Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.07/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$190.07

112 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$53.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	209.72	811	50
Medium and Large 1-2	577	194.17	1,120	29
Medium and Large 3	418	156.68	656	33

One grade step is worth $53.04/cwt here — about $155 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 sale112 hd

190.07

—

MS average12 barns · 871 hd

194.10

−4.03

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	1,294	100.04	1,295	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	87.27	1,027	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	85.37	1,206	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	921	56.26	518	34

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)	1,000	$877	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$755	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$844	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$596	20

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	475	202.09/cwt	185.00–217.50	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	190.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.09/cwt	186.00–190.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	215.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	223.62/cwt	210.00–235.00	615	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	164.02/cwt	150.00–180.00	615	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.13/cwt	116.00–122.00	685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	224.26/cwt	220.00–228.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	199.00/cwt	187.00–202.50	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.34/cwt	127.00–157.00	394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.63/cwt	150.00–172.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.21/cwt	170.00–202.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	891	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	30.18/cwt	20.00–39.00	211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	92.41/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,178	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	79.32/cwt	72.00–84.50	813	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	69.15/cwt	51.00–82.00	709	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.91/cwt	34.00–47.00	327	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	85.37/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,158	72.84/cwt	70.00–75.00	843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	106.84/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,419	16
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	595.95/head	480.00–675.00	596	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	755.41/head	580.00–875.00	755	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,095.45/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,095	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	713.51/head	440.00–900.00	714	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,100.58/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,101	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	708.11/head	610.00–775.00	708	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	797.57/head	750.00–830.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.59/cwt	164.00–182.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.23/cwt	178.00–184.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.64/cwt	150.00–180.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.46/cwt	152.00–170.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	164.33/cwt	160.00–172.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,064	4

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 261Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 100Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 98Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	185.00–217.50	202.09
4	—	525	186.00–190.00	188.09
4	—	225	210.00–220.00	215.55
14	—	275	210.00–235.00	223.62
4	—	625	180.00–182.00	181.04
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
1	—	895	133.00	133.00
4	—	375	220.00–228.00	224.26
12	—	325	210.00–230.00	220.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	180.00–200.00	190.89
12	—	375	150.00–180.00	164.02
10	—	575	116.00–122.00	119.13
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	189.00	189.00
5	—	650	181.00	181.00
2	—	465	215.00	215.00
4	—	556	201.00	201.00
9	—	536	187.00–202.50	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	130.00–150.00	140.76
12	—	275	127.00–157.00	143.34
10	—	625	100.00–110.00	105.20
1	—	890	83.00	83.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	160.00–180.00	170.89
6	—	425	150.00–172.00	161.63
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
4	—	375	164.00–182.00	173.59
6	—	325	178.00–184.00	181.23
8	—	575	150.00–180.00	165.64
8	—	475	152.00–170.00	161.46
2	—	780	108.00–110.00	108.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	180.00	180.00
2	—	650	174.00	174.00
11	—	447	160.00–172.00	164.33
4	—	591	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	170.00–202.00	187.21
6	—	475	185.00–190.00	187.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	20.00–39.00	30.18
20	—	1,025	51.00–82.00	69.15
10	—	800	34.00–47.00	40.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	85.00–99.00	92.41
22	—	1,025	72.00–84.50	79.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	84.00–86.50	85.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	70.00–75.00	72.84
16	—	1,328	95.00–114.00	106.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	480.00–675.00	595.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	580.00–875.00	755.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	440.00–900.00	713.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	850.00–1,250.00	1,095.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,100.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	610.00–775.00	708.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	750.00–830.00	797.57

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