Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
172 vs last sale 613 87 vs year ago 354 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
41 vs last sale 150 31 vs year ago 140 · 22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
80 vs last sale 140 37 vs year ago 97 · 38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEKS SALE feeder steers under 400# sold 10.00-30.00 higher; feeder steers over 400# sold 5.00-16.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and were reported as #1-2s ; 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 $191.12/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$191.12
169 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$42.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.18
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465201.40936124
Medium and Large 3492163.6780636
Medium and Large 1-2791159.331,2619thin
One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale169 hd
191.12
MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd
206.31
−15.18
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
BullsAverage1,649115.501,90414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252102.121,27870
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605100.231,6094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02583.6685820

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,16212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$9786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,24322
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$59120

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3475179.46/cwt165.00–192.508526
HeifersMedium and Large 1780130.98/cwt112.00–150.001,0224
HeifersMedium and Large 3525164.27/cwt147.00–180.008626
SteersMedium and Large 1325256.89/cwt230.00–280.008356
SteersMedium and Large 3375205.98/cwt190.00–220.0077212
SteersMedium and Large 3275228.62/cwt215.00–240.006294
HeifersMedium and Large 1525199.39/cwt185.00–212.501,04712
HeifersMedium and Large 3575142.51/cwt130.00–154.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1375218.32/cwt205.00–230.0081918
SteersMedium and Large 1713195.32/cwt185.00–206.001,3932
SteersMedium and Large 1675211.33/cwt202.00–220.001,4264
SteersMedium and Large 1782182.64/cwt180.00–188.001,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1575231.64/cwt216.00–246.001,3328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added663185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2272
SteersMedium and Large 1625220.72/cwt215.00–226.001,3804
SteersMedium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 1525234.56/cwt222.00–246.001,2318
SteersMedium and Large 3425198.22/cwt185.00–210.008424
SteersMedium and Large 3475173.71/cwt150.00–200.008254
SteersMedium and Large 1275261.79/cwt240.00–280.0072012
SteersMedium and Large 1375241.31/cwt220.00–260.0090516
HeifersMedium and Large 1475204.72/cwt185.00–222.5097214
HeifersMedium and Large 1325216.13/cwt200.00–230.0070214
BullsMedium and Large 1575210.29/cwt197.00–222.501,2098
BullsMedium and Large 1525217.01/cwt200.00–232.501,13914
BullsMedium and Large 1475222.89/cwt215.00–230.001,05912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added690193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605100.23/cwt98.00–102.001,6094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274103.34/cwt95.00–111.001,31763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05091.14/cwt82.00–96.009577
CowsLean 85-90%1,02583.66/cwt62.00–99.0085820
Bulls1,250104.80/cwt94.00–112.001,3104
Bulls1,808119.78/cwt111.00–126.002,16610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,545.35/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5456
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,335.47/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3354
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925590.54/head540.00–625.0059120
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925977.70/head725.00–1,150.009786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,334.09/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3348
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925817.57/head550.00–1,000.008184
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925819.59/head775.00–850.008204
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19251,181.76/head825.00–1,425.001,1828
HeifersMedium and Large 1275214.06/cwt195.00–230.0058916
HeifersMedium and Large 3625136.55/cwt122.00–150.008534
HeifersMedium and Large 1625185.59/cwt170.00–200.001,16010
HeifersMedium and Large 3425184.69/cwt172.00–196.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 3885109.03/cwt106.00–112.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 3325185.76/cwt175.00–195.006046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added865150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2985
HeifersMedium and Large 1575189.81/cwt170.00–208.001,09110
HeifersMedium and Large 1830144.54/cwt138.00–155.001,2004
HeifersMedium and Large 3375160.51/cwt144.00–175.006024
HeifersMedium and Large 1724148.24/cwt124.00–167.001,0734
HeifersMedium and Large 1425215.87/cwt200.00–230.0091718
SteersMedium and Large 1425224.16/cwt212.00–235.0095320
SteersMedium and Large 3525208.57/cwt207.00–210.001,0954
SteersMedium and Large 1475229.88/cwt212.00–246.001,09214

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.