Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-12-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 18
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 334▲ 33 vs year ago 393 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 109▲ 26 vs year ago 97 · +26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 56▲ 39 vs year ago 86 · +45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer were mixed to 10 higher on calves under 400 lbs. Feeder heifer were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher this week. This sale barn will be closed for the next 2 weeks in rememberance of Christmas and New Years Day holiday celebration with friends and family.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.36/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$244.36
112 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$46.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436264.501,15218thin
Medium and Large 1472251.341,18663
Medium and Large 2415218.4690831
One grade step is worth $46.04/cwt here — about $244 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 sale112 hd
244.36
—
MS average11 barns · 1,013 hd
237.20
+7.16
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—High1,482108.911,61417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12090.171,01036
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42387.421,2446thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94364.7561039

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 (2-4 yrs)991$1,02353
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,2559

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1267291.04/cwt275.00–305.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 2273233.76/cwt220.00–250.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 2320216.41/cwt200.00–235.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1325284.08/cwt270.00–300.0092312
Steers—Medium and Large 2372217.42/cwt200.00–230.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 1378292.15/cwt285.00–300.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,1219
Steers—Medium and Large 2427228.33/cwt205.00–245.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 1430279.48/cwt265.00–295.001,2026
Steers—Medium and Large 2470216.76/cwt200.00–235.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1474257.59/cwt250.00–270.001,2215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1649
Steers—Medium and Large 1523246.96/cwt235.00–260.001,2924
Steers—Medium and Large 2523209.57/cwt200.00–220.001,0966
Steers—Medium and Large 2555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1573219.01/cwt207.00–232.001,2558
Steers—Medium and Large 1623213.01/cwt200.00–227.001,3278
Steers—Medium and Large 1673189.67/cwt180.00–200.001,2764
Steers—Medium and Large 1725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
Steers—Medium and Large 1785178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269253.26/cwt240.00–265.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273211.47/cwt200.00–225.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318214.15/cwt200.00–225.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320244.38/cwt235.00–255.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354245.00/cwt245.00–245.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368199.52/cwt190.00–210.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378234.54/cwt225.00–245.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423230.41/cwt220.00–242.009758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423196.83/cwt185.00–210.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467227.28/cwt215.00–236.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473189.74/cwt180.00–200.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement502245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523209.57/cwt200.00–220.001,09610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564199.63/cwt185.00–210.001,1265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620193.31/cwt182.00–205.001,1994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672173.10/cwt160.00–180.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425192.85/cwt185.00–200.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523203.09/cwt185.00–220.001,0624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572171.92/cwt157.00–200.009833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358103.27/cwt99.00–109.001,40210
Bulls——1,659116.97/cwt112.00–121.001,9417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87253.91/cwt50.00–60.0047013
Cows—Lean 85-90%93066.54/cwt62.00–73.0061918
Cows—Boner 80-85%98583.68/cwt80.00–88.008248
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08678.34/cwt74.00–84.008518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15992.02/cwt89.00–96.001,06728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42387.42/cwt84.00–89.001,2446
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-283873.85/cwt54.00–89.0061920
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050105.31/cwt90.00–116.001,10615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2845779.23/head560.00–950.0077926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,257.85/head1,000.00–1,425.001,25827
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2700700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2857919.07/head750.00–1,300.009193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,633.87/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.