Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 460▼ 147 vs year ago 574 · −25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 191▲ 32 vs year ago 73 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 158▲ 20 vs year ago 95 · +21.1%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482213.861,03177
Medium and Large 1-2588208.131,2248thin
Medium and Large 3434196.5685250
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,392113.131,57413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215101.631,23550
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52798.111,4987thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97879.5477835

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)1,000$1,10614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)952$93810
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,69720
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,25330
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)700$84616
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$74024

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 1—675191.33/cwt182.00–200.001,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—322224.69/cwt205.00–245.0072411
SteersMedium and Large 1—772179.88/cwt162.00–190.001,3893
SteersMedium and Large 1—475233.15/cwt220.00–245.001,10710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525215.70/cwt200.00–230.001,13210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425214.45/cwt197.00–230.0091116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—522220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—628201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2625
SteersMedium and Large 1—625235.20/cwt230.00–240.001,4706
SteersMedium and Large 3—275253.62/cwt240.00–265.0069712
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575202.82/cwt195.00–210.001,1666
SteersMedium and Large 1—375255.98/cwt240.00–270.0096014
SteersMedium and Large 1—275271.36/cwt267.00–275.007468
SteersMedium and Large 1—425250.58/cwt240.00–260.001,0658
SteersMedium and Large 3—525209.86/cwt185.00–232.501,1024
SteersMedium and Large 3—325225.54/cwt200.00–247.5073310
SteersMedium and Large 1—325276.89/cwt250.00–300.0090018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—704220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5496
SteersMedium and Large 1—700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 3—425216.44/cwt190.00–240.009204
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475184.09/cwt172.00–195.0087416
BullsMedium and Large 1—475229.09/cwt217.00–240.001,08810
BullsMedium and Large 1—525223.80/cwt217.00–230.001,17512
BullsMedium and Large 1—425233.80/cwt210.00–255.009948
BullsMedium and Large 1—325239.20/cwt215.00–260.007778
BullsMedium and Large 1—625196.46/cwt171.00–220.001,2286
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715183.01/cwt182.00–184.001,3092
HeifersMedium and Large 1—875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625191.35/cwt182.00–200.001,1968
HeifersMedium and Large 1—753191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,4382
HeifersMedium and Large 3—577175.85/cwt160.00–187.501,0159
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525175.70/cwt160.00–190.009226
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275221.79/cwt200.00–240.006108
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475215.77/cwt200.00–230.001,02510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375224.65/cwt210.00–237.5084212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275250.89/cwt240.00–260.006908
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,196.51/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1974
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,033.78/head900.00–1,125.001,0348
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,362.16/head1,050.00–1,575.001,36218
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,696.51/head1,500.00–1,825.001,69720
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,276.59/head1,160.00–1,350.001,2776
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925862.16/head770.00–925.008628
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925978.38/head800.00–1,100.009788
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0601,242.57/head970.00–1,425.001,2432
Stock CowsMedium 1Fancy—700846.43/head775.00–900.0084616
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925739.73/head600.00–835.0074024
Bulls——1,160102.52/cwt90.00–112.001,1896
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52798.11/cwt92.00–101.501,4987
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03185.51/cwt65.00–99.0088227
CowsLean 85-90%—80059.38/cwt53.00–65.004758
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02593.02/cwt86.00–98.0095312
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275104.35/cwt98.00–110.001,33038
Bulls——1,590122.22/cwt114.00–126.501,9437

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.