Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 12/14/2020: Feeder steers sold lower 3.00-14.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with two rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.35/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$117.35

105 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$11.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	118.88	518	91
Medium and Large 1-2	576	107.43	619	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale105 hd

117.35

—

MS average7 barns · 580 hd

117.68

−0.33

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	1,552	76.77	1,191	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	51.98	645	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	49.64	750	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	41.90	409	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	49.64/cwt	48.00–51.00	750	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	41.90/cwt	34.00–48.00	409	12
Bulls	—	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	60.00–75.00	863	12
Bulls	—	—	1,853	84.55/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,567	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	44.93/cwt	42.00–47.00	461	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	749	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	129.18/cwt	110.00–146.00	484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	94.17/cwt	90.00–98.00	541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.84/cwt	156.00–165.00	523	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	865	870.81/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,533	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	820	574.39/cwt	400.00–675.00	4,710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.69/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	111.44/cwt	107.50–115.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	129.63/cwt	118.00–140.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	159.53/cwt	150.00–167.50	439	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	125.12/cwt	115.00–134.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	163.32/cwt	155.00–170.00	367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.16/cwt	116.00–124.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.33/cwt	124.00–138.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	105.61/cwt	97.50–113.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	142.90/cwt	138.00–147.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	108.09/cwt	107.00–109.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	148.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	334	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	121.05/cwt	111.00–130.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	76.06/cwt	64.00–88.00	552	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,247.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,375.00	14,600	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	763.95/cwt	677.00–900.00	8,327	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	645.27/cwt	400.00–825.00	6,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.19/cwt	137.50–142.50	456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.31/cwt	118.00–130.00	590	6

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 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 708Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 112Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 120Year ago 119

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,510	48.00–51.00	49.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	34.00–48.00	41.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	42.00–47.00	44.93
20	—	1,350	55.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,250	60.00–75.00	69.00
12	—	1,853	78.00–89.00	84.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	110.00–146.00	129.18
8	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.38
8	—	425	118.00–140.00	129.63
6	—	475	118.00–130.00	124.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
10	—	575	90.00–98.00	94.17
8	—	475	107.50–115.00	111.44
14	—	375	115.00–134.00	125.12
10	—	525	97.50–113.00	105.61
6	—	625	97.00–99.00	98.04
8	—	275	138.00–147.00	142.90
10	—	225	140.00–155.00	148.32
12	—	425	111.00–130.00	121.05
4	—	726	64.00–88.00	76.06
8	—	325	137.50–142.50	140.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	105.00	105.00
11	—	567	107.00–109.00	108.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	156.00–165.00	160.84
8	—	475	130.00–148.00	139.46
8	—	575	120.00–129.00	124.69
16	—	275	150.00–167.50	159.53
8	—	225	155.00–170.00	163.32
10	—	625	116.00–124.00	120.16
12	—	525	124.00–138.00	131.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	865	800.00–925.00	870.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,170	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,247.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	820	400.00–675.00	574.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	—	1,090	677.00–900.00	763.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,005	400.00–825.00	645.27

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle