Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-13.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.11/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$207.11

135 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	213.86	1,031	77
Medium and Large 1-2	588	208.13	1,224	8thin
Medium and Large 3	434	196.56	852	50

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $178 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 sale135 hd

207.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd

218.00

−10.88

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,392	113.13	1,574	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	101.63	1,235	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	98.11	1,498	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	79.54	778	35

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,106	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$938	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,697	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,253	30
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$846	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$740	24

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	191.33/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	224.69/cwt	205.00–245.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	179.88/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.15/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,107	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.70/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.45/cwt	197.00–230.00	911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	253.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	202.82/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	255.98/cwt	240.00–270.00	960	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	271.36/cwt	267.00–275.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	250.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	209.86/cwt	185.00–232.50	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	225.54/cwt	200.00–247.50	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.89/cwt	250.00–300.00	900	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	216.44/cwt	190.00–240.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	184.09/cwt	172.00–195.00	874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	229.09/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.80/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,175	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	233.80/cwt	210.00–255.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	239.20/cwt	215.00–260.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.46/cwt	171.00–220.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	191.35/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	175.85/cwt	160.00–187.50	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.70/cwt	160.00–190.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	221.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	215.77/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	224.65/cwt	210.00–237.50	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	250.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	690	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,196.51/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,197	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,033.78/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,034	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,362.16/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,362	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,696.51/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,697	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,276.59/head	1,160.00–1,350.00	1,277	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	862.16/head	770.00–925.00	862	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	978.38/head	800.00–1,100.00	978	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,242.57/head	970.00–1,425.00	1,243	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1Fancy	—	700	846.43/head	775.00–900.00	846	16
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	739.73/head	600.00–835.00	740	24
Bulls	—	—	1,160	102.52/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,189	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	98.11/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,498	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	85.51/cwt	65.00–99.00	882	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	59.38/cwt	53.00–65.00	475	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	93.02/cwt	86.00–98.00	953	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	104.35/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,330	38
Bulls	—	—	1,590	122.22/cwt	114.00–126.50	1,943	7

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Jul 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 460Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 191Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 158Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	182.00–200.00	191.33
10	—	525	200.00–230.00	215.70
16	—	425	197.00–230.00	214.45
6	—	575	195.00–210.00	202.82
2	—	715	182.00–184.00	183.01
1	—	875	140.00	140.00
8	—	625	182.00–200.00	191.35
2	—	753	190.00–192.00	191.00
10	—	475	200.00–230.00	215.77
12	—	375	210.00–237.50	224.65
8	—	275	240.00–260.00	250.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	205.00–245.00	224.69
16	—	475	172.00–195.00	184.09
9	—	577	160.00–187.50	175.85
6	—	525	160.00–190.00	175.70
8	—	275	200.00–240.00	221.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	220.00	220.00
5	—	628	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	162.00–190.00	179.88
10	—	475	220.00–245.00	233.15
6	—	625	230.00–240.00	235.20
14	—	375	240.00–270.00	255.98
8	—	275	267.00–275.00	271.36
8	—	425	240.00–260.00	250.58
18	—	325	250.00–300.00	276.89
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	240.00–265.00	253.62
4	—	525	185.00–232.50	209.86
10	—	325	200.00–247.50	225.54
4	—	425	190.00–240.00	216.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	217.00–240.00	229.09
12	—	525	217.00–230.00	223.80
8	—	425	210.00–255.00	233.80
8	—	325	215.00–260.00	239.20
6	—	625	171.00–220.00	196.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,196.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,075	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,696.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	900.00–1,125.00	1,033.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,362.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,160.00–1,350.00	1,276.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	970.00–1,425.00	1,242.57
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	770.00–925.00	862.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	800.00–1,100.00	978.38
Stock Cows — Medium 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	700	775.00–900.00	846.43
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	925	600.00–835.00	739.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	90.00–112.00	102.52
7	—	1,590	114.00–126.50	122.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,527	92.00–101.50	98.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,031	65.00–99.00	85.51
8	—	800	53.00–65.00	59.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	86.00–98.00	93.02
38	—	1,275	98.00–110.00	104.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle