Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; feeder heifers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; slaughter cows sold sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.87/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$181.87

64 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$33.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	193.80	746	40
Medium and Large 1-2	588	163.75	963	12thin
Medium and Large 3	375	160.23	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.57/cwt here — about $145 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 sale64 hd

181.87

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

185.39

−3.52

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	—	Average	1,443	90.88	1,311	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	75.96	1,113	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	73.67	900	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	53.92	522	24

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)	1,026	$973	66
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$826	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,783	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,068	56
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$523	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.92/cwt	167.50–174.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.40/cwt	170.00–184.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.98/cwt	170.00–200.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.34/cwt	140.00–156.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.55/cwt	162.50–174.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	197.73/cwt	170.00–220.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.66/cwt	200.00–212.50	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	686	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	531	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.54/cwt	155.00–167.50	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.91/cwt	160.00–184.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	209.08/cwt	202.00–215.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.91/cwt	144.00–165.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.96/cwt	178.00–202.50	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.37/cwt	164.00–180.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.54/cwt	140.00–156.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	211.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	148.86/cwt	135.00–160.00	335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.73/cwt	92.00–134.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.52/cwt	160.00–176.00	632	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,782.56/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,783	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	889.19/head	800.00–950.00	889	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	910.00/head	800.00–985.00	910	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,281.40/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,281	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,050.58/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,051	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,084.09/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,084	38
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	822.97/head	600.00–975.00	823	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	825.68/head	570.00–1,000.00	826	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	523.24/head	440.00–580.00	523	14
Bulls	—	—	1,250	77.90/cwt	77.00–78.50	974	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	103.85/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.78/cwt	35.00–44.00	318	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.63/cwt	44.00–69.00	601	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.61/cwt	56.00–69.00	652	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	76.35/cwt	70.00–82.00	973	30

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 528Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 106Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 140Year ago 104

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; feeder heifers sold mixed (mostly firmer) ; slaughter cows sold sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	167.50–174.00	170.92
6	—	425	170.00–184.00	177.40
4	—	375	170.00–200.00	185.98
8	—	575	140.00–156.00	148.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	162.50–174.00	168.55
6	—	225	170.00–220.00	197.73
6	—	525	155.00–167.50	161.54
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
12	—	425	160.00–175.00	167.93
2	—	815	100.00–108.00	104.05
4	—	768	92.00–134.00	117.73
10	—	375	160.00–176.00	168.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	135.00–160.00	148.86
6	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	134.00	134.00
3	—	686	139.00	139.00
6	—	531	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	200.00–212.50	206.66
6	—	275	202.00–215.00	209.08
6	—	625	144.00–165.00	154.91
8	—	425	178.00–202.50	190.96
4	—	525	164.00–180.00	172.37
10	—	225	200.00–220.00	211.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	160.00–184.00	172.91
6	—	425	140.00–156.00	147.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,075	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,782.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,281.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	975.00–1,100.00	1,050.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	800.00–950.00	889.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	800.00–985.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,100	900.00–1,200.00	1,084.09
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	925	600.00–975.00	822.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	570.00–1,000.00	825.68
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	440.00–580.00	523.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	77.00–78.50	77.90
4	—	1,635	102.50–105.00	103.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	75.00–77.50	75.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	35.00–44.00	39.78
18	—	1,025	44.00–69.00	58.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	56.00–69.00	63.61
30	—	1,275	70.00–82.00	76.35

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle