Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 196▼ 151 vs year ago 393 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 79 vs year ago 127 · −62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▼ 25 vs year ago 78 · −32.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-35.00 higher (with couple of classes 40.00 higher) ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher (with some classes 30.00-35.00 higher) feeder yearling groups were wean with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $268.01/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$268.01
118 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$86.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.24
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413283.511,17261
Medium and Large 2424258.311,09533
Medium and Large 3398246.0397922
Medium and Large 1-2750197.001,4782thin
One grade step is worth $86.51/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale118 hd
268.01
—
MS average13 barns · 1,826 hd
253.77
+14.24
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—High1,557121.571,89310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,328104.531,3882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225103.931,27330
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02590.109246thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,20812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,0138
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$1,2352thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$70124

Every lot, as filed

52 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1—275356.79/cwt335.00–375.0098110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325328.82/cwt310.00–345.001,06912
SteersMedium and Large 1—728233.51/cwt231.00–236.001,7002
SteersMedium and Large 1—375346.68/cwt335.00–360.001,30012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525232.50/cwt227.00–237.501,22112
HeifersMedium and Large 2—815154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2551
SteersMedium and Large 2—275333.62/cwt320.00–345.009174
SteersMedium and Large 2—425267.93/cwt260.00–275.001,1396
SteersMedium and Large 1—805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
SteersMedium and Large 1—760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
SteersMedium and Large 3—375273.32/cwt260.00–285.001,0258
SteersMedium and Large 3—325311.89/cwt285.00–335.001,01412
SteersMedium and Large 1—325363.07/cwt355.00–370.001,1808
SteersMedium and Large 1—525275.23/cwt270.00–280.001,4454
SteersMedium and Large 1—675243.11/cwt240.00–246.001,6414
SteersMedium and Large 1—425316.44/cwt290.00–340.001,3458
SteersMedium and Large 1—475280.26/cwt275.00–285.001,33110
SteersMedium and Large 1—625259.12/cwt256.00–262.001,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625214.16/cwt210.00–218.001,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3541
BullsMedium and Large 1—675210.36/cwt200.00–220.001,4202
BullsMedium and Large 1—625242.08/cwt240.00–244.001,5132
BullsMedium and Large 1—525276.19/cwt272.00–280.001,4502
BullsMedium and Large 1—416282.97/cwt265.00–315.001,1773
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02590.10/cwt86.00–93.009246
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,328104.53/cwt103.00–106.001,3882
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275106.35/cwt100.00–112.001,35624
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02594.27/cwt89.00–98.009666
Bulls——1,654126.56/cwt118.00–130.002,0937
Bulls——1,332109.94/cwt109.00–111.001,4643
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925701.08/head600.00–770.0070124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,013.07/head875.00–1,100.001,0138
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,418.75/head1,250.00–1,525.001,4196
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—925997.30/head700.00–1,200.009976
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—8101,234.88/head1,025.00–1,425.001,2352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375272.99/cwt265.00–280.001,02422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425255.29/cwt250.00–260.001,0858
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425242.64/cwt240.00–245.001,0314
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325278.07/cwt270.00–285.009046
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525192.13/cwt178.00–205.001,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375308.32/cwt295.00–320.001,1568
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575221.25/cwt209.00–232.501,2724
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275328.17/cwt320.00–335.0090212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425277.93/cwt270.00–285.001,1816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475246.21/cwt242.00–250.001,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—750197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4782
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375250.65/cwt240.00–260.009408
SteersMedium and Large 2—325348.07/cwt340.00–355.001,1316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—558262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4622

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.