Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer were firm to 10.00 higher on steers under 400 pounds. Feeder heifers were firm to 10.00 higher to on heifers under 400. Slaughter cows were steady to 7.00 higher . Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.81/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$246.81

77 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	257.64	1,132	56
Medium and Large 2	374	217.95	814	21

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $318 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 sale77 hd

246.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd

238.87

+7.94

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	—	Average	1,527	118.87	1,815	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	102.09	1,198	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	97.97	1,499	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	74.47	657	14

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)	1,065	$1,201	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$802	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	268	296.79/cwt	280.00–310.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	279.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	207.81/cwt	200.00–225.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	233.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	203.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	268.63/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	298.56/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	213.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	263.76/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.22/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	246.44/cwt	230.00–265.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	283.76/cwt	270.00–300.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	323.95/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	211.47/cwt	200.00–225.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	281.01/cwt	270.00–300.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	274.63/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	211.90/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	209.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	298.95/cwt	285.00–315.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	251.97/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	271.48/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	328.91/cwt	315.00–345.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.96/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	223.95/cwt	210.00–240.00	723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	802.18/head	620.00–925.00	802	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,201.29/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,201	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	93.09/cwt	85.00–98.00	785	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	118.79/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,301	12
Bulls	—	—	1,606	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,005	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	112.88/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	71.28/cwt	67.00–77.00	589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	53.65/cwt	51.00–55.00	376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	87.53/cwt	83.00–93.00	894	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	95.18/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,057	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	105.55/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,272	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	97.97/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,499	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 286Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 101Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 58Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	280.00–310.00	296.79
8	—	373	270.00–290.00	279.40
3	—	677	200.00–210.00	203.20
7	—	419	255.00–280.00	268.63
3	—	615	200.00–220.00	213.01
10	—	323	285.00–315.00	298.95
4	—	573	200.00–220.00	209.61
8	—	470	240.00–265.00	251.97
8	—	523	205.00–230.00	216.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	200.00–225.00	207.81
5	—	377	220.00–255.00	233.00
4	—	273	200.00–225.00	211.47
5	—	427	200.00–225.00	209.37
4	—	323	210.00–240.00	223.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	290.00–305.00	298.56
7	—	519	250.00–275.00	263.76
14	—	323	310.00–340.00	323.95
6	—	473	265.00–285.00	274.63
5	—	418	260.00–280.00	271.48
6	—	275	315.00–345.00	328.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	200.00–228.00	216.22
4	—	373	230.00–265.00	246.44
4	—	273	270.00–300.00	283.76
5	—	327	270.00–300.00	281.01
4	—	473	200.00–225.00	211.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	745	620.00–925.00	802.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,065	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,201.29
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	843	85.00–98.00	93.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,095	100.00–134.00	118.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	120.00–130.00	124.85
4	—	1,448	107.00–117.00	112.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	67.00–77.00	71.28
3	—	700	51.00–55.00	53.65
6	—	1,021	83.00–93.00	87.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	90.00–98.00	95.18
14	—	1,205	101.00–110.00	105.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	95.00–100.00	97.97

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

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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

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Replacement Cattle

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