10218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525153.79/cwt136.00–170.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575209.81/cwt190.00–228.001,20614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625201.69/cwt190.00–212.501,2616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625152.78/cwt132.00–172.009554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675185.03/cwt177.00–192.501,2494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720131.00/cwt130.00–132.009432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770177.65/cwt170.00–185.001,3682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813159.10/cwt148.00–170.001,2932
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4481
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,200124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375217.29/cwt180.00–250.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425235.24/cwt185.00–280.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475221.03/cwt200.00–240.001,0508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525221.42/cwt212.00–230.001,16210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.77/cwt208.00–232.501,2696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675195.36/cwt185.00–205.001,3198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783139.01/cwt138.00–140.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,133100.64/cwt85.00–113.001,1404
Bulls——1,658123.33/cwt113.00–130.002,04532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02592.44/cwt86.00–97.0094820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.22/cwt70.00–96.0087454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275104.68/cwt97.00–111.501,335130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43898.34/cwt97.00–100.001,4145
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18501,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925641.35/head460.00–765.0064128
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925947.97/head725.00–1,100.0094810
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925712.97/head600.00–790.007134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,411.70/head1,200.00–1,545.001,41216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,133.07/head995.00–1,220.001,13310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,143.24/head950.00–1,275.001,14312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,043.92/head925.00–1,125.001,0448
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,320.93/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004

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.