Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-18.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.24/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$179.24

129 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.16

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	547	191.75	1,048	10thin
Medium and Large 1	452	185.76	840	81
Medium and Large 3	420	162.04	680	38

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $368 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 sale129 hd

179.24

—

MS average13 barns · 1,093 hd

189.40

−10.16

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	1,685	110.74	1,866	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	95.30	1,143	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	93.17	1,382	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	71.35	689	30

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)	1,056	$1,271	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,556	62
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$566	20

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	825	166.44/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.73/cwt	182.50–192.50	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	193.67/cwt	180.00–206.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.67/cwt	165.00–191.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	197.19/cwt	180.00–212.50	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.51/cwt	138.00–166.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	227.99/cwt	210.00–236.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	193.32/cwt	180.00–205.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.61/cwt	162.00–188.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	183.22/cwt	170.00–195.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	197.13/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	198.86/cwt	185.00–210.00	447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	208.30/cwt	200.00–217.50	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	185.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	216.13/cwt	200.00–230.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	255.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	237.31/cwt	220.00–252.50	890	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	206.79/cwt	185.00–225.00	569	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.10/cwt	62.00–89.50	801	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	93.17/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	97.88/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,248	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.78/cwt	48.00–57.00	422	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	89.39/cwt	85.00–92.50	916	14
Bulls	—	—	1,758	113.33/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,992	24
Bulls	—	—	1,250	95.20/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,190	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,718.71/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,719	44
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	566.22/head	370.00–700.00	566	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,384.09/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	931.76/head	685.00–1,100.00	932	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,173.65/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,174	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,130.81/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	203.25/cwt	187.00–217.50	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	174.65/cwt	160.00–187.50	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	203.07/cwt	195.00–210.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.61/cwt	170.00–196.00	964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.15/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.63/cwt	120.00–142.50	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.58/cwt	150.00–170.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	161.79/cwt	140.00–180.00	445	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 303Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 103Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 170Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	160.00–172.50	166.44
6	—	525	182.50–192.50	187.73
8	—	475	180.00–206.00	193.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	165.00–191.00	178.67
10	—	425	180.00–212.50	197.19
4	—	675	138.00–166.00	152.51
8	—	225	185.00–210.00	198.86
4	—	775	140.00–144.00	142.06
4	—	275	185.00–225.00	206.79
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
20	—	375	187.00–217.50	203.25
6	—	325	195.00–210.00	203.07
10	—	525	170.00–196.00	183.61
6	—	725	120.00–142.50	131.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	183.00	183.00
4	—	634	185.00	185.00
3	—	415	209.50	209.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	140.00–150.00	145.20
12	—	375	160.00–187.50	174.65
10	—	425	150.00–170.00	160.58
8	—	275	140.00–180.00	161.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
12	—	433	210.00–236.00	227.99
4	—	575	194.00–200.00	197.13
12	—	475	200.00–217.50	208.30
10	—	325	240.00–260.00	250.76
14	—	275	250.00–260.00	255.45
20	—	375	220.00–252.50	237.31
4	—	675	182.00–190.00	186.15
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	180.00–205.00	193.32
4	—	525	162.00–188.00	175.61
6	—	425	170.00–195.00	183.22
4	—	475	180.00–190.00	185.26
4	—	325	200.00–230.00	216.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	186.00	186.00
2	—	593	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	62.00–89.50	78.10
8	—	800	48.00–57.00	52.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	91.00–95.00	93.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,275	91.00–104.00	97.88
14	—	1,025	85.00–92.50	89.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,758	100.00–122.00	113.33
4	—	1,250	91.00–98.00	95.20

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	44	—	1,075	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,718.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,130.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,173.65
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	370.00–700.00	566.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384.09
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	685.00–1,100.00	931.76

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