Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 24
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 429▼ 120 vs year ago 573 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 145▲ 23 vs year ago 101 · +22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 114▲ 28 vs year ago 125 · +22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-11.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.07/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$180.07
177 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.71
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410194.83799102
Medium and Large 3407160.0065075
One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $148 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 sale177 hd
180.07
—
MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd
194.78
−14.71
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—High1,543113.431,75010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11592.101,02772
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44890.941,31716
CowsLean 85-90%Average99570.9370630

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)983$1,01824
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$6736
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$1,41890
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$68940

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376203.70/cwt192.00–212.5076613
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625141.24/cwt135.00–147.008834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625173.95/cwt162.00–185.001,0874
SteersMedium and Large 3—225199.96/cwt175.00–220.0045010
SteersMedium and Large 1—830148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2281
SteersMedium and Large 1—325230.76/cwt220.00–240.0075010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475196.83/cwt185.00–207.509356
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575147.64/cwt132.00–162.008498
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525189.63/cwt170.00–207.5099614
SteersMedium and Large 3—325186.13/cwt170.00–200.006056
SteersMedium and Large 1—425238.51/cwt220.00–255.001,01414
SteersMedium and Large 3—275204.06/cwt185.00–220.0056112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325205.76/cwt195.00–215.0066914
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525147.33/cwt140.00–154.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275168.62/cwt155.00–180.004644
SteersMedium and Large 3—375190.65/cwt180.00–200.007154
SteersMedium and Large 3—425203.22/cwt190.00–215.008644
SteersMedium and Large 3—475183.03/cwt162.00–202.008694
SteersMedium and Large 1—675177.25/cwt170.00–184.001,1968
SteersMedium and Large 1—375237.15/cwt222.50–250.0088910
SteersMedium and Large 1—575195.64/cwt180.00–210.001,1256
SteersMedium and Large 1—700168.67/cwt168.00–170.001,1813
BullsMedium and Large 1—765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 1—425183.05/cwt150.00–212.507788
BullsMedium and Large 1—675153.54/cwt138.00–168.001,0366
BullsMedium and Large 1—525179.25/cwt140.00–215.009416
BullsMedium and Large 1—813144.95/cwt142.00–148.001,1782
BullsMedium and Large 1—720167.96/cwt162.00–174.001,2092
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02574.90/cwt55.00–89.0076826
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44890.94/cwt84.00–96.001,31716
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27598.50/cwt94.00–102.501,25626
CowsLean 85-90%—80045.16/cwt34.00–55.003614
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02588.49/cwt80.00–94.5090746
Bulls——1,543113.43/cwt105.00–118.001,75010
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,338.51/head1,175.00–1,450.001,33928
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,581.40/head1,400.00–1,700.001,58146
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925688.51/head525.00–800.0068940
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,147.61/head985.00–1,250.001,1488
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925672.97/head450.00–825.006736
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925952.70/head700.00–1,125.0095316
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,013.51/head850.00–1,125.001,01410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,211.63/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2126
BullsMedium and Large 1—375153.68/cwt142.00–167.005768
BullsMedium and Large 1—475196.51/cwt176.00–215.009338
BullsMedium and Large 1—868116.99/cwt112.00–122.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475158.15/cwt145.00–170.007516
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425191.90/cwt180.00–202.5081612
BullsMedium and Large 1—575186.07/cwt160.00–210.001,0708
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575184.51/cwt172.00–196.001,0618
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275208.17/cwt200.00–215.0057210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375160.04/cwt135.00–182.0060010
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325175.76/cwt165.00–185.0057114
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225161.98/cwt152.00–170.003648
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225204.41/cwt185.00–220.0046016
HeifersMedium and Large 3—426157.90/cwt130.00–180.0067317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—716131.73/cwt100.00–169.009434

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.