Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEKS SALE MOST CLASSES OF FEEDER STEERS SOLD 4.00-10.00 LOWER , COUPLE CLASSES SOLD STEADY; FEEDER HEIEFERS SOLD 2.00-15.00 LOWER ; SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY TO FIRMER; SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD 1.00-3.00 HIGHER

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.13/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$196.13

154 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$31.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	211.07	920	81
Medium and Large 3	412	179.55	740	73

One grade step is worth $31.52/cwt here — about $180 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 sale154 hd

196.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,486 hd

210.25

−14.13

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	1,585	111.67	1,770	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	88.26	977	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	87.26	1,266	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	73.42	640	81

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)	1,042	$1,217	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$957	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,148	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,784	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$639	52

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	—	—	1,805	118.10/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,132	12
Bulls	—	—	1,255	102.03/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,280	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	75.99/cwt	73.00–79.00	606	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	85.18/cwt	80.00–89.00	871	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,134.09/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,134	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	779.73/head	750.00–800.00	780	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,038.51/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,039	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,306.82/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,307	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,446.51/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,447	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	639.19/head	550.00–700.00	639	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	908.78/head	775.00–1,000.00	909	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,100	1,784.09/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,784	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,068.24/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	221.79/cwt	200.00–240.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	187.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	188.62/cwt	175.00–200.00	519	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	199.20/cwt	182.00–215.00	1,145	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.36/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	865	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	171.68/cwt	160.00–185.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	228.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	225.52/cwt	216.00–234.00	958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	224.20/cwt	200.00–245.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.52/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	188.44/cwt	175.00–200.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	171.13/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	263.07/cwt	255.00–270.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	176.50/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	206.03/cwt	185.00–225.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	163.99/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	224.51/cwt	200.00–245.00	617	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	211.94/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	216.15/cwt	195.00–235.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.16/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	251.72/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	219.04/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	224.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	245.98/cwt	230.00–260.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	201.22/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,056	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	228.22/cwt	215.00–240.00	970	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	222.09/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,055	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.95/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	233.64/cwt	215.00–250.00	876	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.29/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,202	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	84.82/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,288	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	92.14/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,214	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.38/cwt	58.00–70.00	515	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	880	26

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 402Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 186Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 125Year ago 152

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,805	114.00–121.00	118.10
8	—	1,255	90.00–110.00	102.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	797	73.00–79.00	75.99
40	—	800	58.00–70.00	64.38
26	—	1,025	80.00–90.00	85.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,022	80.00–89.00	85.18
26	—	1,275	89.00–99.00	94.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	80.00–88.00	84.82
4	—	1,318	90.00–94.00	92.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	950.00–1,250.00	1,134.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,306.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	750.00–800.00	779.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	875.00–1,150.00	1,038.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,446.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	775.00–1,000.00	908.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	875.00–1,200.00	1,068.24
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	925	550.00–700.00	639.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,784.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	200.00–240.00	221.79
16	—	375	220.00–240.00	230.65
1	—	795	167.50	167.50
14	—	325	220.00–235.00	228.07
10	—	425	216.00–234.00	225.52
12	—	575	175.00–187.50	181.52
8	—	525	185.00–195.00	190.23
2	—	723	160.00–182.50	171.13
4	—	625	170.00–182.50	176.50
4	—	475	185.00–225.00	206.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	180.00–195.00	187.93
18	—	275	175.00–200.00	188.62
1	—	780	154.00	154.00
10	—	375	160.00–185.00	171.68
6	—	475	170.00–180.00	175.26
14	—	325	175.00–200.00	188.44
6	—	525	170.00–180.00	174.77
6	—	675	150.00–177.00	163.99
6	—	575	160.00–170.00	165.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	182.00–215.00	199.20
6	—	675	160.00–180.00	170.36
1	—	770	177.00	177.00
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
12	—	525	185.00–216.00	201.22
18	—	425	215.00–240.00	228.22
14	—	475	205.00–237.50	222.09
6	—	625	185.00–208.00	196.95
28	—	375	215.00–250.00	233.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	200.00–245.00	224.20
20	—	275	200.00–245.00	224.51
6	—	475	203.00–220.00	211.94
4	—	425	195.00–235.00	216.15
1	—	970	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	255.00–270.00	263.07
6	—	525	220.00–237.50	229.16
2	—	920	175.00–178.00	176.50
10	—	475	237.00–265.00	251.72
8	—	625	218.00–220.00	219.04
1	—	1,020	168.00	168.00
2	—	888	178.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	710	187.50	187.50
12	—	575	220.00–228.00	224.17
10	—	375	230.00–260.00	245.98

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle