Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker; feeder heifers sold weaker; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and group was reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.24/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$199.24

155 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$31.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	210.44	990	99
Medium and Large 1-2	794	192.00	1,524	4thin
Medium and Large 3	367	178.46	655	52

One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $334 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 sale155 hd

199.24

—

MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd

219.33

−20.09

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	—	High	1,567	121.26	1,900	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	95.68	1,356	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	93.24	1,017	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	86.22	828	98

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)	1,043	$1,242	49
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,134	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,384	38
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	922	$684	63

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	525	219.36/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	172.89/cwt	165.00–180.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	201.60/cwt	185.00–220.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	219.06/cwt	200.00–235.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	220.68/cwt	195.00–240.00	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	195.25/cwt	182.00–207.50	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.37/cwt	200.00–242.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	252.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	197.69/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	243.04/cwt	227.00–257.50	1,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	194.26/cwt	185.00–202.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	221.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	226.52/cwt	190.00–255.00	852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.80/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.78/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	248.07/cwt	240.00–255.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	211.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	260.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.30/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.93/cwt	195.00–210.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.42/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	213.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,012	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.81/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	203.76/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.86/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	74.57/cwt	72.00–77.00	595	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	91.11/cwt	84.00–96.00	937	69
Bulls	—	—	1,725	125.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,163	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	95.68/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,356	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	100.18/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,277	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	90.89/cwt	82.00–97.00	934	65
Bulls	—	—	1,250	113.00/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,413	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,440.70/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,441	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	922	684.34/head	520.00–800.00	684	63
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	935	973.58/head	600.00–1,200.00	974	17
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	878.38/head	700.00–1,000.00	878	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,316.93/head	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,317	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,384.09/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,463.51/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,464	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,631.40/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,631	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,037.84/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.65/cwt	160.00–180.00	640	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	198.64/cwt	180.00–215.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	212.30/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,011	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.28/cwt	200.00–227.00	911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	221.51/cwt	200.00–240.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	184.75/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	164.22/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.99/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	181.52/cwt	172.00–190.00	771	10

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 583Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 260Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 177Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	200.00–237.00	219.36
6	—	625	182.00–207.50	195.25
10	—	375	200.00–242.00	222.37
14	—	275	200.00–240.00	221.79
15	—	476	200.00–222.00	212.30
12	—	425	200.00–227.00	214.28
12	—	325	200.00–240.00	221.51
6	—	725	177.00–192.00	184.75
6	—	813	150.00–178.00	164.22
8	—	575	192.00–215.00	203.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	165.00–180.00	172.89
6	—	325	160.00–180.00	170.76
12	—	275	185.00–202.00	194.26
18	—	375	160.00–180.00	170.65
10	—	425	172.00–190.00	181.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	794	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	185.00–220.00	201.60
10	—	275	200.00–235.00	219.06
15	—	326	195.00–240.00	220.68
17	—	376	190.00–255.00	226.52
11	—	427	200.00–220.00	211.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	250.00–255.00	252.72
6	—	725	192.00–203.00	197.69
12	—	475	227.00–257.50	243.04
12	—	425	220.00–265.00	243.80
12	—	525	225.00–247.50	236.78
6	—	325	240.00–255.00	248.07
10	—	375	250.00–270.00	260.65
8	—	575	220.00–234.00	227.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	195.00–210.00	202.93
10	—	525	212.00–230.00	221.42
22	—	475	200.00–225.00	213.15
4	—	675	175.00–192.00	183.81
6	—	625	197.00–210.00	203.76
6	—	575	205.00–222.00	213.86
8	—	375	180.00–215.00	198.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	798	72.00–77.00	74.57
69	—	1,028	84.00–96.00	91.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,417	92.00–98.00	95.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	97.00–103.00	100.18
65	—	1,028	82.00–97.00	90.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,725	122.00–128.00	125.39
8	—	1,250	104.00–119.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,440.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,631.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,463.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	800.00–1,200.00	1,037.84
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	922	520.00–800.00	684.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	935	600.00–1,200.00	973.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	925	700.00–1,000.00	878.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,100	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,316.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,384.09

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

Reporter comment USDA

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