Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.36/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$180.36

141 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	191.97	1,000	12thin
Medium and Large 1	470	183.09	860	95
Medium and Large 3	378	168.65	637	34

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $363 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 sale141 hd

180.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,933 hd

185.31

−4.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,513	89.01	1,347	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	73.83	1,206	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	72.07	853	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	870	44.29	385	30

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$980	64
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$680	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,005	32
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$435	38

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.68/cwt	162.50–174.00	548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	211.64/cwt	195.00–225.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	132.47/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	168.11/cwt	150.00–184.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	158.61/cwt	142.00–172.50	436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	193.09/cwt	176.00–200.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.20/cwt	138.00–148.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	159.83/cwt	140.00–177.50	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	112.91/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	181.15/cwt	178.00–184.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	185.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.07/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	109.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	185.53/cwt	170.00–198.00	417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.08/cwt	130.00–155.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.98/cwt	140.00–178.00	760	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.55/cwt	110.00–138.00	778	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	24.04/cwt	20.00–27.00	156	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.20/cwt	54.00–68.00	638	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	77.71/cwt	69.50–85.00	991	28
Bulls	—	—	1,828	96.95/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,772	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.17/cwt	30.00–43.50	297	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.34/cwt	45.00–69.50	608	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	73.83/cwt	67.00–78.50	1,206	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	82.40/cwt	72.50–89.00	1,030	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	890.54/head	730.00–1,000.00	891	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,020.35/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,020	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	435.14/head	340.00–500.00	435	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,135.80/head	875.00–1,300.00	1,136	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	679.73/head	650.00–700.00	680	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	804.05/head	590.00–950.00	804	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,008.11/head	800.00–1,150.00	1,008	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,200.58/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.94/cwt	156.00–175.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.09/cwt	125.00–142.50	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.54/cwt	120.00–147.50	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	175.22/cwt	172.50–177.50	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.65/cwt	130.00–157.50	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.72/cwt	158.00–172.50	621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.28/cwt	178.00–205.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.79/cwt	190.00–217.50	666	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.15/cwt	150.00–175.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.73/cwt	156.00–172.50	700	12

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Jan 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 473Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 139Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 111Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	162.50–174.00	168.68
6	—	225	170.00–198.00	185.53
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
6	—	525	156.00–175.00	165.94
10	—	625	125.00–142.50	134.09
6	—	275	172.50–177.50	175.22
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
12	—	375	158.00–172.50	165.72
6	—	475	150.00–175.00	163.15
12	—	425	156.00–172.50	164.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	142.00–172.50	158.61
16	—	425	120.00–147.50	134.54
8	—	375	130.00–157.50	144.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	195.00–225.00	211.64
2	—	840	127.00–138.00	132.47
2	—	933	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
4	—	625	138.00–148.00	143.20
2	—	1,123	105.00–121.00	112.91
6	—	475	178.00–184.00	181.15
10	—	275	195.00–220.00	208.62
12	—	375	190.00–210.00	200.65
2	—	1,178	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	728	134.00–142.00	138.07
1	—	850	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,035	108.00–113.00	109.66
12	—	425	178.00–205.00	192.28
24	—	325	190.00–217.50	204.79
6	—	525	160.00–164.00	162.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	150.00–184.00	168.11
6	—	425	140.00–177.50	159.83
4	—	525	140.00–160.00	150.47
8	—	275	180.00–190.00	185.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	176.00–200.00	193.09
3	—	488	184.00	184.00
2	—	413	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	130.00–155.00	143.08
2	—	745	126.00–128.00	127.00
16	—	475	140.00–178.00	159.98
8	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.69
10	—	625	110.00–138.00	124.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	20.00–27.00	24.04
14	—	800	30.00–43.50	37.17
12	—	1,025	45.00–69.50	59.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	54.00–68.00	62.20
28	—	1,275	69.50–85.00	77.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,633	67.00–78.50	73.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,828	94.00–99.00	96.95
12	—	1,250	72.50–89.00	82.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	730.00–1,000.00	890.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	800.00–1,150.00	1,008.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	975.00–1,050.00	1,020.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,200.58
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	925	340.00–500.00	435.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,100	875.00–1,300.00	1,135.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	650.00–700.00	679.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	925	590.00–950.00	804.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle