Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 6.00-16.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and only the groups that were weaned with shots had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.89/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$172.89

130 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$40.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

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	453	186.20	844	28
Medium and Large 1	409	177.18	725	76
Medium and Large 3	371	145.99	542	26

One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $302 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 sale130 hd

172.89

—

MS average13 barns · 1,211 hd

180.67

−7.78

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	1,619	110.09	1,782	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	89.96	1,078	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	89.66	1,358	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	73.73	756	18

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)	1,018	$1,169	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$517	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	222.10/cwt	210.00–232.50	722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	189.07/cwt	176.00–200.00	520	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	195.06/cwt	180.00–208.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.62/cwt	126.00–150.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	186.06/cwt	160.00–207.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	200.47/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	233.37/cwt	222.00–242.50	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.61/cwt	200.00–212.50	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	195.04/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.31/cwt	188.00–200.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,146	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	233.17/cwt	225.00–240.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	179.52/cwt	170.00–188.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.94/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.33/cwt	195.00–205.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	193.26/cwt	188.00–198.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.80/cwt	182.00–195.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.92/cwt	168.00–200.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	184.77/cwt	156.00–210.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.39/cwt	154.00–185.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.24/cwt	138.00–150.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.89/cwt	140.00–160.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.99/cwt	170.00–192.50	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.60/cwt	184.00–200.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.12/cwt	150.00–179.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.77/cwt	156.00–186.00	816	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	181.96/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.43/cwt	130.00–168.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.78/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,391.48/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,391	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	914.73/head	775.00–1,010.00	915	14
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	516.76/head	380.00–610.00	517	12
Bulls	—	—	1,250	96.60/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	829	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	93.94/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,198	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	89.66/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	112.34/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,887	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.73/cwt	55.00–87.00	756	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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 365Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 106Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 90Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	185.00	185.00
5	—	325	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	275	176.00–200.00	189.07
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
10	—	425	154.00–185.00	170.39
2	—	625	138.00–150.00	144.24
14	—	375	170.00–192.50	181.99
8	—	325	184.00–200.00	192.60
8	—	575	150.00–179.00	165.12
14	—	475	156.00–186.00	171.77
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	199.00	199.00
12	—	563	179.00–188.00	181.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	126.00–150.00	138.62
6	—	275	140.00–160.00	150.89
10	—	325	130.00–168.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	325	210.00–232.50	222.10
10	—	525	190.00–210.00	200.47
6	—	225	222.00–242.50	233.37
6	—	425	200.00–212.50	206.61
8	—	575	194.00–196.00	195.04
8	—	475	188.00–200.00	194.31
8	—	275	225.00–240.00	233.17
2	—	770	136.00–146.00	140.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	160.00	160.00
5	—	673	179.50	179.50
5	—	511	210.00	210.00
10	—	633	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	180.00–208.00	195.06
4	—	225	160.00–207.00	186.06
4	—	425	170.00–188.00	179.52
10	—	375	156.00–210.00	184.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	232.00	232.00
3	—	480	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	229.00	229.00
4	—	401	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	195.00–205.00	200.33
6	—	475	188.00–198.00	193.26
6	—	525	182.00–195.00	188.80
10	—	425	168.00–200.00	184.92
10	—	575	180.00–193.00	186.78

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	1	—	965	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,391.48
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	775.00–1,010.00	914.73
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	380.00–610.00	516.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	93.00–99.00	96.60
12	—	1,680	99.00–120.00	112.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	75.00–85.00	80.85
32	—	1,275	86.00–101.00	93.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	86.00–96.00	89.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	55.00–87.00	73.73

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