Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.34/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$180.34

84 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.82

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	431	188.25	811	12thin
Medium and Large 1	493	184.25	909	51
Medium and Large 3	409	166.30	681	21

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $130 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 sale84 hd

180.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,278 hd

192.16

−11.82

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	1,780	114.17	2,033	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	96.30	1,159	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	91.09	1,416	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	68.16	647	12

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)	1,038	$1,377	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,261	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,667	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$799	26

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	232.55/cwt	227.00–237.50	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.31/cwt	200.00–240.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.93/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	209.20/cwt	200.00–217.50	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	153.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	253.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	239.32/cwt	230.00–247.50	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	219.06/cwt	200.00–235.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	201.90/cwt	190.00–212.50	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.78/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,112	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	200.76/cwt	197.00–202.50	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	207.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	177.06/cwt	165.00–185.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	201.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	251.28/cwt	230.00–265.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	192.52/cwt	187.00–197.50	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.21/cwt	149.00–172.50	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.36/cwt	143.00–163.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	183.86/cwt	170.00–195.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.70/cwt	168.00–198.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.46/cwt	180.00–207.50	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	134.55/cwt	120.00–148.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.22/cwt	150.00–175.00	694	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,236.05/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,236	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,913.95/head	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,914	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,576.14/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,576	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,017.57/head	750.00–1,200.00	1,018	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,260.80/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,261	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	799.43/head	600.00–925.00	799	26
Bulls	—	—	1,250	99.40/cwt	83.50–110.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	117.86/cwt	113.00–121.00	2,255	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.82/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,273	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	91.09/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,416	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.03/cwt	41.00–58.00	400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.22/cwt	62.00–88.00	792	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.51/cwt	84.00–90.00	897	12

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 394Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 132Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 147Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	227.00–237.50	232.55
6	—	275	240.00–265.00	253.62
8	—	375	230.00–247.50	239.32
12	—	525	200.00–222.50	211.78
3	—	633	197.00–202.50	200.76
7	—	328	230.00–265.00	251.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	176.00	176.00
2	—	740	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	200.00–235.00	219.06
6	—	475	187.00–197.50	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	150.00	150.00
3	—	717	148.00–157.00	153.02
10	—	425	190.00–212.50	201.90
6	—	216	200.00–220.00	207.67
7	—	371	195.00–210.00	201.91
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
4	—	625	149.00–172.50	161.21
6	—	675	143.00–163.00	153.36
4	—	525	168.00–198.00	183.70
8	—	475	180.00–207.50	194.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	200.00	200.00
5	—	513	184.00	184.00
3	—	352	181.00	181.00
2	—	300	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	165.00–185.00	177.06
4	—	225	170.00–195.00	183.86
4	—	625	120.00–148.00	134.55
6	—	425	150.00–175.00	163.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	200.00–240.00	221.31
4	—	525	170.00–210.00	190.93
6	—	475	200.00–217.50	209.20
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	129.00	129.00

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	8	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,236.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,075	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,913.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,100	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,576.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,260.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	750.00–1,200.00	1,017.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,100	600.00–925.00	799.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	83.50–110.00	99.40
16	—	1,913	113.00–121.00	117.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	94.00–105.00	99.82
12	—	1,025	84.00–90.00	87.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,555	88.00–93.50	91.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	41.00–58.00	50.03
8	—	1,025	62.00–88.00	77.22

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