Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 2.00-15.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500# sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold Weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.17/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$167.17

143 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$30.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	181.57	894	71
Medium and Large 1-2	669	157.90	1,057	20
Medium and Large 3	485	151.09	732	52

One grade step is worth $30.48/cwt here — about $162 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 sale143 hd

167.17

—

MS average13 barns · 1,252 hd

183.07

−15.90

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	1,770	106.86	1,891	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	95.47	1,134	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	92.46	1,182	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	73.26	727	42

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,215	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,169	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,110	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$554	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.69/cwt	132.50–167.50	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	235.89/cwt	225.00–245.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.42/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.33/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	258.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	154.15/cwt	137.00–170.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	218.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.71/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	239.49/cwt	227.50–250.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.41/cwt	245.00–262.50	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	209.19/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	176.50/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	196.36/cwt	184.00–207.50	933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.64/cwt	180.00–230.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.50/cwt	150.00–162.50	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	47.44/cwt	40.00–54.00	380	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.56/cwt	60.00–90.00	795	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	92.46/cwt	88.50–96.00	1,182	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.09/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,263	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	88.68/cwt	84.00–92.00	909	16
Bulls	—	—	1,918	113.68/cwt	103.00–119.00	2,180	14
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.00/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,038	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	554.05/head	450.00–625.00	554	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	939.19/head	740.00–1,075.00	939	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,284.09/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,284	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,214.77/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,215	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,410.47/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,410	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	959.46/head	900.00–1,000.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	147.85/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	217.29/cwt	202.50–230.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.12/cwt	155.00–172.50	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.39/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	185.59/cwt	178.00–192.50	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	131.51/cwt	110.00–159.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	149.63/cwt	130.00–167.50	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	179.75/cwt	167.50–190.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	163.32/cwt	150.00–175.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	142.34/cwt	134.00–150.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	188.93/cwt	170.00–206.00	897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	123.95/cwt	112.00–135.00	775	6

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 363Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 103Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 127Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	146.00	146.00
1	—	860	138.00	138.00
8	—	625	132.50–167.50	150.69
10	—	275	195.00–220.00	208.62
2	—	805	124.00–149.00	136.42
12	—	325	202.50–230.00	217.29
10	—	575	155.00–172.50	164.12
6	—	525	178.00–192.50	185.59
5	—	715	110.00–159.00	131.51
16	—	475	170.00–206.00	188.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	140.00–160.00	150.52
8	—	525	130.00–167.50	149.63
8	—	275	167.50–190.00	179.75
6	—	375	150.00–175.00	163.32
14	—	575	134.00–150.00	142.34
6	—	625	112.00–135.00	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	150.00	150.00
5	—	744	145.00	145.00
7	—	784	145.00–149.00	147.85
3	—	515	178.00	178.00
3	—	458	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	225.00–245.00	235.89
4	—	625	137.00–170.00	154.15
4	—	325	210.00–225.00	218.07
4	—	575	182.50–192.50	187.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	198.00	198.00
6	—	512	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	171.00	171.00
12	—	475	202.50–225.00	214.33
12	—	275	250.00–265.00	258.17
6	—	375	227.50–250.00	239.49
6	—	325	245.00–262.50	254.41
4	—	525	205.00–213.00	209.19
2	—	625	170.00–182.50	176.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	184.00–207.50	196.36
6	—	375	180.00–230.00	206.64
4	—	625	150.00–162.50	156.50
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
6	—	525	180.00–207.50	194.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	40.00–54.00	47.44
36	—	1,025	60.00–90.00	77.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	88.50–96.00	92.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	93.00–104.50	99.09
16	—	1,025	84.00–92.00	88.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,918	103.00–119.00	113.68
4	—	1,250	74.00–89.00	83.00

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	450.00–625.00	554.05
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	740.00–1,075.00	939.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,284.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,214.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,410.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	900.00–1,000.00	959.46

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