Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 6
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 328▲ 28 vs year ago 529 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 147▼ 7 vs year ago 174 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 93▼ 9 vs year ago 104 · −8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 20.00 higher on number 1 steers. 2 and 3 steers were mixed. Feeder heifers were mixed throughout this week. Slaughter cows were steady . Slaughter bulls were also steady this week. May we remember all the service men and women this week with Veteran's Day coming up and all the blessings they have given us!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.66/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$237.66
104 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435249.531,08573
Medium and Large 2392209.7082231
One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $263 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 sale104 hd
237.66
—
MS average13 barns · 805 hd
239.57
−1.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,365104.421,42621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20088.461,06156
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44385.831,23814
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95571.1868040

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,09518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$8253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,390$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,239$1,2805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,0144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$8002thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,545115.00/cwt110.00–119.001,7777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2031,277.61/head975.00–1,650.001,27813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2631,281.04/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2814
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,02387.68/cwt70.00–100.008978
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—880800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—993969.13/head600.00–1,100.009693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—84877.68/cwt75.00–80.006592
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—771620.14/head450.00–725.006205
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,330108.80/cwt107.00–110.001,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329242.42/cwt235.00–255.0079810
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500177.00/cwt177.00–177.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525187.29/cwt180.00–195.009836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—447226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0107
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420189.52/cwt180.00–200.007966
BullsMedium and Large 1—750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—646200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2927
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273209.04/cwt195.00–225.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473154.96/cwt150.00–165.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372200.68/cwt185.00–212.007475
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322206.55/cwt195.00–215.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370226.82/cwt215.00–240.0083912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560191.79/cwt180.00–200.001,0745
SteersMedium and Large 1—323261.82/cwt250.00–275.0084610
SteersMedium and Large 1—280274.73/cwt260.00–290.0076910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475199.18/cwt192.00–207.009466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—578219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2665
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270240.56/cwt230.00–250.006504
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820147.47/cwt145.00–150.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 2—523184.35/cwt170.00–200.009642
SteersMedium and Large 2—472202.03/cwt180.00–220.009547
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423218.02/cwt207.00–230.009226
HeifersMedium and Large 1—643173.49/cwt170.00–177.001,1162
SteersMedium and Large 1—668227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,5202
SteersMedium and Large 1—640217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3891
SteersMedium and Large 1—518238.36/cwt230.00–245.001,2357
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,075175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1—371252.75/cwt240.00–265.0093815
SteersMedium and Large 1—468242.03/cwt230.00–255.001,13310
SteersMedium and Large 2—428208.21/cwt200.00–230.008917
SteersMedium and Large 2—365217.02/cwt200.00–235.007926
SteersMedium and Large 1—418253.30/cwt240.00–265.001,0599
SteersMedium and Large 1—565238.34/cwt230.00–245.001,3477
SteersMedium and Large 2—269218.40/cwt200.00–245.005875
SteersMedium and Large 2—318216.54/cwt200.00–235.006894
BullsMedium and Large 1—445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1—675169.78/cwt160.00–180.001,1464
BullsMedium and Large 1—835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 1—485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1402
BullsMedium and Large 1—573218.55/cwt215.00–222.001,2524
BullsMedium and Large 1—645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2902
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18284.49/cwt77.00–87.0099923
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21291.22/cwt88.00–96.001,10633
Bulls——1,21592.36/cwt90.00–96.001,1226
Bulls——1,321104.22/cwt100.00–107.001,3778
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0781
CowsLean 85-90%—86354.55/cwt50.00–60.0047111
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08382.06/cwt78.00–88.0088914
CowsLean 85-90%—90373.23/cwt67.00–77.0066115
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43587.05/cwt84.50–88.001,24913

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.