Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer under 400pounds were 5. to15.00 higher, steers over 400 pounds were mixed. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were steady this week, Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher this week. Lighter run this week with more lighter weight calves come in this week than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.00/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$253.00

86 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$427

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

$63.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	264.16	1,026	61
Medium and Large 2	394	227.92	898	23
Medium and Large 1-2	723	201.00	1,453	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.16/cwt here — about −$427 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 sale86 hd

253.00

—

MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd

241.78

+11.21

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	1,546	113.47	1,755	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	87.82	1,287	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	87.32	1,040	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	70.72	688	54

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$1,235	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,361	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	81.56/cwt	76.00–87.00	863	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.66/cwt	145.00–170.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	213.00/cwt	200.00–235.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	249.20/cwt	235.00–260.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	267.19/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	226.90/cwt	215.00–240.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	279.46/cwt	270.00–290.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	216.03/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	269.57/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	286.06/cwt	270.00–305.00	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	202.25/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	254.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	256.72/cwt	245.00–270.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	212.04/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	244.17/cwt	235.00–260.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	226.54/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	166.57/cwt	160.00–180.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	196.63/cwt	185.00–210.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	229.52/cwt	220.00–240.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	253.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	213.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	251.06/cwt	235.00–270.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	143.24/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.10/cwt	170.00–190.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,085	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,544	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,504.28/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	902	1,001.72/head	700.00–1,200.00	1,002	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,469.01/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,469	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	101.62/cwt	85.00–110.00	995	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	67.47/cwt	52.00–80.00	513	12
Bulls	—	—	1,617	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,884	19
Bulls	—	—	1,323	103.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,373	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	83.91/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,017	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	89.92/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,056	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	87.82/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,287	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	71.37/cwt	65.00–75.00	697	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	55.80/cwt	50.00–60.00	478	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 547Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 203Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 93Year ago 65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,058	76.00–87.00	81.56
17	—	976	65.00–75.00	71.37
16	—	857	50.00–60.00	55.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	80.00–86.00	83.91
25	—	1,174	87.00–96.00	89.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,466	85.00–91.00	87.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,617	110.00–120.00	116.52
6	—	1,323	100.00–109.00	103.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	145.00–170.00	157.66
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	420	235.00	235.00
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	200.00–235.00	213.00
2	—	685	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	442	160.00–180.00	166.57
4	—	323	185.00–210.00	196.63
6	—	270	200.00–230.00	213.89
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
2	—	490	170.00–190.00	180.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
6	—	320	245.00–270.00	256.72
6	—	478	200.00–225.00	212.04
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
4	—	420	220.00–240.00	229.52
7	—	367	240.00–265.00	253.62
4	—	523	200.00–220.00	209.67
10	—	273	235.00–270.00	251.06
3	—	708	130.00–165.00	143.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	235.00–260.00	249.20
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	215.00–240.00	226.90
5	—	327	235.00–260.00	244.17
5	—	468	215.00–235.00	226.54
2	—	390	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	260.00–275.00	267.19
1	—	740	170.00	170.00
12	—	323	270.00–290.00	279.46
3	—	565	205.00–222.00	216.03
1	—	665	209.00	209.00
15	—	371	250.00–290.00	269.57
14	—	273	270.00–305.00	286.06
4	—	618	190.00–215.00	202.25
5	—	466	240.00–265.00	254.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,085	122.00	122.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,504.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	902	700.00–1,200.00	1,001.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,220	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,469.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	979	85.00–110.00	101.62
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	760	52.00–80.00	67.47

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle