Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.35/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$157.35

116 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	159.83	712	91
Medium and Large 3	306	148.30	453	25

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $259 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 sale116 hd

157.35

—

MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd

149.78

+7.57

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	1,582	85.39	1,351	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	61.63	702	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	61.40	918	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	48.49	491	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.45/cwt	156.00–185.00	643	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.75/cwt	130.00–156.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	540.27/cwt	470.00–600.00	4,997	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.15/cwt	128.00–134.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.52/cwt	156.00–167.50	692	13
Bulls	—	—	1,250	78.20/cwt	65.00–87.00	978	12
Bulls	—	—	1,888	92.02/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,737	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	57.66/cwt	52.00–61.00	600	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.09/cwt	61.00–72.50	855	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	61.40/cwt	57.50–64.50	918	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	48.49/cwt	40.00–55.50	491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	176.09/cwt	165.00–185.00	396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.71/cwt	149.00–158.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	173.11/cwt	160.00–182.50	566	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	783	907.91/cwt	835.00–975.00	7,109	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	896	642.36/cwt	400.00–800.00	5,756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.18/cwt	128.00–146.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.09/cwt	120.00–152.50	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.04/cwt	125.00–148.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.79/cwt	117.50–145.00	773	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,086.89/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	12,749	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,121.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,086	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	953	905.84/cwt	820.00–975.00	8,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	123.20/cwt	120.00–126.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	163.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.23/cwt	121.00–131.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	155.22/cwt	140.00–165.00	352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.64/cwt	120.00–155.00	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.17/cwt	130.00–167.50	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	83.04/cwt	70.00–96.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.88/cwt	156.00–162.50	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	112.01/cwt	108.00–115.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.53/cwt	116.00–130.00	401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.35/cwt	110.00–124.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.14/cwt	117.50–122.50	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	141.11/cwt	134.00–146.00	461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.82/cwt	140.00–155.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.95/cwt	136.00–143.00	877	11

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 492Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 120Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 106Year ago 110

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	156.00–185.00	171.45
13	—	426	156.00–167.50	162.52
8	—	225	165.00–185.00	176.09
10	—	525	149.00–158.00	153.71
11	—	327	160.00–182.50	173.11
7	—	478	156.00–162.50	159.88
5	—	712	108.00–115.00	112.01
4	—	575	140.00–155.00	147.82
11	—	627	136.00–143.00	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	227	140.00–165.00	155.22
8	—	375	120.00–155.00	138.64
8	—	325	130.00–167.50	150.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	130.00–156.00	143.75
10	—	475	120.00–152.50	137.09
8	—	525	125.00–148.00	137.04
7	—	578	117.50–145.00	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
10	—	475	128.00–134.00	131.15
2	—	730	97.00–100.00	98.50
15	—	376	128.00–146.00	138.18
6	—	449	144.00	144.00
6	—	625	112.00–120.00	116.16
9	—	227	160.00–165.00	163.04
8	—	525	121.00–131.00	126.23
2	—	778	70.00–96.00	83.04
9	—	327	134.00–146.00	141.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.20
10	—	325	116.00–130.00	123.53
7	—	478	110.00–124.00	118.35
6	—	425	117.50–122.50	120.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	470.00–600.00	540.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	783	835.00–975.00	907.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,078	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,121.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	953	820.00–975.00	905.84
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	896	400.00–800.00	642.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,173	800.00–1,250.00	1,086.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,250	65.00–87.00	78.20
13	—	1,888	86.00–95.50	92.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,041	52.00–61.00	57.66
8	—	1,275	61.00–72.50	67.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,495	57.50–64.50	61.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,012	40.00–55.50	48.49

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle