Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	192.25	821	69
Medium and Large 1-2	518	178.00	922	3thin
Medium and Large 3	432	167.65	724	44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,603	112.06	1,797	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	97.47	1,196	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	90.02	1,382	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	952	68.15	649	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,197	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$878	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$1,072	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$628	24

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	—	625	199.27/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.39/cwt	170.00–218.00	830	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	197.35/cwt	180.00–213.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	213.85/cwt	200.00–226.00	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.03/cwt	170.00–214.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	177.93/cwt	170.00–185.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	140.99/cwt	127.00–154.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.47/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	236.13/cwt	220.00–250.00	767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	248.16/cwt	237.00–257.50	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	226.66/cwt	220.00–232.50	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	218.41/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,037	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	209.06/cwt	190.00–225.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	198.44/cwt	185.00–210.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	162.78/cwt	152.00–172.50	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	165.70/cwt	150.00–180.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	173.02/cwt	155.00–187.50	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	166.48/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	189.16/cwt	180.00–197.50	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.92/cwt	156.00–184.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.51/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	203.44/cwt	190.00–215.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	188.97/cwt	165.00–210.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.84/cwt	185.00–197.50	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	922	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	878.38/head	700.00–1,000.00	878	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	628.38/head	450.00–750.00	628	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,077.70/head	875.00–1,375.00	1,078	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	929.05/head	825.00–1,000.00	929	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,197.30/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,197	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	25.36/cwt	20.00–30.00	178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	117.39/cwt	106.00–125.00	2,066	12
Bulls	—	—	1,133	96.05/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	921	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.29/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,266	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	90.02/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,382	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.78/cwt	60.00–95.50	828	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	41.44/cwt	34.00–48.00	332	4

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 427Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 95Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 58Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	192.00–206.00	199.27
14	—	425	170.00–218.00	195.39
6	—	475	180.00–213.00	197.35
6	—	575	200.00–210.00	205.21
8	—	375	200.00–226.00	213.85
8	—	525	170.00–214.00	193.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	170.00–185.00	177.93
4	—	675	127.00–154.00	140.99
10	—	275	190.00–225.00	209.06
4	—	325	185.00–210.00	198.44
14	—	375	165.00–210.00	188.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	175.00	175.00
4	—	589	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	205.00–225.00	215.47
18	—	325	220.00–250.00	236.13
12	—	275	237.00–257.50	248.16
12	—	375	220.00–232.50	226.66
12	—	475	210.00–226.00	218.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	152.00–172.50	162.78
14	—	525	150.00–180.00	165.70
6	—	225	155.00–187.50	173.02
8	—	375	156.00–184.00	170.92
6	—	425	160.00–180.00	170.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	160.00–172.50	166.48
8	—	525	180.00–197.50	189.16
16	—	275	195.00–220.00	208.62
4	—	625	160.00–186.00	173.51
16	—	325	190.00–215.00	203.44
1	—	745	148.00	148.00
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
8	—	375	185.00–197.50	190.84
8	—	475	185.00–190.00	187.63
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	700.00–1,000.00	878.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	925	900.00–1,400.00	1,197.30
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	925	450.00–750.00	628.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	875.00–1,375.00	1,077.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	825.00–1,000.00	929.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	20.00–30.00	25.36
22	—	1,025	60.00–95.50	80.78
4	—	800	34.00–48.00	41.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	84.00–94.00	89.85
42	—	1,275	94.00–104.00	99.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	86.00–93.00	90.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,760	106.00–125.00	117.39
4	—	1,133	86.00–104.00	96.05

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