Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-01-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 473▲ 303 vs year ago 225 · +134.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 139▲ 20 vs year ago 86 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 111▲ 69 vs year ago 71 · +97.2%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521191.971,00012thin
Medium and Large 1470183.0986095
Medium and Large 3378168.6563734
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,51389.011,34722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63373.831,20610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18472.0785344
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87044.2938530

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)1,018$98064
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6804thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$1,00532
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$43538

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325168.68/cwt162.50–174.0054810
SteersMedium and Large 1—225211.64/cwt195.00–225.004766
SteersMedium and Large 1—840132.47/cwt127.00–138.001,1132
SteersMedium and Large 3—375168.11/cwt150.00–184.0063016
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275158.61/cwt142.00–172.5043612
SteersMedium and Large 1—933107.48/cwt105.00–110.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—566193.09/cwt176.00–200.001,0937
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1—625143.20/cwt138.00–148.008954
SteersMedium and Large 3—425159.83/cwt140.00–177.506796
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,123112.91/cwt105.00–121.001,2682
SteersMedium and Large 3—525150.47/cwt140.00–160.007904
SteersMedium and Large 1—475181.15/cwt178.00–184.008606
SteersMedium and Large 1—275208.62/cwt195.00–220.0057410
SteersMedium and Large 1—375200.65/cwt190.00–210.0075212
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,178111.00/cwt110.00–112.001,3082
SteersMedium and Large 3—275185.45/cwt180.00–190.005108
SteersMedium and Large 1—728138.07/cwt134.00–142.001,0052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—488184.00/cwt184.00–184.008983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008262
SteersMedium and Large 1—850132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,035109.66/cwt108.00–113.001,1353
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225185.53/cwt170.00–198.004176
BullsMedium and Large 1—525143.08/cwt130.00–155.0075112
BullsMedium and Large 1—745127.00/cwt126.00–128.009462
BullsMedium and Large 1—475159.98/cwt140.00–178.0076016
BullsMedium and Large 1—325182.69/cwt180.00–185.005948
BullsMedium and Large 1—625124.55/cwt110.00–138.0077810
CowsLean 85-90%—65024.04/cwt20.00–27.001564
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02562.20/cwt54.00–68.0063816
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27577.71/cwt69.50–85.0099128
Bulls——1,82896.95/cwt94.00–99.001,77210
CowsLean 85-90%—80037.17/cwt30.00–43.5029714
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02559.34/cwt45.00–69.5060812
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63373.83/cwt67.00–78.501,20610
Bulls——1,25082.40/cwt72.50–89.001,03012
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925890.54/head730.00–1,000.008918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,020.35/head975.00–1,050.001,0206
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925435.14/head340.00–500.0043538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,135.80/head875.00–1,300.001,13634
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925679.73/head650.00–700.006804
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925804.05/head590.00–950.0080430
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,008.11/head800.00–1,150.001,00814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,200.58/head1,125.00–1,250.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525165.94/cwt156.00–175.008716
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625134.09/cwt125.00–142.5083810
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425134.54/cwt120.00–147.5057216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275175.22/cwt172.50–177.504826
HeifersMedium and Large 1—840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375144.65/cwt130.00–157.505428
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375165.72/cwt158.00–172.5062112
SteersMedium and Large 1—425192.28/cwt178.00–205.0081712
SteersMedium and Large 1—325204.79/cwt190.00–217.5066624
SteersMedium and Large 1—525162.09/cwt160.00–164.008516
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475163.15/cwt150.00–175.007756
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425164.73/cwt156.00–172.5070012

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.