Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.23/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$157.23

121 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	162.33	662	99
Medium and Large 3	439	134.30	589	22

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $73 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 sale121 hd

157.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd

145.31

+11.92

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	1,660	89.87	1,492	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	65.01	778	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	60.97	872	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.44	548	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,167	81.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	952	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	91.43/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,603	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	60.97/cwt	58.00–66.50	872	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.44/cwt	47.00–58.00	548	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	58.45/cwt	55.00–61.50	588	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	67.58/cwt	62.00–73.00	860	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.50/cwt	115.00–127.50	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	178.18/cwt	176.00–180.00	490	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	840	735.71/cwt	625.00–825.00	6,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	113.37/cwt	106.00–122.50	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.28/cwt	146.00–158.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.05/cwt	126.00–137.50	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.69/cwt	100.00–122.50	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.58/cwt	122.50–134.00	546	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.36/cwt	150.00–164.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	124.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.20/cwt	160.00–184.00	556	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.27/cwt	152.50–170.00	691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.33/cwt	128.00–138.00	500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	138.72/cwt	136.00–141.00	381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.88/cwt	160.00–180.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	555	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,092.31/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	10,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.73/cwt	112.50–122.50	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.52/cwt	108.00–128.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.74/cwt	124.00–136.00	688	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,327.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	14,380	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	177.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	400	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	947.09/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,783	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	836	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 532Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 70Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 82Year ago 38

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	79.00–85.00	81.57
16	—	1,753	86.00–95.50	91.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	58.00–66.50	60.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	47.00–58.00	53.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,006	55.00–61.50	58.45
23	—	1,272	62.00–73.00	67.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	115.00–127.50	121.50
7	—	671	106.00–122.50	113.37
8	—	475	126.00–137.50	132.05
20	—	425	122.50–134.00	128.58
3	—	583	120.00–126.00	124.11
16	—	375	128.00–138.00	133.33
10	—	275	136.00–141.00	138.72
12	—	325	130.00–138.00	134.30
13	—	526	124.00–136.00	130.74
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
2	—	758	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	828	100.00–102.00	100.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	112.50–122.50	117.73
6	—	475	108.00–128.00	118.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	176.00–180.00	178.18
10	—	525	146.00–158.00	152.28
6	—	575	134.00–139.00	136.61
8	—	475	150.00–164.00	157.36
17	—	323	160.00–184.00	172.20
17	—	426	152.50–170.00	162.27
13	—	373	160.00–180.00	169.88
2	—	730	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	625	125.00–132.50	128.90
8	—	225	175.00–180.00	177.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.58
6	—	475	140.00–148.00	144.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	100.00–122.50	111.69

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)	10	—	840	625.00–825.00	735.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,033	800.00–1,050.00	947.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	975	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,092.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,083	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,327.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle