Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-01-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 8
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 426▼ 28 vs year ago 473 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 123▲ 5 vs year ago 139 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 125▼ 10 vs year ago 111 · −9.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale held on 12-18-23, feeder steers were 5 to 25 higher this week. Feeder heifers were also 5 to 25 higher this week. Slaughter cows were firm to steady . Slaughter bulls were steady to 2 lower. Had 1 dispersal so several pairs and bred cows went back to the farm with rain and grass coming along well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.53/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$228.53
129 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441238.991,05390
Medium and Large 2415204.8985131
Medium and Large 1-2625202.501,2668thin
One grade step is worth $36.49/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale129 hd
228.53
—
MS average6 barns · 427 hd
227.22
+1.31
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—Low1,495112.001,67524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19988.831,06554
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51188.341,33513
CowsLean 85-90%Low98967.4366741

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)1,042$1,18040
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,430$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$1,55830

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273298.76/cwt285.00–315.0081614
Steers—Medium and Large 2277259.03/cwt250.00–275.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 1323299.30/cwt290.00–310.009678
Steers—Medium and Large 2323266.63/cwt255.00–280.008614
Steers—Medium and Large 2368254.27/cwt240.00–265.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 1370289.19/cwt275.00–305.001,07016
Steers—Medium and Large 1423285.66/cwt270.00–300.001,20811
Steers—Medium and Large 2423246.83/cwt235.00–260.001,0446
Steers—Medium and Large 1473254.52/cwt245.00–265.001,2046
Steers—Medium and Large 2473226.90/cwt215.00–240.001,0734
Steers—Medium and Large 2518164.48/cwt150.00–175.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1523241.96/cwt230.00–255.001,26510
Steers—Medium and Large 1570242.06/cwt230.00–255.001,38012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4972
Steers—Medium and Large 1619199.66/cwt185.00–210.001,2365
Steers—Medium and Large 1673219.67/cwt210.00–230.001,4786
Steers—Medium and Large 1725222.37/cwt215.00–227.001,6123
Steers—Medium and Large 1825214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271264.91/cwt250.00–280.0071813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273218.35/cwt200.00–240.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318211.32/cwt200.00–220.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323265.02/cwt252.00–280.0085614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373211.74/cwt200.00–225.007906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375246.83/cwt235.00–260.0092616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423211.98/cwt200.00–225.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426246.52/cwt235.00–260.001,05012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470239.79/cwt235.00–245.001,1274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523221.96/cwt210.00–235.001,16110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523189.57/cwt180.00–200.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570216.10/cwt205.00–228.001,2328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570189.65/cwt180.00–200.001,0812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618212.82/cwt200.00–222.001,3155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620182.26/cwt175.00–190.001,1304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672198.34/cwt180.00–208.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718179.64/cwt162.00–186.001,2904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105103.59/cwt100.00–108.001,1457
Bulls——1,656115.46/cwt109.00–119.001,91217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89952.81/cwt50.00–60.0047512
Cows—Lean 85-90%94767.49/cwt62.00–73.0063916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12580.85/cwt78.00–88.0091013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16685.66/cwt80.00–88.0099927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23192.00/cwt89.00–96.001,13327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51188.34/cwt84.00–91.501,33513
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,675119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,9931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870886.64/head600.00–1,125.0088720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,473.20/head1,200.00–1,700.001,47320
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-289178.62/cwt60.00–90.007019
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10896.12/cwt91.00–100.001,0658
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29331,137.40/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1378
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0521,422.40/head1,200.00–1,550.001,4227
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,597.34/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5978
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,129.57/head1,650.00–2,400.002,1307

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.