Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale held on 12-18-23, feeder steers were 5 to 25 higher this week. Feeder heifers were also 5 to 25 higher this week. Slaughter cows were firm to steady . Slaughter bulls were steady to 2 lower. Had 1 dispersal so several pairs and bred cows went back to the farm with rain and grass coming along well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.53/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$228.53

129 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

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

$36.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	238.99	1,053	90
Medium and Large 2	415	204.89	851	31
Medium and Large 1-2	625	202.50	1,266	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.49/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale129 hd

228.53

—

MS average6 barns · 427 hd

227.22

+1.31

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	1,495	112.00	1,675	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	88.83	1,065	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	88.34	1,335	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	67.43	667	41

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	$1,180	40
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,558	30

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	179.64/cwt	162.00–186.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	211.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	266.63/cwt	255.00–280.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.52/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.10/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	246.83/cwt	235.00–260.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	199.66/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	222.37/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	219.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	285.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,208	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.96/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,265	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	289.19/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	299.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	226.90/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	254.27/cwt	240.00–265.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	259.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	246.83/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	298.76/cwt	285.00–315.00	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	246.52/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	221.96/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	182.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	239.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	198.34/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	212.82/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	218.35/cwt	200.00–240.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	164.48/cwt	150.00–175.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	211.74/cwt	200.00–225.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	189.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	211.98/cwt	200.00–225.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	189.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	264.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	265.02/cwt	252.00–280.00	856	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,473.20/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,473	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	886.64/head	600.00–1,125.00	887	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	96.12/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,065	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	891	78.62/cwt	60.00–90.00	701	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,052	1,422.40/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,422	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,129.57/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,130	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	933	1,137.40/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,137	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,597.34/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,597	8
Bulls	—	—	1,105	103.59/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,145	7
Bulls	—	—	1,656	115.46/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,912	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	67.49/cwt	62.00–73.00	639	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	52.81/cwt	50.00–60.00	475	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	85.66/cwt	80.00–88.00	999	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	92.00/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,133	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	88.34/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,335	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	80.85/cwt	78.00–88.00	910	13

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 426Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 123Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 125Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	162.00–186.00	179.64
8	—	570	205.00–228.00	216.10
16	—	375	235.00–260.00	246.83
12	—	426	235.00–260.00	246.52
1	—	845	162.00	162.00
10	—	523	210.00–235.00	221.96
4	—	470	235.00–245.00	239.79
3	—	672	180.00–208.00	198.34
5	—	618	200.00–222.00	212.82
13	—	271	250.00–280.00	264.91
14	—	323	252.00–280.00	265.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	200.00–220.00	211.32
4	—	620	175.00–190.00	182.26
6	—	273	200.00–240.00	218.35
6	—	373	200.00–225.00	211.74
2	—	570	180.00–200.00	189.65
4	—	423	200.00–225.00	211.98
4	—	523	180.00–200.00	189.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	220.00	220.00
4	—	706	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	255.00–280.00	266.63
4	—	473	215.00–240.00	226.90
5	—	368	240.00–265.00	254.27
5	—	277	250.00–275.00	259.03
6	—	423	235.00–260.00	246.83
5	—	518	150.00–175.00	164.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	245.00–265.00	254.52
5	—	619	185.00–210.00	199.66
3	—	725	215.00–227.00	222.37
6	—	673	210.00–230.00	219.67
11	—	423	270.00–300.00	285.66
10	—	523	230.00–255.00	241.96
16	—	370	275.00–305.00	289.19
8	—	323	290.00–310.00	299.30
14	—	273	285.00–315.00	298.76
1	—	825	214.00	214.00
12	—	570	230.00–255.00	242.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	252.50	252.50

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	—	1,675	119.00	119.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,430	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,213	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,473.20
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	870	600.00–1,125.00	886.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,108	91.00–100.00	96.12
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	891	60.00–90.00	78.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,052	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,422.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	933	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,137.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,206	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,129.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,175	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,597.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,105	100.00–108.00	103.59
17	—	1,656	109.00–119.00	115.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	947	62.00–73.00	67.49
12	—	899	50.00–60.00	52.81
13	—	1,125	78.00–88.00	80.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,166	80.00–88.00	85.66
27	—	1,231	89.00–96.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,511	84.00–91.50	88.34

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle