Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 5.00-22.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned were marked as added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.12/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$184.12

107 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

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	445	193.88	862	32
Medium and Large 1	438	182.70	801	57
Medium and Large 3	381	171.28	652	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $210 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 sale107 hd

184.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,301 hd

191.33

−7.21

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	1,717	112.86	1,938	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	97.04	1,201	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	95.47	1,504	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	68.89	667	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)	967	$914	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,241	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$549	16

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	525	170.62/cwt	168.00–173.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	208.86/cwt	195.00–220.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	195.42/cwt	175.00–212.50	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	174.86/cwt	162.50–186.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.75/cwt	200.00–226.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.33/cwt	192.50–196.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.60/cwt	188.00–191.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	233.44/cwt	220.00–245.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.40/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	194.22/cwt	187.50–200.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	233.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	642	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	223.64/cwt	205.00–240.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	197.09/cwt	180.00–212.50	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	203.98/cwt	186.00–220.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	175.59/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.18/cwt	160.00–189.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.68/cwt	60.00–88.50	786	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.26/cwt	90.00–107.50	1,266	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	45.50/cwt	37.00–53.00	364	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.44/cwt	78.00–89.00	866	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	118.70/cwt	111.00–123.00	2,294	13
Bulls	—	—	1,250	100.20/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,253	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	548.65/head	400.00–650.00	549	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	756.76/head	620.00–850.00	757	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,228.57/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,229	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,065.12/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,065	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,135.68/head	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,136	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,535.35/head	1,360.00–1,650.00	1,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.92/cwt	136.00–159.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.53/cwt	185.00–202.50	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	174.56/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.35/cwt	172.50–187.50	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.77/cwt	158.00–188.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	223.99/cwt	216.00–238.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.29/cwt	184.00–194.00	804	8

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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 406Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 81Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	168.00–173.00	170.62
6	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.77
4	—	325	165.00–175.00	170.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	208.00	208.00
2	—	565	190.00	190.00
3	—	627	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	195.00–220.00	208.86
10	—	375	188.00–191.00	189.60
4	—	675	136.00–159.00	147.92
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
8	—	275	185.00–202.50	194.53
2	—	625	173.00–176.00	174.56
10	—	525	172.50–187.50	180.35
10	—	475	158.00–188.00	173.77
8	—	425	184.00–194.00	189.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	187.00	187.00
4	—	531	184.00	184.00
8	—	336	206.00	206.00
8	—	416	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	150.00	150.00
12	—	425	200.00–226.00	213.75
4	—	525	192.50–196.00	194.33
1	—	955	134.00	134.00
8	—	325	220.00–245.00	233.44
4	—	625	182.50–190.00	186.40
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
14	—	275	220.00–245.00	233.62
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
12	—	366	216.00–238.00	223.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	175.00–212.50	195.42
6	—	475	162.50–186.00	174.86
4	—	325	187.50–200.00	194.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	200.00	200.00
4	—	470	219.00	219.00
5	—	646	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	205.00–240.00	223.64
6	—	475	180.00–212.50	197.09
4	—	425	186.00–220.00	203.98
4	—	625	160.00–190.00	175.59
4	—	525	160.00–189.00	175.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	396	230.00	230.00
4	—	324	241.00	241.00
3	—	443	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	60.00–88.50	76.68
6	—	800	37.00–53.00	45.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	95.00–96.00	95.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	90.00–107.50	99.26
6	—	1,025	78.00–89.00	84.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,933	111.00–123.00	118.70
6	—	1,250	96.00–103.00	100.20

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	16	—	925	400.00–650.00	548.65
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	620.00–850.00	756.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,228.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,065.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,360.00–1,650.00	1,535.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,135.68

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle