Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifer were mixed to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were firm to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were firm to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $260.22/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$260.22

103 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$380

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

$34.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	267.46	1,155	61
Medium and Large 2	377	252.57	952	36
Medium and Large 1-2	660	232.52	1,535	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale103 hd

260.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,590 hd

254.71

+5.51

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	1,405	120.87	1,698	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	106.64	1,289	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	101.98	1,452	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	81.08	754	18

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)	959	$1,263	40
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	922	$1,780	13

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	326.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	367.63/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	267.23/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	314.02/cwt	300.00–330.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,201	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	283.89/cwt	270.00–300.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	211.97/cwt	200.00–225.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	216.95/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	232.52/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	246.74/cwt	235.00–260.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	346.55/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	291.35/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	284.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	231.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	262.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	241.90/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	285.87/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	302.16/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	316.11/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	333.89/cwt	320.00–350.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	289.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	257.14/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	284.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	236.83/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	189.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	373.35/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	268.41/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	283.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,490.93/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,491	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	788	1,035.71/head	710.00–1,250.00	1,036	20
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	92.12/cwt	75.00–104.00	714	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	114.40/cwt	102.00–124.00	1,167	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,548.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	2,227.00/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,227	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	822	1,472.26/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	127.72/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,211	114.01/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,381	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	95.94/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,040	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	80.26/cwt	74.00–84.00	771	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	89.76/cwt	86.00–96.00	897	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	726	60.22/cwt	56.00–66.00	437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	105.90/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,288	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	116.11/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,502	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	101.98/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,452	5

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 242Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 48Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 53Year ago 98

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifer were mixed to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were firm to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were firm to 3.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	310.00–345.00	326.57
13	—	321	350.00–385.00	367.63
8	—	370	330.00–365.00	346.55
1	—	600	270.00	270.00
12	—	523	277.00–307.00	291.35
7	—	476	290.00–320.00	302.16
14	—	273	355.00–395.00	373.35
4	—	575	265.00–272.00	268.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	255.00–280.00	267.23
4	—	268	300.00–330.00	314.02
4	—	320	270.00–300.00	284.06
9	—	420	270.00–300.00	285.87
1	—	595	225.00	225.00
3	—	368	270.00–300.00	289.55
4	—	515	245.00–270.00	257.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	220.00–240.00	229.57
2	—	725	210.00–224.00	216.95
5	—	564	220.00–240.00	231.70
6	—	420	255.00–270.00	262.14
12	—	473	230.00–255.00	241.90
7	—	319	300.00–330.00	316.11
6	—	270	320.00–350.00	333.89
1	—	615	217.00	217.00
14	—	373	270.00–300.00	284.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	270.00–300.00	283.89
2	—	470	200.00–225.00	211.97
8	—	373	235.00–260.00	246.74
8	—	423	225.00–250.00	236.83
2	—	518	180.00–200.00	189.66
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
9	—	320	270.00–295.00	283.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	231.00–234.00	232.52

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	—	1,940	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,130	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,490.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	788	710.00–1,250.00	1,035.71
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	775	75.00–104.00	92.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,020	102.00–124.00	114.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,548.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	974	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,227.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	822	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,472.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	123.00–133.00	127.72
6	—	1,211	108.00–118.00	114.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,084	90.00–99.00	95.94
28	—	1,216	100.00–111.00	105.90
18	—	1,294	112.00–122.00	116.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	74.00–84.00	80.26
10	—	999	86.00–96.00	89.76
4	—	726	56.00–66.00	60.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	97.00–106.00	101.98

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