Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steer sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder steer group was weaned with 2 rounds of shots this gave group added value and was reported as 1-2 ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.74/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$193.74

125 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	199.96	1,032	67
Medium and Large 3	416	186.55	777	58

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $256 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 sale125 hd

193.74

—

MS average12 barns · 1,071 hd

212.77

−19.03

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	1,469	113.70	1,670	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	92.78	1,317	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	90.68	1,004	63

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)	1,056	$1,268	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,078	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,384	32
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	919	$545	31

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	82.93/cwt	80.00–85.00	850	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	98.24/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,253	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	94.82/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,324	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	89.22/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,303	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	90.85/cwt	86.00–94.00	938	23
Bulls	—	—	1,533	117.56/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,802	20
Bulls	—	—	1,286	102.67/cwt	84.00–112.00	1,320	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,425.68/head	1,060.00–1,675.00	1,426	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,146.62/head	885.00–1,325.00	1,147	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	919	544.74/head	400.00–650.00	545	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,201.14/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,201	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	748.65/head	600.00–850.00	749	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	941	911.96/head	625.00–1,075.00	912	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,437.77/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,438	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,670.93/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	230.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	192.82/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,109	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.78/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.31/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	181.46/cwt	172.00–190.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	243.93/cwt	237.00–250.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	125.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	193.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	195.97/cwt	175.00–214.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	191.31/cwt	170.00–210.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.88/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.87/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	192.97/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.52/cwt	195.00–215.00	976	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	216.54/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	224.26/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	218.64/cwt	200.00–235.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	181.90/cwt	170.00–192.50	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	220.91/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	261.34/cwt	245.00–275.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	263.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	266.13/cwt	250.00–280.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	226.79/cwt	205.00–245.00	624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	181.78/cwt	170.00–192.50	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	182.46/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.27/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	169.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	210.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	233.51/cwt	215.00–250.00	992	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 625Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 221Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 175Year ago 157

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	80.00–85.00	82.93
20	—	1,275	94.00–102.00	98.24
23	—	1,033	86.00–94.00	90.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	93.00–96.00	94.82
4	—	1,460	86.00–92.00	89.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,533	112.00–121.50	117.56
7	—	1,286	84.00–112.00	102.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	1,060.00–1,675.00	1,425.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	885.00–1,325.00	1,146.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,670.93
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	919	400.00–650.00	544.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,100	925.00–1,375.00	1,201.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,111	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,437.77
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	600.00–850.00	748.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	941	625.00–1,075.00	911.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	220.00–240.00	230.89
10	—	575	185.00–200.00	192.82
8	—	375	237.00–250.00	243.93
2	—	955	110.00–140.00	125.00
1	—	915	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,025	112.00	112.00
14	—	525	188.00–197.50	192.97
16	—	475	195.00–215.00	205.52
1	—	1,095	106.00	106.00
6	—	625	177.00–187.50	182.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	172.00–190.00	181.46
8	—	275	185.00–200.00	193.17
4	—	325	175.00–214.00	195.97
14	—	375	170.00–210.00	191.31
6	—	425	170.00–192.50	181.90
10	—	525	170.00–192.50	181.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	200.00–222.50	211.78
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
4	—	475	208.00–220.00	214.31
10	—	625	200.00–214.00	207.27
2	—	850	160.00–178.00	169.00
6	—	575	200.00–220.00	210.43
6	—	425	215.00–250.00	233.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	222.00–227.50	224.88
1	—	1,010	175.00	175.00
8	—	425	240.00–270.00	255.87
4	—	575	218.00–230.00	224.26
1	—	715	196.00	196.00
6	—	625	210.00–231.00	220.91
4	—	275	245.00–275.00	261.34
6	—	375	250.00–275.00	263.32
8	—	325	250.00–280.00	266.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	210.00–222.50	216.54
10	—	375	200.00–235.00	218.64
16	—	275	205.00–245.00	226.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	188.00	188.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle