Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 402▲ 293 vs year ago 379 · +77.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 186▲ 29 vs year ago 113 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 125▼ 14 vs year ago 152 · −9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEKS SALE MOST CLASSES OF FEEDER STEERS SOLD 4.00-10.00 LOWER , COUPLE CLASSES SOLD STEADY; FEEDER HEIEFERS SOLD 2.00-15.00 LOWER ; SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY TO FIRMER; SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD 1.00-3.00 HIGHER

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.13/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$196.13
154 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.13
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436211.0792081
Medium and Large 3412179.5574073
One grade step is worth $31.52/cwt here — about $180 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 sale154 hd
196.13
—
MS average13 barns · 1,486 hd
210.25
−14.13
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—High1,585111.671,77020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10788.2697777
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45187.261,26612
CowsLean 85-90%Low87273.4264081

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)1,042$1,21742
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$9578
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,14826
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,7844thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$63952

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275224.51/cwt200.00–245.0061720
Steers—Medium and Large 1325263.07/cwt255.00–270.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 3325224.20/cwt200.00–245.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 1375245.98/cwt230.00–260.0092210
Steers—Medium and Large 3425216.15/cwt195.00–235.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1475251.72/cwt237.00–265.001,19610
Steers—Medium and Large 3475211.94/cwt203.00–220.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1525229.16/cwt220.00–237.501,2036
Steers—Medium and Large 1575224.17/cwt220.00–228.001,28912
Steers—Medium and Large 1625219.04/cwt218.00–220.001,3698
Steers—Medium and Large 1710187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3311
Steers—Medium and Large 1888178.99/cwt178.00–180.001,5892
Steers—Medium and Large 1920176.50/cwt175.00–178.001,6242
Steers—Medium and Large 3970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4551
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275221.79/cwt200.00–240.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275188.62/cwt175.00–200.0051918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325228.07/cwt220.00–235.0074114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325188.44/cwt175.00–200.0061214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375230.65/cwt220.00–240.0086516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375171.68/cwt160.00–185.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425225.52/cwt216.00–234.0095810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425187.93/cwt180.00–195.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475206.03/cwt185.00–225.009794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475175.26/cwt170.00–180.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525190.23/cwt185.00–195.009998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525174.77/cwt170.00–180.009186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575181.52/cwt175.00–187.501,04412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575165.21/cwt160.00–170.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625176.50/cwt170.00–182.501,1034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675163.99/cwt150.00–177.001,1076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723171.13/cwt160.00–182.501,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3780154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375233.64/cwt215.00–250.0087628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425228.22/cwt215.00–240.0097018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475222.09/cwt205.00–237.501,05514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525201.22/cwt185.00–216.001,05612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575199.20/cwt182.00–215.001,14510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625196.95/cwt185.00–208.001,2316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675170.36/cwt160.00–180.001,1506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255102.03/cwt90.00–110.001,2808
Bulls——1,805118.10/cwt114.00–121.002,13212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79775.99/cwt73.00–79.0060615
Cows—Lean 85-90%80064.38/cwt58.00–70.0051540
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02285.18/cwt80.00–89.0087151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.85/cwt80.00–90.0088026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27594.29/cwt89.00–99.001,20226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31892.14/cwt90.00–94.001,2144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51884.82/cwt80.00–88.001,2888
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,038.51/head875.00–1,150.001,03914
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925779.73/head750.00–800.007804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,306.82/head1,000.00–1,500.001,30728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,134.09/head950.00–1,250.001,1344
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,068.24/head875.00–1,200.001,06812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925908.78/head775.00–1,000.009096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,446.51/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4478
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925639.19/head550.00–700.0063952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1001,784.09/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7844

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.