Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 557▲ 38 vs year ago 645 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 225▲ 121 vs year ago 111 · +109.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 195▼ 2 vs year ago 121 · −1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher ;feeder calf group was weaned with 2 rounds of shots this gave them added value ; slaughter cows sold steady ; 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 $208.03/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$208.03
205 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.02
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453214.66972165
Medium and Large 3428180.6477240
One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $200 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 sale205 hd
208.03
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
216.04
−8.02
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—Average1,623121.201,96717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193100.201,195158
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27596.151,2264thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90873.9367254

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)1,050$1,31056
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,17616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,41014
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)500$1,0255
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$63521

Every lot

59 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 3225251.64/cwt235.00–265.005666
Steers—Medium and Large 1275270.45/cwt265.00–275.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 3275209.06/cwt190.00–225.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 3325227.06/cwt212.00–240.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1326277.12/cwt260.00–290.0090315
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.33/cwt265.00–275.001,0146
Steers—Medium and Large 3375222.24/cwt202.00–240.008338
Steers—Medium and Large 1425265.29/cwt260.00–270.001,1276
Steers—Medium and Large 3425223.80/cwt200.00–245.0095112
Steers—Medium and Large 1475239.46/cwt220.00–257.001,13720
Steers—Medium and Large 1525237.61/cwt224.00–250.001,24720
Steers—Medium and Large 3525207.85/cwt200.00–215.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1575231.73/cwt226.00–237.001,33212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3533
Steers—Medium and Large 1626228.37/cwt220.00–235.001,43013
Steers—Medium and Large 1675215.54/cwt200.00–230.001,4556
Steers—Medium and Large 1715227.56/cwt215.00–231.001,6275
Steers—Medium and Large 1765228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225213.86/cwt200.00–225.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275234.06/cwt215.00–250.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275196.34/cwt180.00–210.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325232.43/cwt212.00–250.0075518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325171.13/cwt155.00–185.005566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375218.64/cwt200.00–235.0082028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425216.46/cwt200.00–230.0092025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425178.12/cwt176.00–180.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475214.19/cwt200.00–226.001,01725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475173.15/cwt160.00–185.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525214.28/cwt208.00–220.001,12512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525190.71/cwt186.00–195.001,0016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575206.51/cwt194.00–218.001,18714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625165.59/cwt150.00–180.001,0356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626199.95/cwt190.00–208.001,25215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683199.29/cwt187.00–205.001,3613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705192.48/cwt187.50–200.001,3573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825165.36/cwt150.00–180.001,3642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375260.33/cwt255.00–265.009768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425235.87/cwt220.00–250.001,0028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525206.75/cwt190.00–222.001,0858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575210.21/cwt205.00–215.001,2096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625194.79/cwt187.00–202.001,2178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675186.22/cwt180.00–192.001,25710
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300105.63/cwt99.00–112.001,3732
Bulls——1,666123.28/cwt116.00–130.002,05415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80063.44/cwt56.00–70.0050828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02591.61/cwt84.00–97.0093952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.22/cwt70.00–96.0087426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275104.41/cwt97.00–111.001,331106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27596.15/cwt94.00–98.001,2264
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy5001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0255
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1933635.20/head450.00–750.0063521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,008.65/head750.00–1,185.001,00916
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925748.65/head600.00–850.007494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,430.11/head1,200.00–1,575.001,43040
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,318.75/head1,150.00–1,425.001,31912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19751,399.36/head1,075.00–1,650.001,39912

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.