Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave groups added value; feeder groups were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.72/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$188.72

188 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$33.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	198.86	862	96
Medium and Large 1-2	548	192.93	1,058	43
Medium and Large 3	418	165.17	691	49

One grade step is worth $33.69/cwt here — about $172 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 sale188 hd

188.72

—

MS average12 barns · 1,490 hd

201.78

−13.06

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	1,423	110.18	1,568	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	96.36	1,156	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	91.12	1,407	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	71.93	710	24

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)	1,036	$1,055	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$881	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,278	74
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$630	20

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	206.52/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	236.13/cwt	220.00–250.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.15/cwt	185.00–210.00	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	194.65/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	219.06/cwt	200.00–235.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	236.34/cwt	220.00–250.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	225.22/cwt	209.00–240.00	1,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	202.99/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	196.31/cwt	175.00–215.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	196.51/cwt	175.00–215.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	194.46/cwt	180.00–207.50	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,378	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	227.09/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	217.63/cwt	197.00–236.00	925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.98/cwt	215.00–245.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.98/cwt	185.00–212.50	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.16/cwt	190.00–213.00	859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.73/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	161.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.12/cwt	165.00–212.50	808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	191.75/cwt	182.50–202.00	911	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.93/cwt	50.00–96.00	789	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	46.91/cwt	40.00–53.00	375	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	91.12/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,407	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	101.01/cwt	94.50–107.00	1,287	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	88.33/cwt	81.00–94.50	946	33
Bulls	—	—	1,813	122.28/cwt	117.00–126.00	2,217	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	104.80/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,310	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	881.08/head	780.00–950.00	881	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	837.84/head	600.00–1,000.00	838	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,501.74/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,502	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	855.81/head	100.00–1,350.00	856	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,188.51/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,189	28
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	629.73/head	380.00–800.00	630	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,182.39/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,182	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	176.31/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	151.40/cwt	141.00–163.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	174.05/cwt	165.00–180.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	158.15/cwt	145.00–170.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.39/cwt	130.00–150.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	209.79/cwt	195.00–222.50	682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	196.56/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	208.32/cwt	195.00–220.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	169.06/cwt	150.00–185.00	465	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	161.73/cwt	150.00–172.50	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	173.75/cwt	160.00–186.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	188.42/cwt	149.00–206.00	1,008	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	195.69/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,254	13

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 386Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 103Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 12Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	180.00	180.00
6	—	575	200.00–212.50	206.52
10	—	325	220.00–250.00	236.13
6	—	275	220.00–250.00	236.34
1	—	800	191.00	191.00
10	—	525	209.00–240.00	225.22
6	—	625	190.00–215.00	202.99
16	—	475	210.00–242.50	227.09
14	—	425	197.00–236.00	217.63
12	—	375	215.00–245.00	230.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	180.00–208.00	194.65
8	—	275	200.00–235.00	219.06
8	—	375	175.00–215.00	196.31
8	—	325	175.00–215.00	196.51
10	—	475	180.00–207.50	194.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	215.00	215.00
18	—	579	238.00	238.00
6	—	770	193.50	193.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	212.50	212.50
24	—	535	149.00–206.00	188.42
3	—	438	197.50	197.50
13	—	641	194.00–196.00	195.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	185.00–210.00	198.15
1	—	710	157.00	157.00
10	—	275	185.00–212.50	199.98
18	—	425	190.00–213.00	202.16
4	—	575	170.00–192.50	181.73
4	—	625	168.00–184.00	176.31
3	—	808	141.00–163.00	151.40
18	—	325	195.00–222.50	209.79
12	—	525	184.00–208.00	196.56
12	—	375	195.00–220.00	208.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	158.00–165.00	161.66
7	—	378	165.00–180.00	174.05
6	—	475	145.00–170.00	158.15
4	—	625	130.00–150.00	140.39
16	—	275	150.00–185.00	169.06
6	—	575	150.00–172.50	161.73
6	—	425	160.00–186.00	173.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	165.00–212.50	190.12
10	—	475	182.50–202.00	191.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	50.00–96.00	76.93
4	—	800	40.00–53.00	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	86.00–94.00	91.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,274	94.50–107.00	101.01
33	—	1,071	81.00–94.50	88.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,813	117.00–126.00	122.28
18	—	1,250	91.00–114.00	104.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	780.00–950.00	881.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	600.00–1,000.00	837.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,100	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,182.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,075	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,501.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	100.00–1,350.00	855.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	925	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,188.51
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	380.00–800.00	629.73

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