Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-01-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 348▲ 15 vs year ago 271 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 111▲ 28 vs year ago 73 · +38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 77▼ 111 vs year ago 169 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to las week, feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 20 higher especially on the lighter weights. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were steady this week. Lighter run this week, most all pairs were split .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $268.41/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$268.41
77 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460276.081,27060
Medium and Large 2370241.3489417thin
One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $377 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 sale77 hd
268.41
—
MS average9 barns · 944 hd
270.08
−1.67
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—Average1,469114.501,68219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13893.361,06333
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52593.131,42012
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92572.4567022

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)1,198$1,29320
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$92320

Every lot

45 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 1270318.89/cwt305.00–335.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 2273236.47/cwt225.00–250.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 2315250.87/cwt235.00–260.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1323313.95/cwt300.00–330.001,01412
Steers—Medium and Large 2367269.36/cwt250.00–280.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1378297.15/cwt290.00–305.001,1238
Steers—Medium and Large 2422236.21/cwt220.00–245.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1430269.77/cwt260.00–280.001,1604
Steers—Medium and Large 2473221.90/cwt210.00–235.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 1478274.63/cwt265.00–285.001,31310
Steers—Medium and Large 1520257.59/cwt247.00–265.001,3395
Steers—Medium and Large 1581246.90/cwt237.00–250.001,4344
Steers—Medium and Large 1635242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5371
Steers—Medium and Large 1673223.72/cwt215.00–232.001,5066
Steers—Medium and Large 1705202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4241
Steers—Medium and Large 1763206.55/cwt200.00–210.001,5763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273209.17/cwt200.00–220.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278292.65/cwt280.00–307.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319226.11/cwt210.00–240.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323290.15/cwt280.00–300.0093713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370279.46/cwt270.00–290.001,03410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370236.55/cwt220.00–255.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420262.97/cwt250.00–275.001,10411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473251.90/cwt240.00–265.001,1916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615213.28/cwt210.00–215.001,3123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620179.68/cwt170.00–190.001,1144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2945137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298109.68/cwt105.00–113.001,42411
Bulls——1,704121.12/cwt115.00–127.002,0648
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74556.24/cwt50.00–60.004195
Cows—Lean 85-90%88171.49/cwt66.00–77.006309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04987.30/cwt81.00–91.0091615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08683.65/cwt80.00–88.009088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21398.41/cwt92.00–102.501,19418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52593.13/cwt87.00–97.001,42012
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2888922.54/head650.00–1,100.0092320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,293.48/head1,125.00–1,425.001,29320
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-278369.42/cwt50.00–82.0054410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048103.88/cwt85.00–120.001,0898

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.