Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, Feeder steers were 1.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s and were vaccinated with two rounds of shots. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.,00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.73/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$192.73

88 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$62.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

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	446	213.60	954	10thin
Medium and Large 1	471	202.91	955	45
Medium and Large 2	459	179.34	823	25
Medium and Large 3	418	151.25	632	8thin

One grade step is worth $62.35/cwt here — about $321 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 sale88 hd

192.73

—

MS average12 barns · 761 hd

199.07

−6.33

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	1,421	110.65	1,572	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	88.05	1,038	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	83.75	1,322	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	72.79	640	68

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)	1,051	$1,396	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$867	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,206	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	441	$775	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	673	$521	32

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	79.68/cwt	75.00–83.00	817	12
Bulls	—	—	1,515	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,758	10
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	673	520.82/head	400.00–650.00	521	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	958.11/head	750.00–1,100.00	958	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,055.11/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.69/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	226.52/cwt	217.00–235.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.72/cwt	175.00–187.50	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.83/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.22/cwt	210.00–235.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	208.66/cwt	200.00–217.50	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	216.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	240.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	208.03/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	215.89/cwt	205.00–225.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	217.99/cwt	189.00–245.00	1,022	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	245.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	227.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	161.79/cwt	157.50–170.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	227.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	185.08/cwt	177.00–192.50	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	252.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.97/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	243.82/cwt	225.00–260.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	199.23/cwt	175.00–217.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.85/cwt	180.00–195.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.31/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	196.83/cwt	185.00–207.50	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	125.24/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	193.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	245.98/cwt	230.00–260.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,374.30/head	1,335.00–1,400.00	1,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,150.14/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,150	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	725.68/head	580.00–825.00	726	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,564.77/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,565	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	85.76/cwt	84.00–87.00	879	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	83.75/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,322	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.02/cwt	77.00–89.00	861	24
Bulls	—	—	1,286	103.00/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,325	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	91.76/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,170	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	72.25/cwt	68.00–76.00	578	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.91/cwt	50.00–63.00	455	16

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 510Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 265Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 104Year ago 93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	75.00–83.00	79.68
8	—	1,025	84.00–87.00	85.76
32	—	1,275	87.00–96.00	91.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,578	78.00–88.00	83.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	77.00–89.00	84.02
28	—	800	68.00–76.00	72.25
16	—	800	50.00–63.00	56.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,515	110.00–120.00	116.01
7	—	1,286	95.00–107.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	673	400.00–650.00	520.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	441	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	750.00–1,100.00	958.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	580.00–825.00	725.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	825.00–1,200.00	1,055.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,100	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,564.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,335.00–1,400.00	1,374.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	915	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,150.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	170.00–192.50	181.69
6	—	425	217.00–235.00	226.52
6	—	525	185.00–190.00	187.62
12	—	325	175.00–187.50	181.72
10	—	475	200.00–222.50	211.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	210.00–235.00	223.22
6	—	275	205.00–225.00	215.89
4	—	575	177.00–192.50	185.08
1	—	780	146.00	146.00
6	—	325	225.00–260.00	243.82
6	—	525	180.00–195.00	187.85
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	625	162.00–178.00	170.31
1	—	845	147.50	147.50
6	—	475	185.00–207.50	196.83
4	—	375	230.00–260.00	245.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	157.50–170.00	161.79
3	—	532	160.00–165.00	161.71
5	—	334	175.00–217.00	199.23
2	—	858	122.50–128.00	125.24
3	—	258	190.00–200.00	193.29
3	—	390	210.00	210.00
3	—	427	180.00–185.00	183.28
2	—	475	170.00–175.00	172.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	165.00	165.00
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	210.00	210.00
2	—	388	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	255	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	200.00–217.50	208.66
8	—	262	200.00–230.00	216.17
2	—	385	225.00	225.00
2	—	325	225.00	225.00
6	—	430	220.00–235.00	227.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	230.00–250.00	240.65
4	—	575	195.00–220.00	208.03
6	—	275	240.00–250.00	245.45
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
4	—	475	220.00–235.00	227.89
4	—	325	250.00–255.00	252.69
4	—	425	240.00–247.50	243.97
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	240.00	240.00
17	—	469	189.00–245.00	217.99

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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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