Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-7.00 ;feeder heifers sold mixed; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-6.00; 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 $124.57/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$124.57

79 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	126.31	523	73
Medium and Large 3	475	103.36	491	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $32 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 sale79 hd

124.57

—

MS average12 barns · 768 hd

119.88

+4.68

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	1,534	81.10	1,244	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	55.90	673	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	50.68	519	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,723	88.23/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,520	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.40/cwt	59.00–78.00	880	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.97/cwt	54.00–61.50	739	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.72/cwt	47.50–53.00	520	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.68/cwt	46.00–54.00	519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.75/cwt	118.00–144.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.27/cwt	105.00–119.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	175.62/cwt	165.00–185.00	413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	793	788.49/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,253	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	933	776.88/cwt	600.00–925.00	7,248	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.00/cwt	147.50–156.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	118.58/cwt	108.00–128.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.80/cwt	106.00–119.00	592	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	788	513.49/cwt	400.00–675.00	4,046	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.18/cwt	156.00–167.50	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.05/cwt	136.00–138.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	113.94/cwt	110.00–117.50	541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	106.00/cwt	100.00–112.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	158.86/cwt	145.00–170.00	357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.15/cwt	138.00–144.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.36/cwt	96.00–110.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	149.41/cwt	130.00–165.00	336	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	792.31/cwt	620.00–900.00	8,755	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	401	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	532.02/cwt	475.00–575.00	4,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 515Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 83Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 123Year ago 111

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-7.00 ;feeder heifers sold mixed; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-6.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	84.00–91.50	88.23
4	—	1,250	59.00–78.00	70.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	54.00–61.50	57.97
8	—	1,025	47.50–53.00	50.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	46.00–54.00	50.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.73
10	—	425	118.00–144.00	131.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	105.00–119.00	112.27
8	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.33
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
14	—	425	108.00–128.00	118.58
10	—	525	106.00–119.00	112.80
12	—	475	110.00–117.50	113.94
10	—	225	145.00–170.00	158.86
6	—	325	130.00–144.00	137.53
6	—	275	135.00–155.00	145.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	96.00–110.00	103.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	165.00–185.00	175.62
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
14	—	425	147.50–156.00	152.00
6	—	325	156.00–167.50	162.18
6	—	525	136.00–138.00	137.05
2	—	760	100.00–112.00	106.00
4	—	475	138.00–144.00	141.15
4	—	375	150.00–164.00	157.46
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	130.00–165.00	149.41

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	14	—	793	700.00–850.00	788.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	933	600.00–925.00	776.88
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	788	400.00–675.00	513.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	—	1,105	620.00–900.00	792.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	873	475.00–575.00	532.02

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