Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold steady ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots , this gave them added value ,calf groups were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00- 4.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.61/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$181.61

105 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$42.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

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	444	200.77	891	27
Medium and Large 1	418	188.00	786	44
Medium and Large 3	428	158.12	677	34

One grade step is worth $42.65/cwt here — about $215 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 sale105 hd

181.61

—

MS average13 barns · 978 hd

196.06

−14.46

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	1,300	100.85	1,311	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	92.11	1,108	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	84.44	1,347	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	65.34	612	32

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	$1,123	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,355	96
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$605	32

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	575	176.99/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.57/cwt	162.00–184.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.72/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	194.96/cwt	190.00–197.50	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	143.72/cwt	138.00–149.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	169.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.45/cwt	205.00–238.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	256.26/cwt	252.00–257.50	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	185.16/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	243.62/cwt	230.00–255.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	258	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.10/cwt	160.00–198.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	246.22/cwt	236.00–255.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.11/cwt	172.00–187.50	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	232.95/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	237.15/cwt	222.50–250.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	204.06/cwt	185.00–220.00	561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	216.34/cwt	200.00–230.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	196.09/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	166.19/cwt	155.00–176.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	158.93/cwt	140.00–176.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.23/cwt	180.00–188.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.59/cwt	187.00–205.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.04/cwt	120.00–143.00	693	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	863.51/head	700.00–975.00	864	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,286.05/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,286	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,591.86/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,592	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,122.97/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,123	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,324.43/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,324	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	870.27/head	570.00–1,075.00	870	16
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	604.59/head	450.00–710.00	605	32
Bulls	—	—	1,300	100.85/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,311	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	46.25/cwt	42.00–50.00	370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	32.36/cwt	27.00–37.00	227	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	95.88/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,222	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	82.90/cwt	75.00–88.50	850	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.80/cwt	62.00–89.00	797	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	84.44/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,347	2

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 338Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 49Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	165.00–188.00	176.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	162.00–184.00	173.57
4	—	625	160.00–171.00	165.72
8	—	525	172.00–187.50	180.11
12	—	275	185.00–220.00	204.06
6	—	425	180.00–188.00	184.23
8	—	375	187.00–205.00	196.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	190.00–197.50	194.96
9	—	516	195.00	195.00
12	—	379	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	138.00–149.00	143.72
8	—	275	160.00–177.00	169.26
8	—	375	155.00–176.00	166.19
10	—	475	140.00–176.00	158.93
4	—	525	120.00–143.00	132.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	229.00	229.00
4	—	555	228.50	228.50
9	—	355	252.00–257.50	256.26
2	—	258	250.00	250.00
2	—	610	180.00	180.00
9	—	435	232.00–235.00	232.95
2	—	658	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	205.00–238.00	222.45
1	—	1,005	129.00	129.00
4	—	625	181.00–189.00	185.16
8	—	275	230.00–255.00	243.62
6	—	325	236.00–255.00	246.22
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	775	147.00	147.00
6	—	375	222.50–250.00	237.15
4	—	525	194.00–198.00	196.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	160.00–198.00	180.10
10	—	275	200.00–230.00	216.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	700.00–975.00	863.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	900.00–1,275.00	1,122.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,286.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,075	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,591.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,324.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	570.00–1,075.00	870.27
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	925	450.00–710.00	604.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	95.00–104.50	100.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	42.00–50.00	46.25
6	—	700	27.00–37.00	32.36
22	—	1,025	62.00–89.00	77.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,275	89.00–102.00	95.88
18	—	1,025	75.00–88.50	82.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	84.00–85.00	84.44

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