Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
14 vs last sale 446 68 vs year ago 392 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
6 vs last sale 197 75 vs year ago 116 · +64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
79 vs last sale 79 65 vs year ago 93 · +69.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to the sale of 6-26-23 feeder steers sold 2.00-8.00 higher; feeder heifers sold firmer. feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.14/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$205.14
185 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.70
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496220.401,09420
Medium and Large 1448215.1496496
Medium and Large 3-4462197.509127thin
Medium and Large 3423185.6178662
One grade step is worth $34.79/cwt here — about $308 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 sale185 hd
205.14
MS average7 barns · 731 hd
213.84
−8.70
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
BullsAverage1,439117.151,68620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,129102.471,157106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38598.771,3688thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00583.1583566

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$1,17336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1695
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$7427
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,47262
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,100$1,0678

Every lot, as filed

67 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,02586.00/cwt62.00–103.0088260
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38598.77/cwt95.00–102.001,3688
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02598.68/cwt94.00–102.001,01162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275107.82/cwt102.00–113.001,37544
Bulls1,160110.28/cwt108.00–112.001,2798
Bulls1,625121.73/cwt117.00–125.001,97812
CowsLean 85-90%80054.63/cwt44.00–64.004376
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1501,168.70/head975.00–1,250.001,1695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,260.45/head1,150.00–1,330.001,26024
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925997.97/head775.00–1,150.0099812
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1950742.48/head630.00–800.007427
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,320.93/head1,200.00–1,400.001,32110
BullsMedium and Large 1625194.68/cwt170.00–217.501,2176
BullsMedium and Large 1675191.33/cwt182.00–200.001,2914
BullsMedium and Large 1820135.18/cwt120.00–150.001,1082
BullsMedium and Large 1855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 1475216.83/cwt205.00–227.501,0306
BullsMedium and Large 1718181.10/cwt177.00–185.001,3002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4237
SteersMedium and Large 1475229.20/cwt220.00–237.501,0898
SteersMedium and Large 1525228.45/cwt224.00–232.501,1998
SteersMedium and Large 3275227.23/cwt200.00–250.0062510
SteersMedium and Large 1375242.31/cwt225.00–257.5090922
SteersMedium and Large 1275258.17/cwt250.00–265.0071012
SteersMedium and Large 1325254.37/cwt242.00–265.0082714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,36712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,014168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,70410
SteersMedium and Large 3475194.72/cwt175.00–212.509256
SteersMedium and Large 3375232.59/cwt227.00–237.5087210
SteersMedium and Large 3525202.24/cwt180.00–222.501,0624
SteersMedium and Large 3425200.99/cwt160.00–237.5085414
SteersMedium and Large 1425246.61/cwt240.00–252.501,0484
HeifersMedium and Large 1575198.34/cwt190.00–206.001,14010
HeifersMedium and Large 3-4Value Added462197.50/cwt197.50–197.509127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added493216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0654
SteersMedium and Large 1790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
SteersMedium and Large 1625233.76/cwt227.00–240.001,4612
SteersMedium and Large 1575234.95/cwt224.00–245.001,3516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,067.05/head975.00–1,125.001,0678
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19251,314.86/head1,300.00–1,325.001,31520
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 11,0251,181.71/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1826
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 11,07187.47/cwt79.00–88.0093712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0751,717.44/head1,400.00–1,925.001,71726
HeifersMedium and Large 3325198.49/cwt180.00–220.006458
BullsMedium and Large 1528222.69/cwt212.00–230.001,1767
BullsMedium and Large 1325239.20/cwt215.00–260.007776
BullsMedium and Large 1375227.31/cwt210.00–242.508524
BullsMedium and Large 1425212.02/cwt175.00–245.0090110
BullsMedium and Large 1575203.46/cwt180.00–225.001,1708
HeifersMedium and Large 1275244.53/cwt232.00–255.0067212
HeifersMedium and Large 3575163.25/cwt145.00–180.009396
HeifersMedium and Large 3425183.22/cwt170.00–195.007798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433227.00/cwt227.00–227.009838
HeifersMedium and Large 1325238.07/cwt230.00–245.0077410
HeifersMedium and Large 1375221.99/cwt210.00–232.5083212
HeifersMedium and Large 3625175.39/cwt165.00–185.001,0966
HeifersMedium and Large 3375186.64/cwt160.00–210.0070010
HeifersMedium and Large 1525209.51/cwt198.00–220.001,10014
HeifersMedium and Large 3475184.09/cwt172.00–195.008746
HeifersMedium and Large 3275209.51/cwt185.00–230.0057612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2128
HeifersMedium and Large 1425211.15/cwt190.00–230.0089718
HeifersMedium and Large 1625192.79/cwt185.00–200.001,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 1475213.15/cwt200.00–225.001,01210
HeifersMedium and Large 3525156.17/cwt130.00–180.008206
HeifersMedium and Large 1675167.32/cwt144.00–189.001,1294

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.