Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 400# sold steady ; feeder steers over 400# sold 1.00 - 8.00 lower ; feeder heifers sold weaker ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold weaker ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.76/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$180.76

187 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$32.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.22

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	591	193.65	1,144	32
Medium and Large 1	421	191.80	807	85
Medium and Large 3	444	161.47	716	70

One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about $427 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 sale187 hd

180.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd

197.98

−17.22

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	1,565	112.89	1,767	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	93.46	1,088	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	93.17	1,363	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	66.10	618	20

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)	1,051	$1,336	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,007	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,238	40
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$720	24

Every lot, as filed

52 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	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.50	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	174.06/cwt	155.00–190.00	479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	178.52/cwt	170.00–186.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	201.92/cwt	185.00–217.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.51/cwt	136.00–175.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.81/cwt	152.00–180.00	709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	188.32/cwt	175.00–200.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	248.82/cwt	230.00–265.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	184.24/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	203.07/cwt	195.00–210.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	163.43/cwt	152.00–174.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	141.54/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	236.19/cwt	225.00–246.00	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	204.06/cwt	185.00–220.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	204.64/cwt	196.00–212.50	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.30/cwt	160.00–215.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	184.04/cwt	172.00–195.00	966	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	191.03/cwt	170.00–210.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.11/cwt	179.00–200.00	808	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	93.17/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	100.40/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,255	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	115.77/cwt	105.00–122.50	1,896	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	97.29/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,240	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	88.68/cwt	84.00–92.00	909	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	49.78/cwt	45.00–54.00	398	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.98/cwt	60.00–89.00	789	12
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	720.27/head	640.00–775.00	720	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,006.82/head	700.00–1,200.00	1,007	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	902.70/head	650.00–1,075.00	903	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,502.84/head	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,503	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,047.97/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,048	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,591.28/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	205.44/cwt	197.00–212.50	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	148.33/cwt	122.00–172.50	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	166.13/cwt	150.00–180.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.71/cwt	112.00–148.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.81/cwt	188.00–216.00	862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	194.23/cwt	155.00–197.00	1,144	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	157.33/cwt	150.00–164.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.62/cwt	178.00–192.50	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.19/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	198.19/cwt	187.00–208.00	743	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	203.95/cwt	194.00–212.50	663	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,236	2

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 189Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 76Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 85Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	220.00–227.50	223.97
1	—	1,010	117.00	117.00
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
14	—	325	230.00–265.00	248.82
6	—	625	178.00–190.00	184.24
12	—	375	225.00–246.00	236.19
4	—	525	196.00–212.50	204.64
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	185.00–217.00	201.92
10	—	375	175.00–200.00	188.32
6	—	325	195.00–210.00	203.07
8	—	275	185.00–220.00	204.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	155.00–190.00	174.06
10	—	375	170.00–186.00	178.52
12	—	475	136.00–175.00	156.51
14	—	425	152.00–180.00	166.81
8	—	575	122.00–172.50	148.33
6	—	325	150.00–180.00	166.13
6	—	625	112.00–148.00	130.71
6	—	525	150.00–164.00	157.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
8	—	625	152.00–174.00	163.43
2	—	735	135.00–148.00	141.54
8	—	275	197.00–212.50	205.44
12	—	425	188.00–216.00	202.81
4	—	475	178.00–192.50	185.62
10	—	525	170.00–178.00	174.19
20	—	375	187.00–208.00	198.19
20	—	325	194.00–212.50	203.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	185.00	185.00
30	—	589	155.00–197.00	194.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	160.00–215.00	189.30
14	—	525	172.00–195.00	184.04
4	—	475	170.00–210.00	191.03
4	—	425	179.00–200.00	190.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	187.00	187.00
3	—	490	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	92.00–94.00	93.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,275	92.00–102.00	97.29
40	—	1,025	84.00–92.00	88.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	45.00–54.00	49.78
12	—	1,025	60.00–89.00	76.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	95.00–104.00	100.40
26	—	1,638	105.00–122.50	115.77

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	640.00–775.00	720.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	700.00–1,200.00	1,006.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,100	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,502.84
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	650.00–1,075.00	902.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	825.00–1,200.00	1,047.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,075	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,591.28

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