Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 24
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 427▲ 197 vs year ago 285 · +69.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 105▲ 84 vs year ago 56 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 115▲ 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady - 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady - 10.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer too 2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.82/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$207.82
142 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.15
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613215.421,32031
Medium and Large 1530209.491,10977
Medium and Large 3410197.0880934
One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $511 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 sale142 hd
207.82
—
MS average13 barns · 1,067 hd
218.96
−11.15
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—High1,390115.811,61022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204101.801,22678
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45299.261,44111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01990.5392331

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)1,038$1,29417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,0818
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$1,52117
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$65530

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1—525234.28/cwt228.00–240.001,2308
SteersMedium and Large 1—325263.44/cwt250.00–275.008568
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement—455234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—817159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—758178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3493
SteersMedium and Large 1—475244.09/cwt232.00–255.001,1596
SteersMedium and Large 3—275251.34/cwt235.00–265.006914
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375222.64/cwt200.00–242.5083512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—580227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,31715
SteersMedium and Large 3—325232.48/cwt215.00–247.507566
SteersMedium and Large 3—525205.93/cwt185.00–225.001,0814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—466255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1887
SteersMedium and Large 1—375263.32/cwt250.00–275.0098712
SteersMedium and Large 1—675224.07/cwt215.00–232.501,5124
SteersMedium and Large 1—740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6581
SteersMedium and Large 3—800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 3—475221.21/cwt217.00–225.001,0516
SteersMedium and Large 1—425256.81/cwt242.00–270.001,0916
SteersMedium and Large 1—275280.89/cwt270.00–290.007726
SteersMedium and Large 3—225238.86/cwt225.00–250.005374
SteersMedium and Large 3—865144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—558248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—535260.38/cwt252.00–261.001,39328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—365266.00/cwt266.00–266.009714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—675239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6132
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775173.69/cwt170.00–177.001,3463
BullsMedium and Large 1—525218.90/cwt210.00–227.001,1496
BullsMedium and Large 1—428205.99/cwt200.00–210.008827
BullsMedium and Large 1—627219.47/cwt212.00–225.001,3769
BullsMedium and Large 1—578221.74/cwt217.00–225.001,2827
BullsMedium and Large 1—478233.79/cwt232.00–235.001,1187
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02592.07/cwt83.00–98.5094422
Bulls——1,505122.88/cwt113.00–130.001,84916
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01990.53/cwt78.00–100.0092331
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45299.26/cwt95.00–102.001,44111
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275105.62/cwt99.00–111.501,34756
Bulls——1,08596.94/cwt84.00–108.001,0526
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925654.59/head500.00–760.0065530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,281.40/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2814
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925879.73/head850.00–900.008804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,426.14/head1,150.00–1,600.001,42610
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9501,106.20/head825.00–1,250.001,1067
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,349.32/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3498
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0501,673.81/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6749
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625190.39/cwt180.00–200.001,1908
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425225.87/cwt210.00–240.009608
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475190.52/cwt180.00–200.009054
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325216.72/cwt210.00–222.5070410
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425195.87/cwt180.00–210.008326
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275209.51/cwt185.00–230.005766
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225255.54/cwt245.00–264.005752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275241.34/cwt225.00–255.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625156.75/cwt137.00–175.009804
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575213.40/cwt197.50–228.001,2274
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325236.68/cwt227.00–245.007696
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820174.47/cwt172.00–177.001,4312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—433236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0223
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525211.13/cwt197.00–224.001,10810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675195.36/cwt185.00–205.001,3196
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525178.08/cwt165.00–190.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—726213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5464
HeifersMedium and Large 1—870171.86/cwt160.00–185.001,4957

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.