Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 545▲ 459 vs year ago 257 · +178.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 80▲ 197 vs year ago 47 · +419.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 83▲ 35 vs year ago 65 · +53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold mixed; feeder heifers over 450lbs sold 5.00 to 17.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.94/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$248.94
185 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475258.241,226134
Medium and Large 3376224.5184551
One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about $381 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
248.94
—
MS average13 barns · 1,044 hd
248.49
+0.45
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—High1,600120.811,93336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242103.051,280150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43898.341,4145thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00883.7084360

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)1,033$1,23326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,01314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,20732
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)850$1,1851thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$64128

Every lot, as filed

71 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—375221.31/cwt200.00–240.0083026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525209.86/cwt185.00–232.501,10218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575209.81/cwt190.00–228.001,20614
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675185.03/cwt177.00–192.501,2494
HeifersMedium and Large 3—720131.00/cwt130.00–132.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1—900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 3—325243.82/cwt225.00–260.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473222.86/cwt215.00–230.001,05418
SteersMedium and Large 1—325284.20/cwt260.00–305.0092422
SteersMedium and Large 1—275286.34/cwt270.00–300.007878
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770177.65/cwt170.00–185.001,3682
SteersMedium and Large 1—775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
SteersMedium and Large 1—525230.99/cwt220.00–241.001,21316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,020142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4481
SteersMedium and Large 3—225229.96/cwt205.00–250.005178
SteersMedium and Large 3—528214.58/cwt192.00–230.001,1337
SteersMedium and Large 3—375237.29/cwt200.00–270.008908
SteersMedium and Large 1—675231.96/cwt226.00–237.501,5662
SteersMedium and Large 1—475250.77/cwt235.00–265.001,19120
SteersMedium and Large 1—425280.87/cwt265.00–295.001,19422
SteersMedium and Large 3—425211.44/cwt185.00–235.008998
SteersMedium and Large 3—475207.50/cwt177.00–235.009868
SteersMedium and Large 1—723195.06/cwt185.00–210.001,4103
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,265112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4171
SteersMedium and Large 1—375298.97/cwt275.00–320.001,12114
SteersMedium and Large 3—275235.40/cwt200.00–265.006478
SteersMedium and Large 1—625235.20/cwt230.00–240.001,47010
SteersMedium and Large 1—575236.52/cwt230.00–242.501,36012
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,070122.03/cwt120.00–124.001,3062
BullsMedium and Large 1—525221.42/cwt212.00–230.001,16210
BullsMedium and Large 1—475221.03/cwt200.00–240.001,0508
BullsMedium and Large 1—375217.29/cwt180.00–250.008154
BullsMedium and Large 1—705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 1—850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
BullsMedium and Large 1—575220.77/cwt208.00–232.501,2696
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02592.44/cwt86.00–97.0094820
CowsLean 85-90%—85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005956
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02585.22/cwt70.00–96.0087454
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43898.34/cwt97.00–100.001,4145
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275104.68/cwt97.00–111.501,335130
Bulls——1,658123.33/cwt113.00–130.002,04532
Bulls——1,133100.64/cwt85.00–113.001,1404
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925641.35/head460.00–765.0064128
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—8501,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,411.70/head1,200.00–1,545.001,41216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,133.07/head995.00–1,220.001,13310
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925712.97/head600.00–790.007134
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925947.97/head725.00–1,100.0094810
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,043.92/head925.00–1,125.001,0448
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,320.93/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3218
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9251,143.24/head950.00–1,275.001,14312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425224.74/cwt202.00–245.0095514
BullsMedium and Large 1—425235.24/cwt185.00–280.001,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—745156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—527232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2238
BullsMedium and Large 1—783139.01/cwt138.00–140.001,0882
BullsMedium and Large 1—675195.36/cwt185.00–205.001,3198
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325190.76/cwt180.00–200.006206
HeifersMedium and Large 3—225187.73/cwt160.00–210.0042210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525153.79/cwt136.00–170.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625152.78/cwt132.00–172.009554
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425180.58/cwt170.00–190.007674
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475192.89/cwt185.00–200.009166
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625201.69/cwt190.00–212.501,2616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—813159.10/cwt148.00–170.001,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325232.06/cwt217.00–245.0075410
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375188.97/cwt165.00–210.007098
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—494225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1128
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275241.34/cwt225.00–255.0066416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,200124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4881

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.