Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 30
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 510▼ 97 vs year ago 425 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 265▼ 9 vs year ago 156 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 104▲ 0 vs year ago 93 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, Feeder steers were 1.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s and were vaccinated with two rounds of shots. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.,00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.73/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$192.73
88 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$62.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446213.6095410thin
Medium and Large 1471202.9195545
Medium and Large 2459179.3482325
Medium and Large 3418151.256328thin
One grade step is worth $62.35/cwt here — about $321 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 sale88 hd
192.73
—
MS average12 barns · 761 hd
199.07
−6.33
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—High1,421110.651,57217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17988.051,03852
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57883.751,32210
CowsLean 85-90%Average87972.7964068

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)1,051$1,39636
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$86714
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,2068
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)441$7754thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)673$52132

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 2262216.17/cwt200.00–230.005668
Steers—Medium and Large 1275245.45/cwt240.00–250.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1325252.69/cwt250.00–255.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 2325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1375240.65/cwt230.00–250.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 3385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1425243.97/cwt240.00–247.501,0374
Steers—Medium and Large 2430227.24/cwt220.00–235.009776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469217.99/cwt189.00–245.001,02217
Steers—Medium and Large 1475227.89/cwt220.00–235.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 2475208.66/cwt200.00–217.509916
Steers—Medium and Large 1575208.03/cwt195.00–220.001,1964
Steers—Medium and Large 1710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258193.29/cwt190.00–200.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275215.89/cwt205.00–225.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325243.82/cwt225.00–260.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334199.23/cwt175.00–217.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375245.98/cwt230.00–260.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388228.00/cwt228.00–228.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425223.22/cwt210.00–235.009494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427183.28/cwt180.00–185.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461210.00/cwt210.00–210.009688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475196.83/cwt185.00–207.509356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475172.45/cwt170.00–175.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525187.85/cwt180.00–195.009866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532161.71/cwt160.00–165.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575185.08/cwt177.00–192.501,0644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578161.79/cwt157.50–170.009354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625170.31/cwt162.00–178.001,0646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2858125.24/cwt122.50–128.001,0752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325181.72/cwt175.00–187.5059112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425226.52/cwt217.00–235.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475211.83/cwt200.00–222.501,00610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525187.62/cwt185.00–190.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625181.69/cwt170.00–192.501,1362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,286103.00/cwt95.00–107.001,3257
Bulls——1,515116.01/cwt110.00–120.001,75810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80072.25/cwt68.00–76.0057828
Cows—Lean 85-90%80056.91/cwt50.00–63.0045516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02585.76/cwt84.00–87.008798
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02584.02/cwt77.00–89.0086124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02579.68/cwt75.00–83.0081712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27591.76/cwt87.00–96.001,17032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57883.75/cwt78.00–88.001,32210
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441775.00/head775.00–775.007754
Stock Cows—Small 1-2673520.82/head400.00–650.0052132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925958.11/head750.00–1,100.0095810
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925725.68/head580.00–825.007268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,564.77/head1,350.00–1,700.001,56526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,055.11/head825.00–1,200.001,0556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29151,150.14/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,374.30/head1,335.00–1,400.001,3742

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.