Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher;

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.65/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$189.65

137 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$65.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	565	207.00	1,170	3thin
Medium and Large 1	401	203.97	818	92
Medium and Large 3	369	161.99	597	32
Medium and Large 3-4	404	141.20	571	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.80/cwt here — about $599 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 sale137 hd

189.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,315 hd

198.11

−8.47

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	1,652	109.17	1,804	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	91.92	1,052	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	89.82	1,289	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	70.23	690	32

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	$1,156	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$959	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,149	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$499	28

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.87/cwt	170.00–200.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	163.38/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	154.39/cwt	140.00–167.50	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	198.44/cwt	185.00–210.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	185.54/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	204.74/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	211.34/cwt	195.00–225.00	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	233.17/cwt	225.00–240.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	208.44/cwt	195.00–220.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	140.36/cwt	130.00–150.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	203.22/cwt	190.00–215.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	565	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.15/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.65/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.21/cwt	210.00–242.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.87/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,002	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	201.30/cwt	185.00–216.00	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	202.82/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	203.64/cwt	185.00–220.00	764	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	161.79/cwt	140.00–180.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	209.54/cwt	195.00–222.50	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.50/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,089	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.84/cwt	137.00–150.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	171.64/cwt	155.00–185.00	386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	217.18/cwt	195.00–235.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.89/cwt	182.00–207.50	539	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,155.23/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,155	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	938.51/head	775.00–1,050.00	939	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	498.65/head	350.00–600.00	499	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,039.19/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,039	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	945	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,264.77/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,265	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	959.46/head	900.00–1,000.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	86.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	120.76/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,238	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	46.38/cwt	40.00–52.00	371	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.73/cwt	57.00–89.00	776	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.37/cwt	78.00–94.00	896	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	96.91/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,236	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	89.82/cwt	85.50–93.50	1,289	10

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 379Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 130Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 76Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	170.00–200.00	185.87
2	—	770	140.00	140.00
6	—	625	140.00–185.00	163.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	140.00–167.50	154.39
4	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.38
6	—	275	140.00–180.00	161.79
6	—	475	137.00–150.00	143.84
8	—	225	155.00–185.00	171.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	185.00–210.00	198.44
14	—	475	185.00–216.00	201.30
4	—	575	195.00–210.00	202.82
20	—	375	185.00–220.00	203.64
12	—	425	195.00–222.50	209.54
14	—	525	202.00–212.50	207.50
6	—	225	195.00–235.00	217.18
10	—	275	182.00–207.50	195.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	140.00	140.00
4	—	340	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	170.00–200.00	185.54
16	—	375	235.00–250.00	242.99
4	—	275	225.00–240.00	233.17
1	—	720	176.00	176.00
4	—	475	220.00–245.00	233.15
6	—	525	207.00–235.00	221.65
10	—	325	210.00–242.00	227.21
14	—	425	220.00–250.00	235.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	204.00–206.00	204.74
2	—	590	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	275	195.00–225.00	211.34
6	—	325	195.00–220.00	208.44
4	—	675	130.00–150.00	140.36
6	—	425	190.00–215.00	203.22

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	6	—	1,075	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,155.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	950.00–1,100.00	1,039.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	775.00–1,050.00	938.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	900.00–1,000.00	959.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,264.77
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	925	350.00–600.00	498.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	80.00–90.00	86.00
8	—	1,853	116.00–124.00	120.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	40.00–52.00	46.38
26	—	1,025	57.00–89.00	75.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,025	78.00–94.00	87.37
42	—	1,275	94.00–99.50	96.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,435	85.50–93.50	89.82

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