Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold weaker ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.31/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$148.31

64 head · 359 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	163.93	577	26
Medium and Large 3	364	137.62	502	38

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $75 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

148.31

—

MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd

163.49

−15.18

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	1,663	101.00	1,679	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	89.20	1,075	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	85.87	1,261	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	62.03	608	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$834	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$742	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,112	38
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$566	26

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	525	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.65/cwt	166.00–186.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.45/cwt	149.00–157.50	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.56/cwt	118.00–131.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.03/cwt	138.00–178.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	166.47/cwt	162.50–170.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.76/cwt	202.50–218.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.44/cwt	182.50–190.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	206.09/cwt	195.00–215.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	175.05/cwt	150.00–196.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.38/cwt	136.00–150.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.72/cwt	122.00–150.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	213.62/cwt	200.00–225.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	182.15/cwt	180.00–184.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	173.17/cwt	170.00–176.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	143.86/cwt	130.00–155.00	324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.98/cwt	120.00–154.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.35/cwt	154.00–167.50	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.60/cwt	160.00–176.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	217.10/cwt	205.00–227.50	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	167.48/cwt	155.00–177.50	377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,272.09/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,272	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,308.14/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,308	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	833.78/head	700.00–925.00	834	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,003.41/head	850.00–1,100.00	1,003	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	626.49/head	440.00–900.00	626	18
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	566.49/head	400.00–680.00	566	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,041.62/head	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,042	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	882.43/head	600.00–1,075.00	882	12
Bulls	—	—	1,938	112.47/cwt	104.50–117.50	2,180	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	85.87/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,261	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.01/cwt	52.50–79.00	697	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.13/cwt	36.00–40.00	305	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.80/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	829	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	92.41/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,178	52

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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 393Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 127Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 78Year ago 84

compared to last week sale feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold weaker ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	178.00–180.00	179.05
4	—	375	166.00–186.00	176.65
3	—	616	118.00–131.00	122.56
4	—	425	170.00–190.00	180.58
4	—	475	138.00–178.00	159.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	149.00–157.50	153.45
6	—	425	162.50–170.00	166.47
6	—	275	154.00–167.50	161.35
6	—	325	160.00–176.00	168.60
4	—	225	155.00–177.50	167.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.62
6	—	275	136.00–150.00	142.38
8	—	475	122.00–150.00	136.72
8	—	225	130.00–155.00	143.86
6	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.38
6	—	425	120.00–154.00	137.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	202.50–218.00	210.76
6	—	475	182.50–190.00	186.44
8	—	225	195.00–215.00	206.09
12	—	275	200.00–225.00	213.62
10	—	325	205.00–227.50	217.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	150.00–196.00	175.05
4	—	325	180.00–184.00	182.15
4	—	425	170.00–176.00	173.17

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)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,272.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	900.00–1,575.00	1,308.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,041.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	600.00–1,075.00	882.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	700.00–925.00	833.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	925	440.00–900.00	626.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	850.00–1,100.00	1,003.41
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	400.00–680.00	566.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,938	104.50–117.50	112.47
4	—	1,250	79.00–87.00	83.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	84.00–87.50	85.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	52.50–79.00	68.01
4	—	800	36.00–40.00	38.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	75.00–85.00	80.85
52	—	1,275	85.00–99.00	92.41

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