Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 lower; feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower; feeder yearlings groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady; replacement cows had good quality;

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.84/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$201.84

180 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	210.40	959	86
Medium and Large 1-2	672	201.07	1,351	57
Medium and Large 3	449	183.13	821	37

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $138 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 sale180 hd

201.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,329 hd

217.30

−15.46

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	1,493	118.34	1,767	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	110.54	1,512	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	93.57	1,043	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	77.87	784	47

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)	1,044	$1,286	44
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,128	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,677	42
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$658	26

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	285.89/cwt	275.00–295.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	203.66/cwt	180.00–225.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	229.30/cwt	200.00–255.00	860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	237.73/cwt	210.00–260.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	192.89/cwt	185.00–200.00	916	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	226.50/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	276.09/cwt	265.00–285.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	278.44/cwt	265.00–290.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	195.07/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	227.13/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	279.00/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	229.95/cwt	200.00–255.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	239.72/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.78/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.47/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,241	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	269.16/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	171.02/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	200.78/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	231.96/cwt	200.00–260.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	203.55/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.03/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,050	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	527	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	98.41/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,512	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,164	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	21
Bulls	—	—	1,267	112.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,428	17
Bulls	—	—	1,920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	658.11/head	450.00–800.00	658	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,288.07/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,288	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,027.03/head	700.00–1,250.00	1,027	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,406.82/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,407	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	888.51/head	725.00–1,000.00	889	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,587.21/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,587	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,056.98/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	928	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	193.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	218.64/cwt	200.00–235.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.22/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	226.51/cwt	205.00–245.00	736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	226.34/cwt	210.00–240.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	200.12/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	191.34/cwt	175.00–205.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	155.54/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	195.95/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,425	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,000	18

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 716Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 244Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 100Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.00	192.00
2	—	788	165.00–177.00	171.02
1	—	920	180.00	180.00
14	—	375	200.00–235.00	218.64
1	—	830	153.00	153.00
6	—	675	178.00–190.00	184.22
14	—	325	205.00–245.00	226.51
14	—	275	210.00–240.00	226.34
14	—	575	185.00–214.00	200.12
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
18	—	475	200.00–220.00	210.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	185.00–200.00	192.89
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
2	—	928	124.00–127.00	125.48
8	—	325	185.00–200.00	193.07
10	—	275	175.00–205.00	191.34
4	—	675	140.00–170.00	155.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	180.00	180.00
11	—	687	190.00–206.00	195.07
20	—	727	193.00–198.00	195.95
8	—	564	220.00	220.00
6	—	821	201.00	201.00
6	—	506	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	275.00–295.00	285.89
4	—	625	220.00–232.50	226.50
6	—	225	265.00–285.00	276.09
14	—	325	265.00–290.00	278.44
1	—	790	213.00	213.00
8	—	375	275.00–282.50	279.00
1	—	720	202.00	202.00
6	—	475	220.00–257.50	239.72
6	—	575	226.00–239.00	232.78
8	—	525	226.00–246.00	236.47
10	—	425	257.00–280.00	269.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	180.00–225.00	203.66
14	—	375	200.00–255.00	229.30
6	—	225	210.00–260.00	237.73
14	—	275	200.00–255.00	229.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	235.00	235.00
2	—	650	230.00	230.00
9	—	586	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	774	226.00–228.00	227.13
13	—	658	235.00	235.00
4	—	571	270.00	270.00
3	—	518	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	180.00–220.00	200.78
8	—	375	200.00–260.00	231.96
6	—	525	180.00–225.00	203.55
12	—	475	200.00–240.00	221.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	850	62.00	62.00
5	—	850	60.00	60.00
21	—	1,200	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	95.00–101.00	98.41
50	—	1,350	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,200	97.00	97.00
24	—	850	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	107.00–114.00	112.70
9	—	1,920	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	450.00–800.00	658.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,288.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,406.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	700.00–1,250.00	1,027.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	725.00–1,000.00	888.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,587.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,056.98

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle