Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.11/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$233.11

92 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$83.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

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	411	257.86	1,059	11thin
Medium and Large 1	481	241.62	1,162	52
Medium and Large 2	485	213.94	1,039	25
Medium and Large 3	508	174.25	884	4thin

One grade step is worth $83.61/cwt here — about $175 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 sale92 hd

233.11

—

MS average12 barns · 764 hd

237.41

−4.30

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	—	Low	1,579	113.74	1,796	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	89.26	1,086	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	88.46	1,302	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	78.25	839	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	262.38/cwt	245.00–285.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	233.65/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	208.81/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	238.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	267.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	161.16/cwt	155.00–175.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	234.39/cwt	220.00–245.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	206.58/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	181.18/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,218	8
Bulls	—	—	1,150	102.30/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	113.85/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,801	8
Bulls	—	—	1,759	118.51/cwt	117.50–120.00	2,085	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	221.36/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	254.19/cwt	247.50–270.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	181.43/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.31/cwt	230.00–255.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	255.15/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	233.70/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	200.71/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	223.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.93/cwt	212.00–225.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	228.83/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	177.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	186.71/cwt	175.00–200.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	209.34/cwt	200.00–225.00	963	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	84.59/cwt	80.00–87.00	924	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	71.78/cwt	65.00–77.00	741	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	95.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,166	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	89.32/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	76.60/cwt	72.00–79.00	964	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	88.86/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,071	22

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 672Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 142Year ago 158

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	167.00	167.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	180.00–186.00	182.97
4	—	281	245.00–285.00	262.38
1	—	815	200.00	200.00
5	—	328	265.00–275.00	267.82
8	—	428	240.00–260.00	247.58
4	—	363	247.50–270.00	254.19
7	—	476	252.00–258.00	255.15
11	—	525	220.00–248.00	233.70
5	—	565	225.00–236.00	228.83
1	—	750	187.50	187.50
4	—	626	230.00–232.00	231.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	228.00–237.50	233.65
4	—	505	185.00–220.00	208.81
3	—	373	230.00–245.00	238.53
5	—	463	200.00–240.00	221.36
2	—	673	178.00–185.00	181.43
2	—	335	230.00–255.00	242.31
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
2	—	588	220.00–228.00	223.98
2	—	618	212.50–215.00	213.77
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	238.00	238.00
3	—	352	277.50	277.50
3	—	307	265.00	265.00
2	—	413	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	155.00–175.00	161.16
2	—	435	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	600	186.00	186.00
2	—	378	170.00–185.00	177.75
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
3	—	468	175.00–200.00	186.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	220.00–245.00	234.39
5	—	577	198.00–212.00	206.58
4	—	515	195.00–208.00	200.71
6	—	420	212.00–225.00	217.93
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	700	182.00	182.00
1	—	305	215.00	215.00
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
7	—	460	200.00–225.00	209.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	219.00	219.00
3	—	457	200.00	200.00
8	—	651	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	170.00–196.00	181.18
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	97.00–108.00	102.30
8	—	1,582	110.00–116.00	113.85
7	—	1,759	117.50–120.00	118.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	84.00–86.00	85.00
12	—	1,431	86.00–95.00	89.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,092	80.00–87.00	84.59
1	—	1,260	92.00	92.00
8	—	1,033	65.00–77.00	71.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	94.00–98.00	95.19
4	—	1,259	72.00–79.00	76.60
22	—	1,205	83.00–93.00	88.86

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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