Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 19
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
97 vs last sale 348 3 vs year ago 248 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
30 vs last sale 98 25 vs year ago 103 · +24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
41 vs last sale 105 2 vs year ago 66 · 3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.45/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$249.45
97 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.46
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405263.991,07047
Medium and Large 1-2432259.881,12316thin
Medium and Large 3404224.4390834
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $162 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 sale97 hd
249.45
MS average13 barns · 969 hd
240.99
+8.46
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
BullsHigh1,511116.611,76116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230102.551,26286
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57396.021,5102thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02584.7386826

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)925$1,03612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$7576
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,44320
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$49324

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1955138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 3675131.74/cwt125.00–138.008894
HeifersMedium and Large 1275225.89/cwt215.00–235.006216
HeifersMedium and Large 1325224.37/cwt212.00–235.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 1773138.08/cwt130.00–146.001,0672
SteersMedium and Large 3375209.30/cwt180.00–235.007858
HeifersMedium and Large 3525160.70/cwt145.00–175.008444
SteersMedium and Large 3225264.96/cwt240.00–285.0059610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added416261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,08613
SteersMedium and Large 1225303.02/cwt285.00–317.506826
SteersMedium and Large 1525259.88/cwt257.00–262.501,3644
SteersMedium and Large 1905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0362
SteersMedium and Large 1425271.81/cwt257.00–285.001,1556
SteersMedium and Large 1325269.20/cwt245.00–290.008758
SteersMedium and Large 3475206.56/cwt185.00–226.009816
SteersMedium and Large 3625193.26/cwt160.00–224.001,2084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added502255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2803
SteersMedium and Large 3525215.70/cwt200.00–230.001,1326
SteersMedium and Large 1483247.57/cwt220.00–260.001,19612
SteersMedium and Large 1375267.97/cwt240.00–292.501,00510
BullsMedium and Large 1525175.47/cwt165.00–185.009218
BullsMedium and Large 1375250.65/cwt240.00–260.009406
BullsMedium and Large 1918143.62/cwt137.00–150.001,3182
BullsMedium and Large 1425229.95/cwt185.00–270.0097710
BullsMedium and Large 1780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 1705202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57396.02/cwt93.00–98.501,5102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275104.41/cwt97.00–111.001,33172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00093.00/cwt87.00–97.0093014
CowsLean 85-90%1,02584.73/cwt66.00–98.0086826
Bulls1,653122.10/cwt115.00–128.002,01812
Bulls1,083100.15/cwt91.00–108.001,0854
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925493.24/head300.00–625.0049324
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925594.59/head330.00–775.005954
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,082.27/head800.00–1,260.001,0822
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19251,035.68/head1,000.00–1,060.001,03612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,365.70/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3664
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19251,319.59/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3208
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,605.23/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6058
BullsMedium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 3425176.44/cwt150.00–200.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 3325181.13/cwt165.00–195.005894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added423231.00/cwt231.00–231.009776
HeifersMedium and Large 1525199.42/cwt190.00–208.001,0476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1106
HeifersMedium and Large 3475165.52/cwt155.00–175.007864
HeifersMedium and Large 3225204.41/cwt185.00–220.004604
HeifersMedium and Large 1375207.97/cwt180.00–232.507808
HeifersMedium and Large 1425213.75/cwt200.00–226.009086
HeifersMedium and Large 3275208.17/cwt200.00–215.005724
HeifersMedium and Large 1825134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601

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.