Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-9.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ;feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.98/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$182.98

117 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	191.36	811	79
Medium and Large 1-2	423	189.25	800	6thin
Medium and Large 3	431	161.12	695	32

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $116 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 sale117 hd

182.98

—

MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd

189.62

−6.64

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	1,638	114.01	1,867	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	96.16	1,153	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	92.88	1,498	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	71.89	703	38

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)	1,042	$1,150	48
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,140	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,273	66
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$636	24

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	525	184.27/cwt	167.00–200.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	204.65/cwt	190.00–217.50	767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	234.49/cwt	222.50–245.00	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	223.44/cwt	210.00–235.00	726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	187.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	163.93/cwt	160.00–167.50	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	171.25/cwt	157.00–187.50	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.11/cwt	170.00–201.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	229.11/cwt	222.50–235.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.07/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	533	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.95/cwt	140.00–163.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	277	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.73/cwt	182.00–202.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	225.89/cwt	215.00–235.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.46/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	252.25/cwt	240.00–262.50	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	197.31/cwt	180.00–212.50	740	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.46/cwt	180.00–207.50	924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	196.17/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	92.88/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,498	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.73/cwt	81.00–92.50	899	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.63/cwt	40.00–60.00	405	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.56/cwt	60.00–90.00	795	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.82/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,273	46
Bulls	—	—	1,250	100.00/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,250	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	116.81/cwt	108.00–123.00	2,003	20
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	636.49/head	360.00–825.00	636	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	911.49/head	800.00–1,075.00	911	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,268.75/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,269	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,140.23/head	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	967.57/head	700.00–1,150.00	968	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,118.24/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,118	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,481.40/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,481	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.05/cwt	140.00–159.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.86/cwt	136.00–180.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	181.98/cwt	162.00–200.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.30/cwt	192.00–200.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	205.58/cwt	195.00–215.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	173.55/cwt	160.00–186.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.34/cwt	185.00–214.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	219.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	203.17/cwt	195.00–210.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.15/cwt	140.00–146.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,056	3

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 337Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 105Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 72Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	167.00–200.00	184.27
14	—	375	190.00–217.50	204.65
4	—	625	140.00–163.00	151.95
10	—	475	162.00–200.00	181.98
10	—	325	192.00–200.00	196.30
4	—	575	160.00–186.00	173.55
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
14	—	425	185.00–214.00	200.34
6	—	225	200.00–235.00	219.41
6	—	275	195.00–210.00	203.17
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	175.38
8	—	525	160.00–167.50	163.93
8	—	375	157.00–187.50	171.25
8	—	425	140.00–159.00	150.05
4	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	192.50	192.50
3	—	568	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	222.50–245.00	234.49
6	—	625	170.00–201.00	186.11
4	—	425	222.50–235.00	229.11
6	—	525	209.00–222.50	216.07
1	—	795	178.00	178.00
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
8	—	475	200.00–227.50	214.46
10	—	275	240.00–262.50	252.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	210.00–235.00	223.44
8	—	425	180.00–195.00	187.93
4	—	525	182.00–202.50	192.73
8	—	275	215.00–235.00	225.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	180.00	180.00
5	—	437	218.00	218.00
4	—	578	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	180.00–212.50	197.31
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
10	—	475	180.00–207.50	194.46
10	—	525	170.00–220.00	196.17
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
4	—	625	136.00–180.00	158.86
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
6	—	425	195.00–215.00	205.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	446	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	86.00–98.00	92.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	81.00–92.50	87.73
46	—	1,275	94.00–105.00	99.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	40.00–60.00	50.63
30	—	1,025	60.00–90.00	77.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	91.00–106.00	100.00
20	—	1,715	108.00–123.00	116.81

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	24	—	925	360.00–825.00	636.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	800.00–1,075.00	911.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,268.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,140.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	700.00–1,150.00	967.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	925.00–1,250.00	1,118.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,481.40

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