Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 13
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 557▼ 301 vs year ago 657 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 167▼ 20 vs year ago 155 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 95▲ 26 vs year ago 76 · +34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK feeder sold mixed; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.05/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$212.05
132 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446217.1396999
Medium and Large 1-2615200.001,2305thin
Medium and Large 3361196.2470828
One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $262 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 sale132 hd
212.05
—
MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd
211.70
+0.35
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—High1,460107.891,57518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20490.111,08572
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47486.381,27319
CowsLean 85-90%Average88867.8860257

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)1,061$1,42936
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$1,42715

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275268.17/cwt260.00–275.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 3275238.62/cwt225.00–250.0065610
Steers—Medium and Large 1325258.07/cwt250.00–265.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.65/cwt260.00–280.001,0156
Steers—Medium and Large 3375213.32/cwt200.00–225.008008
Steers—Medium and Large 1425262.93/cwt255.00–270.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 3425214.83/cwt195.00–232.509136
Steers—Medium and Large 1475253.94/cwt250.00–257.501,2068
Steers—Medium and Large 1525232.85/cwt225.00–240.001,2226
Steers—Medium and Large 1575227.26/cwt227.00–227.501,3076
Steers—Medium and Large 1625226.30/cwt225.00–227.501,4144
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275243.62/cwt230.00–255.0067014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275203.62/cwt190.00–215.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325246.13/cwt230.00–260.0080012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375220.65/cwt210.00–230.008278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375195.98/cwt180.00–210.0073512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425219.16/cwt207.00–230.0093120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425189.26/cwt180.00–197.508048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475217.09/cwt200.00–232.501,03118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525199.16/cwt190.00–207.501,0466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575195.08/cwt187.00–202.501,12210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625185.20/cwt180.00–190.001,1584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675182.15/cwt178.00–186.001,2304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375240.98/cwt225.00–255.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425225.87/cwt210.00–240.009606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475224.09/cwt212.00–235.001,0646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525219.16/cwt210.00–227.501,1516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.21/cwt215.00–225.001,2666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625211.50/cwt205.00–217.501,3226
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31896.17/cwt85.00–103.001,2688
Bulls——1,573117.26/cwt113.00–120.001,84410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80068.50/cwt60.00–76.0054812
Cows—Lean 85-90%80054.78/cwt50.00–59.0043822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01780.08/cwt75.00–84.0081423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02579.51/cwt76.00–82.008156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03785.47/cwt83.00–87.0088615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27492.72/cwt87.00–98.001,18151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41991.77/cwt89.00–95.001,3029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52381.52/cwt77.00–88.001,24210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,289.19/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,496.97/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4979
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,387.87/head1,225.00–1,550.001,3882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925983.11/head775.00–1,125.009838
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925873.65/head725.00–975.008746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,556.82/head1,250.00–1,750.001,55728
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 193079.47/cwt60.00–92.0073935

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.