Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

feeder steers sold 1.00-20.00 lower ; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value ; 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 $183.38/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$183.38

152 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$32.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	196.66	814	54
Medium and Large 1-2	545	194.43	1,059	38
Medium and Large 3	415	164.42	682	60

One grade step is worth $32.24/cwt here — about $132 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 sale152 hd

183.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,195 hd

197.91

−14.53

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	—	High	1,457	113.56	1,655	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	92.80	1,078	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	82.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	70.11	685	38

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)	1,020	$1,083	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$897	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,243	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$615	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	202.09/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	198.79/cwt	186.00–210.00	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	163.20/cwt	142.00–182.50	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	203.17/cwt	195.00–210.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	209.52/cwt	200.00–218.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	217.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	228.44/cwt	215.00–240.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	216.86/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,245	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	200.88/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,266	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	236.80/cwt	227.00–245.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	174.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	198.32/cwt	185.00–210.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.47/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	432	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	219.21/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.53/cwt	190.00–207.50	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.06/cwt	182.00–210.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.08/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.60/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	201.83/cwt	190.00–212.50	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	207.05/cwt	197.00–216.00	880	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	96.44/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,230	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	88.44/cwt	82.00–93.00	907	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	45.56/cwt	36.00–54.00	364	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.66/cwt	55.00–92.00	786	30
Bulls	—	—	1,733	122.05/cwt	119.50–124.00	2,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	107.20/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,340	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	614.86/head	490.00–700.00	615	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,203.41/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,203	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	897.30/head	600.00–1,100.00	897	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	937.84/head	700.00–1,100.00	938	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	883	1,242.56/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.34/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	178.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	183.86/cwt	170.00–195.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	147.90/cwt	132.00–162.50	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	141.69/cwt	130.00–152.50	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	166.79/cwt	145.00–185.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	203.84/cwt	197.00–210.00	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	223.02/cwt	205.00–237.50	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	171.67/cwt	162.00–180.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	177.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	203.07/cwt	192.50–211.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	996	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 374Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 146Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 81Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	200.00–204.00	202.09
12	—	375	186.00–210.00	198.79
6	—	275	190.00–207.50	199.53
8	—	325	182.00–210.00	197.06
4	—	725	130.00–150.00	140.34
4	—	625	177.00–180.00	178.56
10	—	475	197.00–210.00	203.84
6	—	225	205.00–237.50	223.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	142.00–182.50	163.20
6	—	225	170.00–195.00	183.86
4	—	575	132.00–162.50	147.90
12	—	625	130.00–152.50	141.69
10	—	275	145.00–185.00	166.79
10	—	324	162.00–180.00	171.67
8	—	425	160.00–180.00	170.58
6	—	375	170.00–185.00	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	192.50–211.00	203.07
15	—	622	187.00	187.00
10	—	503	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	195.00–210.00	203.17
6	—	425	200.00–218.00	209.52
2	—	625	170.00–178.00	174.16
6	—	375	185.00–210.00	198.32
4	—	525	185.00–205.00	195.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	208.00–210.00	209.04
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
8	—	475	210.00–225.00	217.89
12	—	325	215.00–240.00	228.44
10	—	275	227.00–245.00	236.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	211.00–219.50	216.86
18	—	630	194.00–208.00	200.88
7	—	507	207.00–224.00	219.21
3	—	490	222.00	222.00
3	—	393	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	432	207.00	207.00
10	—	382	210.00	210.00
3	—	520	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	180.00–205.00	193.08
6	—	575	172.00–200.00	186.60
6	—	475	190.00–212.50	201.83
6	—	425	197.00–216.00	207.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,275	93.00–99.50	96.44
20	—	1,025	82.00–93.00	88.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	36.00–54.00	45.56
30	—	1,025	55.00–92.00	76.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	119.50–124.00	122.05
8	—	1,250	97.00–114.00	107.20

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	20	—	925	490.00–700.00	614.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,203.41
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	600.00–1,100.00	897.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	700.00–1,100.00	937.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,242.56

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