Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.87/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$154.87

89 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	160.24	728	75
Medium and Large 1-2	777	126.08	980	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale89 hd

154.87

—

MS average12 barns · 829 hd

152.10

+2.77

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	1,654	90.40	1,495	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	70.62	900	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	66.86	936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	59.44	609	8thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.42/cwt	153.00–162.50	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.60/cwt	162.50–185.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.34/cwt	133.00–137.50	846	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	530	932.36/cwt	510.00–1,250.00	4,942	16
Bulls	—	—	1,833	94.09/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,725	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.62/cwt	64.00–76.50	900	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	66.86/cwt	64.00–69.00	936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.44/cwt	53.00–64.00	609	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	82.10/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.60/cwt	139.00–148.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.99/cwt	131.00–144.00	448	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	930.65/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,986	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.00/cwt	132.50–141.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	98.08/cwt	74.00–122.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	838	806.01/cwt	675.00–885.00	6,754	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	685	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.32/cwt	122.50–126.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	81.49/cwt	78.00–85.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.19/cwt	148.00–156.00	799	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	776.29/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	186.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.30/cwt	109.00–127.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.42/cwt	165.00–178.00	648	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.67/cwt	158.00–172.50	704	16

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 380Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 76Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 76Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	79.00	79.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
5	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.32
10	—	325	131.00–144.00	137.99
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
6	—	525	126.00–136.00	131.23
6	—	425	132.50–141.00	137.00
2	—	758	74.00–122.00	98.08
6	—	575	122.50–126.00	124.32
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	863	78.00–85.00	81.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	120.00	120.00
3	—	892	111.00	111.00
5	—	574	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	117.00	117.00
3	—	725	130.00	130.00
4	—	814	125.00	125.00
4	—	674	130.00–132.00	131.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	153.00–162.50	158.42
10	—	325	162.50–185.00	174.60
4	—	625	133.00–137.50	135.34
8	—	525	148.00–156.00	152.19
5	—	279	180.00–190.00	186.42
8	—	725	109.00–127.00	118.30
13	—	376	165.00–178.00	172.42
16	—	425	158.00–172.50	165.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	139.00–148.00	144.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	530	510.00–1,250.00	932.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,073	825.00–1,000.00	930.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	920	675.00–850.00	776.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	838	675.00–885.00	806.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,833	89.00–97.00	94.09
4	—	1,250	77.00–85.50	82.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,275	64.00–76.50	70.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	64.00–69.00	66.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	53.00–64.00	59.44

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