Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 394▼ 100 vs year ago 289 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 132▼ 47 vs year ago 123 · −38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 147▼ 25 vs year ago 110 · −22.7%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431188.2581112thin
Medium and Large 1493184.2590951
Medium and Large 3409166.3068121
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,780114.172,03320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20496.301,15942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55591.091,4168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95068.1664712

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,37728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,2618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,66722
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$79926

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—425232.55/cwt227.00–237.509888
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1—375221.31/cwt200.00–240.008304
BullsMedium and Large 1—525190.93/cwt170.00–210.001,0024
BullsMedium and Large 1—475209.20/cwt200.00–217.509946
BullsMedium and Large 1—795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009462
HeifersMedium and Large 1—717153.02/cwt148.00–157.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1—275253.62/cwt240.00–265.006976
SteersMedium and Large 1—375239.32/cwt230.00–247.508978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—853176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5013
SteersMedium and Large 3—275219.06/cwt200.00–235.006026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425201.90/cwt190.00–212.5085810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—513184.00/cwt184.00–184.009445
SteersMedium and Large 1—525211.78/cwt200.00–222.501,11212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—740183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3542
SteersMedium and Large 1—633200.76/cwt197.00–202.501,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—216207.67/cwt200.00–220.004496
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378177.06/cwt165.00–185.006697
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371201.91/cwt195.00–210.007497
SteersMedium and Large 1—328251.28/cwt230.00–265.008247
SteersMedium and Large 3—475192.52/cwt187.00–197.509146
HeifersMedium and Large 1—795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—352181.00/cwt181.00–181.006373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—300198.00/cwt198.00–198.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625161.21/cwt149.00–172.501,0084
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675153.36/cwt143.00–163.001,0356
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225183.86/cwt170.00–195.004144
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525183.70/cwt168.00–198.009644
BullsMedium and Large 1—830129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475194.46/cwt180.00–207.509248
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625134.55/cwt120.00–148.008414
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425163.22/cwt150.00–175.006946
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,236.05/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2368
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,913.95/head1,400.00–2,250.001,91414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,576.14/head1,300.00–1,750.001,57618
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9251,017.57/head750.00–1,200.001,01810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,260.80/head1,000.00–1,425.001,2618
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,100799.43/head600.00–925.0079926
Bulls——1,25099.40/cwt83.50–110.001,2434
Bulls——1,913117.86/cwt113.00–121.002,25516
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27599.82/cwt94.00–105.001,27330
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55591.09/cwt88.00–93.501,4168
CowsLean 85-90%—80050.03/cwt41.00–58.004004
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02577.22/cwt62.00–88.007928
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02587.51/cwt84.00–90.0089712

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.