Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 22
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 427▼ 121 vs year ago 507 · −23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 95▼ 23 vs year ago 126 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 58▼ 102 vs year ago 114 · −89.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00 lower ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave groups added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.55/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$182.55
116 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.44
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427192.2582169
Medium and Large 1-2518178.009223thin
Medium and Large 3432167.6572444
One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $97 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 sale116 hd
182.55
—
MS average13 barns · 1,115 hd
196.99
−14.44
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—High1,603112.061,79716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22797.471,19652
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53590.021,38210
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95268.1564930

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,19714
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$1,07218
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$62824

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—625199.27/cwt192.00–206.001,2458
BullsMedium and Large 1—425195.39/cwt170.00–218.0083014
BullsMedium and Large 1—475197.35/cwt180.00–213.009376
BullsMedium and Large 1—575205.21/cwt200.00–210.001,1806
BullsMedium and Large 1—375213.85/cwt200.00–226.008028
BullsMedium and Large 1—525193.03/cwt170.00–214.001,0138
SteersMedium and Large 3—425177.93/cwt170.00–185.007564
SteersMedium and Large 3—675140.99/cwt127.00–154.009524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—798175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3972
SteersMedium and Large 1—525215.47/cwt205.00–225.001,1316
SteersMedium and Large 1—325236.13/cwt220.00–250.0076718
SteersMedium and Large 1—275248.16/cwt237.00–257.5068212
SteersMedium and Large 1—375226.66/cwt220.00–232.5085012
SteersMedium and Large 1—475218.41/cwt210.00–226.001,03712
SteersMedium and Large 3—275209.06/cwt190.00–225.0057510
SteersMedium and Large 3—325198.44/cwt185.00–210.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475162.78/cwt152.00–172.5077310
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525165.70/cwt150.00–180.0087014
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225173.02/cwt155.00–187.503896
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675166.48/cwt160.00–172.501,1246
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525189.16/cwt180.00–197.509938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—589228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3434
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375170.92/cwt156.00–184.006418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275208.62/cwt195.00–220.0057416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625173.51/cwt160.00–186.001,0844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325203.44/cwt190.00–215.0066116
HeifersMedium and Large 1—745148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 3—375188.97/cwt165.00–210.0070914
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425170.58/cwt160.00–180.007256
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375190.84/cwt185.00–197.507168
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475187.63/cwt185.00–190.008918
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—518178.00/cwt178.00–178.009223
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925878.38/head700.00–1,000.008786
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925628.38/head450.00–750.0062824
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,077.70/head875.00–1,375.001,07812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—925929.05/head825.00–1,000.009294
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9251,197.30/head900.00–1,400.001,19714
CowsLean 85-90%—70025.36/cwt20.00–30.001784
Bulls——1,760117.39/cwt106.00–125.002,06612
Bulls——1,13396.05/cwt86.00–104.001,0884
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02589.85/cwt84.00–94.0092110
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27599.29/cwt94.00–104.001,26642
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53590.02/cwt86.00–93.001,38210
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02580.78/cwt60.00–95.5082822
CowsLean 85-90%—80041.44/cwt34.00–48.003324

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.