Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-7.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as number 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$124.20

142 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	131.07	606	15thin
Medium and Large 1	471	124.98	588	105
Medium and Large 3	461	115.82	534	22

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $72 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 sale142 hd

124.20

—

MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd

128.05

−3.85

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	1,327	75.21	998	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	62.45	757	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	50.80	502	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	525	144.33/cwt	142.50–146.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	179.70/cwt	170.00–187.50	404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.22/cwt	150.00–167.50	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	91.35/cwt	82.00–98.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.32/cwt	108.00–122.00	834	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	860	969.59/cwt	885.00–1,035.00	8,338	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	778	614.95/cwt	450.00–750.00	4,784	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	835	707.63/cwt	625.00–775.00	5,909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	82.32/cwt	72.50–93.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.88/cwt	121.00–134.00	543	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.22/cwt	130.00–155.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	134.18/cwt	128.00–139.00	505	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.99/cwt	155.00–177.50	626	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,115.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,246	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.86/cwt	109.00–137.50	712	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	50.80/cwt	44.00–55.00	502	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.47/cwt	60.50–68.00	822	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	56.86/cwt	52.50–59.50	590	13
Bulls	—	—	1,640	89.17/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,222	70.55/cwt	58.00–81.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.36/cwt	136.00–150.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.98/cwt	120.00–152.50	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	167.20/cwt	160.00–172.50	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.42/cwt	119.00–120.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	120.10/cwt	115.00–124.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	108.51/cwt	99.00–115.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	165.78/cwt	162.00–167.00	723	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	96.99/cwt	94.00–103.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	981.67/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,582	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	98.18/cwt	93.00–103.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.39/cwt	107.50–122.50	548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.95/cwt	177.50–187.50	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	133.59/cwt	128.00–140.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	151.18/cwt	144.00–180.00	314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.54/cwt	120.00–132.50	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	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 Mar 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 471Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 64Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 105Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	142.50–146.00	144.33
10	—	225	170.00–187.50	179.70
9	—	427	150.00–167.50	160.22
3	—	763	82.00–98.00	91.35
5	—	723	108.00–122.00	115.32
10	—	375	155.00–177.50	166.99
13	—	326	160.00–172.50	167.20
10	—	275	177.50–187.50	182.95
4	—	575	130.00–139.00	134.69
8	—	481	150.00–160.00	152.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	148.00	148.00
24	—	436	162.00–167.00	165.78
2	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	481	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	136.00–150.00	143.36
9	—	427	120.00–152.50	138.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	122.00	122.00
2	—	430	131.00	131.00
2	—	518	121.00	121.00
2	—	498	128.00	128.00
6	—	374	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
10	—	275	140.00–144.00	142.18
4	—	835	72.50–93.00	82.32
16	—	425	121.00–134.00	127.88
17	—	376	128.00–139.00	134.18
5	—	620	119.00–120.00	119.42
11	—	577	115.00–124.00	120.10
3	—	773	94.00–103.00	96.99
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
8	—	675	93.00–103.00	98.18
7	—	321	128.00–140.00	133.59
6	—	208	144.00–180.00	151.18
6	—	525	120.00–132.50	126.54
10	—	475	120.00–134.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	99.00–115.00	108.51
7	—	378	120.00–126.00	123.62
8	—	475	107.50–122.50	115.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	115.00–130.00	122.85
12	—	425	130.00–155.00	143.22
8	—	575	109.00–137.50	123.86

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	10	—	860	885.00–1,035.00	969.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,008	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,115.63
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	778	450.00–750.00	614.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	835	625.00–775.00	707.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,078	800.00–1,100.00	981.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	989	44.00–55.00	50.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,275	60.50–68.00	64.47
13	—	1,038	52.50–59.50	56.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	85.00–91.00	89.17
9	—	1,222	58.00–81.00	70.55

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle