Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 2/8/21: Feeder steers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold firmer. Feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.20/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$152.20

137 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$4.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	153.06	745	108
Medium and Large 1-2	517	148.97	770	29

One grade step is worth $4.09/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale137 hd

152.20

—

MS average6 barns · 309 hd

152.25

−0.06

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	1,813	89.48	1,622	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	70.74	878	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	64.41	979	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	44.19	428	19

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,813	89.48/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,622	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.24/cwt	63.50–80.00	921	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	61.22/cwt	58.00–63.50	628	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	64.41/cwt	61.00–67.50	979	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	47.90/cwt	40.00–53.50	491	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	33.81/cwt	25.00–39.00	274	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	748.65/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,925	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	105.45/cwt	104.00–107.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.12/cwt	124.00–130.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	178.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.58/cwt	122.50–134.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.22/cwt	142.50–147.50	399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.54/cwt	118.00–130.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	179.08/cwt	175.00–182.50	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.81/cwt	142.00–154.00	786	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	629	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,007.47/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	9,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.14/cwt	152.50–162.50	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	649	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.28/cwt	146.00–158.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.32/cwt	132.50–147.50	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	141.00/cwt	137.50–144.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,159.84/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	12,967	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	811	926.25/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	978	755.43/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.13/cwt	122.50–127.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.39/cwt	128.00–140.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.21/cwt	114.00–124.00	685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	113.00/cwt	100.00–133.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.29/cwt	154.00–164.00	677	8

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 0Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 144

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,813	85.00–93.50	89.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,275	63.50–80.00	72.24
6	—	1,025	58.00–63.50	61.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,520	61.00–67.50	64.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	40.00–53.50	47.90
5	—	810	25.00–39.00	33.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	600.00–850.00	748.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,118	850.00–1,350.00	1,159.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	978	600.00–875.00	755.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	850	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	970	985.00–1,025.00	1,007.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	811	725.00–950.00	926.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	97.00	97.00
2	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.45
8	—	425	122.50–134.00	128.58
10	—	275	142.50–147.50	145.22
12	—	525	114.00–125.00	119.76
4	—	625	105.00–114.00	109.68
6	—	325	137.50–144.00	141.00
6	—	475	122.50–127.50	125.13
8	—	375	128.00–140.00	134.39
10	—	575	114.00–124.00	119.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	127.00	127.00
4	—	480	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	124.00–130.00	127.12
13	—	326	170.00–185.00	178.64
5	—	660	118.00–130.00	120.54
6	—	275	175.00–182.50	179.08
13	—	476	152.50–162.50	158.14
20	—	375	165.00–180.00	172.99
10	—	525	146.00–158.00	152.28
12	—	575	132.50–147.50	140.32
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
7	—	727	100.00–133.00	113.00
8	—	425	154.00–164.00	159.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	140.00	140.00
20	—	528	142.00–154.00	148.81
3	—	435	148.00	148.00
3	—	470	160.00	160.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle