Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 1.00-7.00 higher ; feeder steers over 500# sold 1.00-7.00 lower ; feeder heifers under 350# sold 1.00-10.00 lower ; feeder heifers over 350# sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots, this gave groups added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.23/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$210.23

201 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	601	221.00	1,328	4thin
Medium and Large 1	450	220.96	993	130
Medium and Large 3	390	188.75	736	67

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about $592 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 sale201 hd

210.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,476 hd

224.00

−13.77

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	1,473	121.07	1,783	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	102.16	1,243	127
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	101.06	1,463	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	80.68	786	114

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)	1,019	$1,225	55
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,172	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,560	50
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	450	$1,133	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$771	52

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	475	218.40/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,037	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	172.18/cwt	150.00–190.00	387	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.86/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,083	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	236.31/cwt	215.00–255.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	233.17/cwt	225.00–240.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	196.85/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	235.38/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	216.15/cwt	195.00–235.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	271.72/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	228.34/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	186.25/cwt	165.00–215.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.65/cwt	205.00–225.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	221.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	217.27/cwt	200.00–230.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	224.95/cwt	200.00–250.00	499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	266.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.04/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	203.55/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	267.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	268.03/cwt	255.00–275.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.98/cwt	226.00–264.00	1,168	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	213.18/cwt	198.00–227.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	211.43/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	208.80/cwt	185.00–230.00	887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	213.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	235.98/cwt	220.00–250.00	885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	209.18/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	92.02/cwt	85.00–97.00	943	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	105.29/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,344	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	522	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.22/cwt	70.00–96.00	874	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	101.06/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	114.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,367	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	125.26/cwt	119.00–130.00	2,052	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	770.68/head	625.00–870.00	771	52
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	1,133.33/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,133	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	948.65/head	800.00–1,050.00	949	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,284.09/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,284	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	1,354.25/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,354	31
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,058.11/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,058	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,034.32/head	850.00–1,160.00	1,034	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,405.81/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,406	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,417.57/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,418	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,782.56/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,783	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	198.62/cwt	185.00–210.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	190.52/cwt	180.00–200.00	905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	182.21/cwt	165.00–197.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	217.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,252	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	233.44/cwt	220.00–245.00	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	209.35/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	229.02/cwt	215.00–254.00	953	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	189.52/cwt	180.00–198.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	208.03/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,196	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	204.80/cwt	185.00–220.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	205.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.51/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.64/cwt	150.00–180.00	952	6

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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 683Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 232Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 119Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	200.00–235.00	218.40
1	—	805	182.50	182.50
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
12	—	375	215.00–255.00	236.31
12	—	275	225.00–240.00	233.17
4	—	675	187.00–206.00	196.85
14	—	325	220.00–245.00	233.44
6	—	625	200.00–218.00	209.35
30	—	416	215.00–254.00	229.02
16	—	575	195.00–220.00	208.03
4	—	225	200.00–210.00	205.55
2	—	760	190.00–192.50	191.23
14	—	525	200.00–222.00	211.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	225	150.00–190.00	172.18
6	—	275	185.00–210.00	198.62
4	—	525	185.00–200.00	192.85
12	—	475	180.00–200.00	190.52
6	—	325	165.00–197.00	182.21
8	—	425	180.00–198.00	189.52
15	—	376	185.00–220.00	204.80
6	—	575	150.00–180.00	165.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	230.00–277.00	254.86
11	—	522	222.00–250.00	235.38
4	—	375	260.00–282.00	271.72
8	—	575	220.00–236.00	228.34
1	—	735	215.00	215.00
8	—	275	250.00–280.00	266.34
4	—	625	224.00–226.00	225.04
8	—	325	265.00–270.00	267.69
5	—	229	255.00–275.00	268.03
14	—	475	226.00–264.00	245.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	195.00–235.00	216.15
5	—	470	165.00–215.00	186.25
6	—	375	205.00–225.00	215.65
12	—	275	200.00–240.00	221.79
13	—	326	200.00–230.00	217.27
9	—	222	200.00–250.00	224.95
10	—	575	190.00–216.00	203.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	230.00	230.00
2	—	770	220.00	220.00
4	—	525	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	198.00–227.00	213.18
8	—	625	200.00–222.00	211.43
8	—	425	185.00–230.00	208.80
4	—	475	200.00–225.00	213.15
8	—	375	220.00–250.00	235.98
4	—	675	204.00–214.00	209.18
10	—	575	210.00–225.00	217.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	85.00–97.00	92.02
97	—	1,276	97.00–112.50	105.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	800	60.00–70.00	65.31
88	—	1,025	70.00–96.00	85.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	99.00–103.00	101.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	110.00–117.00	114.08
10	—	1,638	119.00–130.00	125.26

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	52	—	925	625.00–870.00	770.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	450	950.00–1,250.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	800.00–1,050.00	948.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	925	850.00–1,200.00	1,058.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,284.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,092	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,354.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	850.00–1,160.00	1,034.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,417.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,405.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,075	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,782.56

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

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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