Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 557▲ 38 vs year ago 645 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 225▲ 121 vs year ago 111 · +109.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 195▼ 2 vs year ago 121 · −1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher ;feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher ;feeder calf group was weaned with 2 rounds of shots this gave them added value ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady ;

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.03/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$208.03
205 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.02
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453214.66972165
Medium and Large 3428180.6477240
One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $200 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 sale205 hd
208.03
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
216.04
−8.02
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—Average1,623121.201,96717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193100.201,195158
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27596.151,2264thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90873.9367254

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)1,050$1,31056
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,17616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,41014
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)500$1,0255
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$63521

Every lot, as filed

59 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—575231.73/cwt226.00–237.001,33212
SteersMedium and Large 1—275270.45/cwt265.00–275.0074412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—795148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—683199.29/cwt187.00–205.001,3613
SteersMedium and Large 3—275209.06/cwt190.00–225.0057510
SteersMedium and Large 3—525207.85/cwt200.00–215.001,0916
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705192.48/cwt187.50–200.001,3573
SteersMedium and Large 1—626228.37/cwt220.00–235.001,43013
SteersMedium and Large 3—325227.06/cwt212.00–240.007384
SteersMedium and Large 3—375222.24/cwt202.00–240.008338
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575206.51/cwt194.00–218.001,18714
SteersMedium and Large 1—675215.54/cwt200.00–230.001,4556
SteersMedium and Large 1—525237.61/cwt224.00–250.001,24720
SteersMedium and Large 3—225251.64/cwt235.00–265.005666
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—583232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3533
SteersMedium and Large 1—375270.33/cwt265.00–275.001,0146
SteersMedium and Large 1—326277.12/cwt260.00–290.0090315
SteersMedium and Large 1—765228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7441
SteersMedium and Large 1—425265.29/cwt260.00–270.001,1276
SteersMedium and Large 1—475239.46/cwt220.00–257.001,13720
SteersMedium and Large 1—715227.56/cwt215.00–231.001,6275
SteersMedium and Large 3—425223.80/cwt200.00–245.0095112
BullsMedium and Large 1—425235.87/cwt220.00–250.001,0028
BullsMedium and Large 1—675186.22/cwt180.00–192.001,25710
BullsMedium and Large 1—625194.79/cwt187.00–202.001,2178
BullsMedium and Large 1—525206.75/cwt190.00–222.001,0858
BullsMedium and Large 1—375260.33/cwt255.00–265.009768
BullsMedium and Large 1—575210.21/cwt205.00–215.001,2096
CowsLean 85-90%—80063.44/cwt56.00–70.0050828
Bulls——1,300105.63/cwt99.00–112.001,3732
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02585.22/cwt70.00–96.0087426
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,27596.15/cwt94.00–98.001,2264
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275104.41/cwt97.00–111.001,331106
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02591.61/cwt84.00–97.0093952
Bulls——1,666123.28/cwt116.00–130.002,05415
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—933635.20/head450.00–750.0063521
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—5001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,318.75/head1,150.00–1,425.001,31912
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925748.65/head600.00–850.007494
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,430.11/head1,200.00–1,575.001,43040
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9251,008.65/head750.00–1,185.001,00916
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9751,399.36/head1,075.00–1,650.001,39912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325232.43/cwt212.00–250.0075518
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525190.71/cwt186.00–195.001,0016
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325171.13/cwt155.00–185.005566
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375218.64/cwt200.00–235.0082028
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475214.19/cwt200.00–226.001,01725
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825165.36/cwt150.00–180.001,3642
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626199.95/cwt190.00–208.001,25215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275234.06/cwt215.00–250.0064412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425216.46/cwt200.00–230.0092025
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425178.12/cwt176.00–180.007574
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275196.34/cwt180.00–210.0054010
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625165.59/cwt150.00–180.001,0356
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525214.28/cwt208.00–220.001,12512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225213.86/cwt200.00–225.004816
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475173.15/cwt160.00–185.008228

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.