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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 12
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 761▼ 42 vs year ago 687 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 167▼ 48 vs year ago 159 · −30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 217▼ 42 vs year ago 163 · −25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold weaker ; feeder steers over 450# sold higher 1.00-7.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots added value and sold as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-3.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.82/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$165.82
201 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.89
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465172.0179990
Medium and Large 1-2647161.071,04239
Medium and Large 3384160.6461772
One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $183 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 sale201 hd
165.82
—
MS average13 barns · 1,324 hd
172.71
−6.89
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—High1,47197.181,42914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12577.7987560
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49076.661,14212
CowsLean 85-90%Low91348.6544428

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)1,002$83032
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$81418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,22812
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$61452

Every lot, as filed

66 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475141.04/cwt130.00–151.0067018
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475127.99/cwt118.00–137.0060810
SteersMedium and Large 3—425145.87/cwt130.00–160.0062014
SteersMedium and Large 3—325178.07/cwt170.00–185.0057914
SteersMedium and Large 3—375170.65/cwt160.00–180.0064010
SteersMedium and Large 1—715143.97/cwt140.00–148.001,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—478151.00/cwt151.00–151.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—572141.00/cwt141.00–141.008076
SteersMedium and Large 1—375179.93/cwt177.00–182.5067510
SteersMedium and Large 1—675150.36/cwt140.00–160.001,0158
SteersMedium and Large 3—529143.40/cwt135.00–154.0075912
SteersMedium and Large 3—275173.62/cwt160.00–185.0047710
SteersMedium and Large 3—225166.08/cwt150.00–179.003748
SteersMedium and Large 3—625134.68/cwt130.00–139.008424
SteersMedium and Large 1—525168.47/cwt158.00–178.008848
SteersMedium and Large 1—475173.67/cwt160.00–186.008256
SteersMedium and Large 1—325191.23/cwt188.00–194.006214
SteersMedium and Large 1—275195.89/cwt185.00–205.0053920
SteersMedium and Large 1—575156.86/cwt148.00–165.0090212
SteersMedium and Large 1—625149.35/cwt140.00–158.0093310
SteersMedium and Large 1—425174.28/cwt160.00–187.0074110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—633160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—575166.00/cwt166.00–166.0095511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—690158.33/cwt150.00–160.001,09224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—545168.00/cwt168.00–168.009162
BullsMedium and Large 1—625132.68/cwt128.00–137.008296
BullsMedium and Large 1—525146.90/cwt138.00–155.007716
BullsMedium and Large 1—475147.67/cwt134.00–160.007018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—579158.50/cwt158.50–158.5091812
BullsMedium and Large 1—750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—528145.00/cwt145.00–145.007662
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02574.15/cwt68.00–78.5076036
CowsLean 85-90%—80034.34/cwt20.00–47.0027514
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02562.95/cwt53.00–70.0064514
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49076.66/cwt72.00–79.501,14212
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27583.24/cwt79.00–87.001,06124
Bulls——1,765102.48/cwt95.00–108.001,8096
Bulls——1,25093.20/cwt89.00–96.001,1658
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925613.51/head450.00–725.0061452
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925813.51/head650.00–925.0081418
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925686.76/head550.00–780.0068718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,014.77/head800.00–1,150.001,01514
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,311.63/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3128
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,059.46/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0594
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325153.30/cwt149.00–157.004988
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566133.88/cwt130.00–141.007586
BullsMedium and Large 1—375156.19/cwt145.00–166.005868
BullsMedium and Large 1—74096.00/cwt96.00–96.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1—575141.99/cwt130.00–153.0081612
BullsMedium and Large 1—425151.63/cwt140.00–162.0064410
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425136.35/cwt130.00–142.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375135.12/cwt125.00–144.0050712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325141.45/cwt135.00–147.0046012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425143.82/cwt138.00–149.0061110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275159.90/cwt155.00–164.0044010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525138.80/cwt132.00–145.007298
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275142.53/cwt130.00–153.0039212
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525123.66/cwt120.00–127.0064910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375149.66/cwt147.00–152.005616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675132.63/cwt129.00–136.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225143.86/cwt130.00–155.003248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—805129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0384

How this sale compares

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.