Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 557 vs last sale 0▲ 557 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 0▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 195 vs last sale 0▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher; feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots had added value and all groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker ; 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 $208.59/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$208.59
159 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442214.60949107
Medium and Large 1-2541214.451,16020
Medium and Large 3353184.8265332
One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $296 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 sale159 hd
208.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd
218.56
−9.97
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—High1,508119.401,80022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17899.621,174150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37095.651,3106thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93576.3671467

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,22220
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,16236
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,33968
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$65850

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225268.32/cwt260.00–275.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 3225230.50/cwt200.00–255.005198
Steers—Medium and Large 3275212.23/cwt185.00–235.005846
Steers—Medium and Large 1325268.44/cwt255.00–280.008728
Steers—Medium and Large 3325214.58/cwt185.00–240.006978
Steers—Medium and Large 1375290.98/cwt275.00–305.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 3375203.97/cwt180.00–225.007656
Steers—Medium and Large 1425278.22/cwt265.00–290.001,1826
Steers—Medium and Large 3425203.80/cwt180.00–225.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1475232.89/cwt225.00–240.001,10612
Steers—Medium and Large 1525233.80/cwt227.00–240.001,2278
Steers—Medium and Large 3525196.75/cwt180.00–212.001,0336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3158
Steers—Medium and Large 1575224.82/cwt217.00–232.001,2938
Steers—Medium and Large 1625226.31/cwt218.00–234.001,41410
Steers—Medium and Large 1675217.77/cwt210.00–225.001,4704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705217.73/cwt216.00–220.001,5357
Steers—Medium and Large 1760196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225227.18/cwt205.00–245.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225191.09/cwt180.00–200.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275231.34/cwt215.00–245.006368
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275193.62/cwt180.00–205.0053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325224.20/cwt200.00–245.0072916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.76/cwt165.00–185.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375208.97/cwt185.00–230.0078412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425214.28/cwt200.00–227.0091116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425191.52/cwt182.00–200.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475216.74/cwt212.00–222.001,03014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525213.08/cwt200.00–225.001,11916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525168.32/cwt150.00–185.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575204.60/cwt190.00–218.001,1768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625208.76/cwt202.00–215.001,3056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725192.35/cwt187.00–198.001,3952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768163.63/cwt158.00–169.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475199.87/cwt172.00–225.009496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525217.85/cwt210.00–225.001,1448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575197.71/cwt180.00–217.001,1378
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250111.20/cwt107.00–114.001,3908
Bulls——1,655124.09/cwt115.00–130.002,05414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80263.24/cwt55.00–70.0050727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02592.02/cwt85.00–97.0094358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.22/cwt70.00–96.0087440
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275104.41/cwt97.00–111.001,33192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37095.65/cwt93.00–98.001,3106
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925658.11/head450.00–800.0065850
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925972.97/head750.00–1,125.0097322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,459.09/head1,275.00–1,575.001,45914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,222.16/head900.00–1,425.001,22220
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,252.70/head1,000.00–1,425.001,25332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925908.78/head775.00–1,000.0090910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,732.56/head1,400.00–1,950.001,73318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,338.84/head1,100.00–1,495.001,3398

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.