Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 12
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 242▲ 96 vs year ago 261 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 48▲ 7 vs year ago 100 · +7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 53▼ 2 vs year ago 98 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifer were mixed to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were firm to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were firm to 3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $260.22/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$260.22
103 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432267.461,15561
Medium and Large 2377252.5795236
Medium and Large 1-2660232.521,5356thin
One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale103 hd
260.22
—
MS average13 barns · 1,590 hd
254.71
+5.51
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—High1,405120.871,69812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209106.641,28960
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,424101.981,4525thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93081.0875418

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)959$1,26340
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)922$1,78013

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268314.02/cwt300.00–330.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1273373.35/cwt355.00–395.001,01914
Steers—Medium and Large 2320284.06/cwt270.00–300.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 1321367.63/cwt350.00–385.001,18013
Steers—Medium and Large 2368289.55/cwt270.00–300.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 1370346.55/cwt330.00–365.001,2828
Steers—Medium and Large 2420285.87/cwt270.00–300.001,2019
Steers—Medium and Large 1423326.57/cwt310.00–345.001,38110
Steers—Medium and Large 2465267.23/cwt255.00–280.001,2434
Steers—Medium and Large 1476302.16/cwt290.00–320.001,4387
Steers—Medium and Large 2515257.14/cwt245.00–270.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 1523291.35/cwt277.00–307.001,52412
Steers—Medium and Large 1575268.41/cwt265.00–272.001,5434
Steers—Medium and Large 2595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270333.89/cwt320.00–350.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270283.89/cwt270.00–300.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319316.11/cwt300.00–330.001,0087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320283.02/cwt270.00–295.009069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373284.09/cwt270.00–300.001,06014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373246.74/cwt235.00–260.009208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420262.14/cwt255.00–270.001,1016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423236.83/cwt225.00–250.001,0028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470211.97/cwt200.00–225.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473241.90/cwt230.00–255.001,14412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518189.66/cwt180.00–200.009822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523229.57/cwt220.00–240.001,2018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564231.70/cwt220.00–240.001,3075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660232.52/cwt231.00–234.001,5356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725216.95/cwt210.00–224.001,5732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,211114.01/cwt108.00–118.001,3816
Bulls——1,598127.72/cwt123.00–133.002,0416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72660.22/cwt56.00–66.004374
Cows—Lean 85-90%96180.26/cwt74.00–84.007714
Cows—Lean 85-90%99989.76/cwt86.00–96.0089710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08495.94/cwt90.00–99.001,04014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216105.90/cwt100.00–111.001,28828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294116.11/cwt112.00–122.001,50218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424101.98/cwt97.00–106.001,4525
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,940126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,4441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27881,035.71/head710.00–1,250.001,03620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,490.93/head1,200.00–1,700.001,49120
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-277592.12/cwt75.00–104.0071416
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020114.40/cwt102.00–124.001,16718
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28221,472.26/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4725
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29742,227.00/head1,850.00–2,450.002,2275
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,548.00/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5483

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.