Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers sold 2.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were not weaned however had been given shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.47/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$151.47

99 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

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	423	167.00	706	3thin
Medium and Large 1	429	160.63	689	48
Medium and Large 3	340	141.34	480	48

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $226 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 sale99 hd

151.47

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

158.87

−7.40

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	1,570	98.38	1,545	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	77.19	950	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	42.84	371	46

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)	1,022	$710	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$687	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$806	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$463	40

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.04/cwt	131.00–133.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.65/cwt	154.00–174.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.18/cwt	135.00–152.50	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.62/cwt	125.00–150.00	381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	149.41/cwt	130.00–165.00	336	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	686.76/head	550.00–780.00	687	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	462.97/head	350.00–540.00	463	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	805.95/head	800.00–810.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.46/cwt	150.00–177.50	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.60/cwt	149.00–154.00	948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.35/cwt	148.00–160.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.76/cwt	152.50–162.50	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	175.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.18/cwt	150.00–179.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	206.93/cwt	200.00–212.50	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	169.41/cwt	150.00–185.00	381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	152.31/cwt	135.00–167.50	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	209.41/cwt	200.00–217.50	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.36/cwt	170.00–184.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.10/cwt	160.00–182.50	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.38/cwt	132.50–138.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.71/cwt	155.00–164.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	214.98/cwt	200.00–227.50	591	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	983	583.90/head	500.00–725.00	584	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	961.36/head	900.00–1,000.00	961	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	88.40/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,105	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	102.37/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.44/cwt	30.00–44.00	300	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	24.89/cwt	19.00–30.00	174	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	79.18/cwt	71.50–86.00	1,010	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.22/cwt	43.00–69.00	597	18

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 271Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 73Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 169Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	185.00–200.00	192.99
4	—	525	150.00–179.00	165.18
6	—	225	200.00–212.50	206.93
10	—	325	200.00–217.50	209.41
8	—	475	170.00–184.00	177.36
10	—	275	200.00–227.50	214.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	150.00–185.00	169.41
8	—	375	135.00–167.50	152.31
6	—	325	160.00–182.50	172.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	131.00–133.00	132.04
12	—	375	154.00–174.00	164.65
16	—	475	152.50–162.50	157.76
8	—	225	170.00–180.00	175.55
8	—	525	155.00–164.00	159.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	135.00–152.50	143.18
12	—	275	125.00–150.00	138.62
6	—	225	130.00–165.00	149.41
6	—	525	132.50–138.00	135.38
10	—	325	130.00–150.00	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	150.00–177.50	164.46
8	—	625	149.00–154.00	151.60
6	—	425	148.00–160.00	154.35
8	—	375	150.00–170.00	160.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	550.00–780.00	686.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	983	500.00–725.00	583.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	900.00–1,000.00	961.36
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	925	350.00–540.00	462.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	800.00–810.00	805.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	86.00–90.00	88.40
10	—	1,698	94.00–109.00	102.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	800	30.00–44.00	37.44
10	—	700	19.00–30.00	24.89
18	—	1,025	43.00–69.00	58.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,275	71.50–86.00	79.18
6	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93

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

Heifers · 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