Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$118.50

149 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	122.02	539	110
Medium and Large 3	356	110.05	391	36
Medium and Large 1-2	665	91.00	605	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale149 hd

118.50

—

MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd

122.02

−3.52

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	1,480	77.75	1,151	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	51.18	777	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	50.19	600	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.27	464	10

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	47.26/cwt	45.50–48.50	484	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	52.00/cwt	48.50–55.00	676	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	51.18/cwt	48.50–53.00	777	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.27/cwt	40.00–49.00	464	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	73.50/cwt	60.00–82.50	919	14
Bulls	—	—	1,803	83.71/cwt	80.50–86.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	149.43/cwt	142.50–155.00	336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.99/cwt	134.00–145.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	136.37/cwt	127.50–144.00	443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	108.76/cwt	103.00–114.00	571	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	818	796.39/cwt	700.00–860.00	6,514	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	840	593.57/cwt	460.00–700.00	4,986	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	178.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.80/cwt	146.00–168.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	83.90/cwt	69.00–99.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.46/cwt	138.00–156.00	700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.39/cwt	108.00–128.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	123.39/cwt	112.50–132.50	339	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.74/cwt	113.00–126.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.81/cwt	110.00–138.00	530	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	146.34/cwt	130.00–160.00	402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	93.66/cwt	89.00–98.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	174.53/cwt	165.00–182.50	480	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	96.69/cwt	84.00–108.00	411	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	118.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.12/cwt	120.00–139.00	488	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.46/cwt	154.00–168.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	110.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	115.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	550	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	978	965.54/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,443	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	928.45/cwt	675.00–1,075.00	10,770	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	546	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 282Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 55Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 80Year ago 118

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	45.50–48.50	47.26
26	—	1,300	48.50–55.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	48.50–53.00	51.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	40.00–49.00	45.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,250	60.00–82.50	73.50
10	—	1,803	80.50–86.00	83.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	142.50–155.00	149.43
6	—	275	134.00–145.00	139.99
14	—	325	127.50–144.00	136.37
10	—	525	103.00–114.00	108.76
1	—	740	92.50	92.50
3	—	773	69.00–99.00	83.90
18	—	425	110.00–138.00	124.81
10	—	675	89.00–98.00	93.66
24	—	375	120.00–139.00	130.12
8	—	575	106.00–114.00	110.17
10	—	475	111.00–120.00	115.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	112.50–132.50	123.39
16	—	425	84.00–108.00	96.69
10	—	325	110.00–125.00	118.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	170.00–185.00	178.32
5	—	429	146.00–168.00	159.80
14	—	475	138.00–156.00	147.46
14	—	625	108.00–128.00	118.39
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
2	—	725	117.00–119.00	118.01
8	—	675	113.00–126.00	119.74
10	—	275	165.00–182.50	174.53
6	—	375	154.00–168.00	161.46
18	—	325	160.00–175.00	168.07
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	398	144.00	144.00
8	—	471	150.00	150.00
3	—	535	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.33
6	—	275	130.00–160.00	146.34
12	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.29

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	6	—	818	700.00–860.00	796.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	978	900.00–1,025.00	965.54
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	840	460.00–700.00	593.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	—	1,160	675.00–1,075.00	928.45

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