Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 672▼ 252 vs year ago 699 · −36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 142▲ 93 vs year ago 158 · +58.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.11/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$233.11
92 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$83.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.30
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2411257.861,05911thin
Medium and Large 1481241.621,16252
Medium and Large 2485213.941,03925
Medium and Large 3508174.258844thin
One grade step is worth $83.61/cwt here — about $175 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 sale92 hd
233.11
—
MS average12 barns · 764 hd
237.41
−4.30
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—Low1,579113.741,79618
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21789.261,08636
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47188.461,30215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07278.2583915

Every lot

64 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 1281262.38/cwt245.00–285.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307265.00/cwt265.00–265.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1328267.82/cwt265.00–275.008785
Steers—Medium and Large 2335242.31/cwt230.00–255.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352277.50/cwt277.50–277.509773
Steers—Medium and Large 1363254.19/cwt247.50–270.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 2373238.53/cwt230.00–245.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1428247.58/cwt240.00–260.001,0608
Steers—Medium and Large 2433233.65/cwt228.00–237.501,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 3445167.00/cwt167.00–167.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2463221.36/cwt200.00–240.001,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1476255.15/cwt252.00–258.001,2157
Steers—Medium and Large 2505208.81/cwt185.00–220.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 1525233.70/cwt220.00–248.001,22711
Steers—Medium and Large 3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1565228.83/cwt225.00–236.001,2935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3613
Steers—Medium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 2588223.98/cwt220.00–228.001,3172
Steers—Medium and Large 2618213.77/cwt212.50–215.001,3212
Steers—Medium and Large 1626231.01/cwt230.00–232.001,4464
Steers—Medium and Large 2673181.43/cwt178.00–185.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1678182.97/cwt180.00–186.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1750187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4061
Steers—Medium and Large 1815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378177.75/cwt170.00–185.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383234.39/cwt220.00–245.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420217.93/cwt212.00–225.009156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435177.53/cwt175.00–180.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457200.00/cwt200.00–200.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460209.34/cwt200.00–225.009637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468186.71/cwt175.00–200.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515200.71/cwt195.00–208.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529161.16/cwt155.00–175.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577206.58/cwt198.00–212.001,1925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665181.18/cwt170.00–196.001,2053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150102.30/cwt97.00–108.001,1763
Bulls——1,582113.85/cwt110.00–116.001,8018
Bulls——1,759118.51/cwt117.50–120.002,0857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03371.78/cwt65.00–77.007418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09284.59/cwt80.00–87.009246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20588.86/cwt83.00–93.001,07122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22595.19/cwt94.00–98.001,16610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25976.60/cwt72.00–79.009644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43189.32/cwt86.00–95.001,27812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63385.00/cwt84.00–86.001,3883

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.