Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 25
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 583▲ 50 vs year ago 575 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 260▲ 33 vs year ago 188 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 177▲ 13 vs year ago 162 · +8.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker; feeder heifers sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and group was reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower; 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 $199.24/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$199.24
155 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470210.4499099
Medium and Large 1-2794192.001,5244thin
Medium and Large 3367178.4665552
One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $334 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 sale155 hd
199.24
—
MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd
219.33
−20.09
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—High1,567121.261,90024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41795.681,3567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09093.241,01787
CowsLean 85-90%Low96086.2282898

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)1,043$1,24249
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,027$1,13424
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$1,38438
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$68463

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275252.72/cwt250.00–255.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 3275219.06/cwt200.00–235.0060210
Steers—Medium and Large 1325248.07/cwt240.00–255.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 3326220.68/cwt195.00–240.0071915
Steers—Medium and Large 1375260.65/cwt250.00–270.0097710
Steers—Medium and Large 3376226.52/cwt190.00–255.0085217
Steers—Medium and Large 1425243.80/cwt220.00–265.001,03612
Steers—Medium and Large 3427211.48/cwt200.00–220.0090311
Steers—Medium and Large 1475243.04/cwt227.00–257.501,15412
Steers—Medium and Large 3475201.60/cwt185.00–220.0095810
Steers—Medium and Large 1525236.78/cwt225.00–247.501,24312
Steers—Medium and Large 1575227.30/cwt220.00–234.001,3078
Steers—Medium and Large 1725197.69/cwt192.00–203.001,4336
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275221.79/cwt200.00–240.0061014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275194.26/cwt185.00–202.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325221.51/cwt200.00–240.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325170.76/cwt160.00–180.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375222.37/cwt200.00–242.0083410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375170.65/cwt160.00–180.0064018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425214.28/cwt200.00–227.0091112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425181.52/cwt172.00–190.0077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475172.89/cwt165.00–180.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476212.30/cwt200.00–222.001,01115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525219.36/cwt200.00–237.001,15210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575203.99/cwt192.00–215.001,1738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625195.25/cwt182.00–207.501,2206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725184.75/cwt177.00–192.001,3396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813164.22/cwt150.00–178.001,3356
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375198.64/cwt180.00–215.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425202.93/cwt195.00–210.008628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475213.15/cwt200.00–225.001,01222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525221.42/cwt212.00–230.001,16210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575213.86/cwt205.00–222.001,2306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625203.76/cwt197.00–210.001,2746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675183.81/cwt175.00–192.001,2414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250113.00/cwt104.00–119.001,4138
Bulls——1,725125.39/cwt122.00–128.002,16316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79874.57/cwt72.00–77.0059529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02891.11/cwt84.00–96.0093769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02890.89/cwt82.00–97.0093465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275100.18/cwt97.00–103.001,27722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41795.68/cwt92.00–98.001,3567
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,463.51/head1,300.00–1,575.001,46416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,037.84/head800.00–1,200.001,03810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,631.40/head1,450.00–1,750.001,6318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,440.70/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1922684.34/head520.00–800.0068463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925878.38/head700.00–1,000.0087810
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1935973.58/head600.00–1,200.0097417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,384.09/head1,200.00–1,500.001,38432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,316.93/head1,185.00–1,400.001,31714

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.