Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 12
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
93 vs last sale 441 98 vs year ago 446 · 22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
11 vs last sale 109 2 vs year ago 100 · 2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
45 vs last sale 60 42 vs year ago 63 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bull sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.83/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$206.83
131 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.19
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432216.1593485
Medium and Large 1-2580206.001,19518thin
Medium and Large 3357179.0964028
One grade step is worth $37.06/cwt here — about $294 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 sale131 hd
206.83
MS average13 barns · 1,150 hd
214.02
−7.19
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
BullsAverage1,556117.451,82826
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445103.811,5004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207100.691,21548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03388.7791721

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)1,100$1,12810
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,05216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,25054
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$75924

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 1375241.24/cwt217.00–262.509058
BullsMedium and Large 1616208.91/cwt185.00–230.001,2879
BullsMedium and Large 1425229.09/cwt200.00–255.0097412
BullsMedium and Large 1525206.17/cwt180.00–230.001,08214
BullsMedium and Large 1325219.58/cwt190.00–245.007148
BullsMedium and Large 1475221.03/cwt200.00–240.001,0508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4436
SteersMedium and Large 1715206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4731
SteersMedium and Large 1625236.35/cwt227.00–245.001,4774
SteersMedium and Large 1575247.82/cwt240.00–255.001,4256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0493
SteersMedium and Large 11,020118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2041
SteersMedium and Large 3275229.51/cwt205.00–250.0063112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5346
SteersMedium and Large 1375256.96/cwt225.00–285.0096412
SteersMedium and Large 1225276.89/cwt245.00–302.5062312
HeifersMedium and Large 3625142.08/cwt120.00–162.508884
SteersMedium and Large 3325216.13/cwt200.00–230.007024
HeifersMedium and Large 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 1475215.77/cwt200.00–230.001,0258
HeifersMedium and Large 1275253.62/cwt240.00–265.006978
HeifersMedium and Large 1575193.25/cwt175.00–210.001,1118
HeifersMedium and Large 3275194.51/cwt170.00–215.0053514
SteersMedium and Large 1475242.61/cwt215.00–267.501,1526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1903
HeifersMedium and Large 1375221.99/cwt210.00–232.5083210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1549
HeifersMedium and Large 3425170.58/cwt160.00–180.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 3325173.44/cwt160.00–185.005646
HeifersMedium and Large 1625184.68/cwt180.00–189.001,1544
HeifersMedium and Large 1525208.47/cwt198.00–218.001,09412
HeifersMedium and Large 1325218.82/cwt200.00–235.0071116
HeifersMedium and Large 1425220.01/cwt206.00–232.5093518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added602239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4393
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19251,186.49/head800.00–1,450.001,18626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,127.95/head950.00–1,240.001,12810
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925758.78/head625.00–850.0075924
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,616.28/head1,450.00–1,725.001,61614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,395.35/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3954
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925843.92/head725.00–925.0084410
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925764.19/head675.00–825.007646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,223.98/head1,000.00–1,365.001,22410
CowsLean 85-90%1,03388.77/cwt76.00–97.0091721
Bulls1,250108.00/cwt96.00–116.001,35010
Bulls1,748123.35/cwt118.50–127.002,15616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02591.44/cwt85.00–96.0093710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255103.13/cwt96.00–114.001,29438
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445103.81/cwt98.00–108.001,5004

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.