Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
195 vs last sale 251 53 vs year ago 393 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
69 vs last sale 128 52 vs year ago 145 · +35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
15 vs last sale 64 22 vs year ago 57 · +38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 8-15 lower. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1-2 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.08/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$215.08
97 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415218.9390974
Medium and Large 2320202.7064823
One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $261 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
215.08
MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd
211.42
+3.66
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
BullsLow1,466115.161,68819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05998.391,04162
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43797.111,39533
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88976.9268355

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$7634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$6751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)849$1,2239
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,0132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$8352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,184$1,5586
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,43310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)925$1,0004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,0752thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
SteersMedium and Large 2380234.32/cwt225.00–245.0089010
SteersMedium and Large 1458239.64/cwt235.00–246.001,0983
SteersMedium and Large 2310235.13/cwt230.00–245.007296
SteersMedium and Large 1637213.02/cwt210.00–215.001,3575
SteersMedium and Large 1523221.36/cwt220.00–222.001,1583
HeifersMedium and Large 2234208.26/cwt200.00–217.004877
HeifersMedium and Large 1270222.74/cwt215.00–230.006017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525204.40/cwt200.00–210.001,0735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467200.00/cwt200.00–200.009343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418208.82/cwt200.00–227.008733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620196.51/cwt190.00–202.001,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement7501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement5001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
SteersMedium and Large 2565197.13/cwt192.00–202.001,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 2468193.82/cwt185.00–202.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 2432196.56/cwt185.00–200.008496
HeifersMedium and Large 1382227.04/cwt222.00–230.0086715
HeifersMedium and Large 1415220.73/cwt215.00–228.0091612
HeifersMedium and Large 2273204.67/cwt200.00–215.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement5501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement6001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1325219.90/cwt210.00–230.0071510
HeifersMedium and Large 1476217.77/cwt206.00–225.001,03718
SteersMedium and Large 2282248.92/cwt240.00–257.007028
SteersMedium and Large 1404251.43/cwt250.00–254.001,0167
SteersMedium and Large 1328254.01/cwt252.00–255.008333
SteersMedium and Large 1360252.34/cwt250.00–255.009083
SteersMedium and Large 1565222.07/cwt215.00–228.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 1680210.96/cwt205.00–217.001,4352
SteersMedium and Large 2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
SteersMedium and Large 2466223.75/cwt215.00–232.001,0435
SteersMedium and Large 2424226.31/cwt220.00–232.009607
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408107.24/cwt107.00–108.001,5104
Bulls1,060100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0601
CowsLean 85-90%79554.08/cwt44.00–58.004305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48190.06/cwt88.00–92.001,3349
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42398.25/cwt94.00–103.001,39820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03597.61/cwt93.00–103.001,01056
CowsLean 85-90%86667.25/cwt60.00–73.0058218
CowsLean 85-90%91685.92/cwt75.00–90.0078732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278105.62/cwt104.00–109.001,3506
Bulls1,900122.85/cwt121.00–125.002,3344
Bulls1,371114.04/cwt107.00–119.001,56314
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2905875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2875950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2725675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-27501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2850725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2685675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2795834.64/head790.00–875.008352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2835733.93/head500.00–850.007343
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28491,222.94/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2239
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,441.49/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,749.49/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7494
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,565.32/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5654
HeifersMedium and Large 1509210.04/cwt200.00–220.001,0698
HeifersMedium and Large 1560196.97/cwt190.00–200.001,1034

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.