Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 6
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 328▲ 28 vs year ago 529 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 147▼ 7 vs year ago 174 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 93▼ 9 vs year ago 104 · −8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 20.00 higher on number 1 steers. 2 and 3 steers were mixed. Feeder heifers were mixed throughout this week. Slaughter cows were steady . Slaughter bulls were also steady this week. May we remember all the service men and women this week with Veteran's Day coming up and all the blessings they have given us!

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.66/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$237.66
104 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435249.531,08573
Medium and Large 2392209.7082231
One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $263 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 sale104 hd
237.66
—
MS average13 barns · 805 hd
239.57
−1.91
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—High1,365104.421,42621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20088.461,06156
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44385.831,23814
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95571.1868040

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,09518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$8253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,390$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,239$1,2805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,0144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$8002thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2269218.40/cwt200.00–245.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 1280274.73/cwt260.00–290.0076910
Steers—Medium and Large 2318216.54/cwt200.00–235.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1323261.82/cwt250.00–275.0084610
Steers—Medium and Large 2365217.02/cwt200.00–235.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1371252.75/cwt240.00–265.0093815
Steers—Medium and Large 1418253.30/cwt240.00–265.001,0599
Steers—Medium and Large 2428208.21/cwt200.00–230.008917
Steers—Medium and Large 1468242.03/cwt230.00–255.001,13310
Steers—Medium and Large 2472202.03/cwt180.00–220.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1518238.36/cwt230.00–245.001,2357
Steers—Medium and Large 2523184.35/cwt170.00–200.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 1565238.34/cwt230.00–245.001,3477
Steers—Medium and Large 1640217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 1668227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,5202
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270240.56/cwt230.00–250.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273209.04/cwt195.00–225.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322206.55/cwt195.00–215.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329242.42/cwt235.00–255.0079810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370226.82/cwt215.00–240.0083912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372200.68/cwt185.00–212.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420189.52/cwt180.00–200.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423218.02/cwt207.00–230.009226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473154.96/cwt150.00–165.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475199.18/cwt192.00–207.009466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500177.00/cwt177.00–177.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525187.29/cwt180.00–195.009836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560191.79/cwt180.00–200.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643173.49/cwt170.00–177.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820147.47/cwt145.00–150.001,2092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573218.55/cwt215.00–222.001,2524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675169.78/cwt160.00–180.001,1464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21592.36/cwt90.00–96.001,1226
Bulls——1,321104.22/cwt100.00–107.001,3778
Bulls——1,545115.00/cwt110.00–119.001,7777
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86354.55/cwt50.00–60.0047111
Cows—Lean 85-90%90373.23/cwt67.00–77.0066115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08382.06/cwt78.00–88.0088914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18284.49/cwt77.00–87.0099923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21291.22/cwt88.00–96.001,10633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43587.05/cwt84.50–88.001,24913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0781
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,330108.80/cwt107.00–110.001,4472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2771620.14/head450.00–725.006205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,277.61/head975.00–1,650.001,27813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2993969.13/head600.00–1,100.009693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,281.04/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2814
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-284877.68/cwt75.00–80.006592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02387.68/cwt70.00–100.008978

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.