Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.86/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$158.86

99 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$20.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	159.91	750	94
Medium and Large 1-2	678	139.00	942	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.91/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale99 hd

158.86

—

MS average13 barns · 926 hd

156.31

+2.55

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	1,613	90.67	1,463	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	69.89	865	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	65.84	1,018	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.74	582	16

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,286	87.33/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,123	7
Bulls	—	—	1,940	94.01/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,824	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.76/cwt	59.00–62.00	623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	71.35/cwt	66.00–76.50	908	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	65.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,018	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.74/cwt	46.50–64.00	582	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.36/cwt	154.00–168.00	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.05/cwt	118.00–125.00	872	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,018.92/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	9,425	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	853	660.04/cwt	450.00–825.00	5,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.43/cwt	144.00–152.50	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.40/cwt	160.00–174.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	98.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.63/cwt	114.00–121.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.87/cwt	132.50–139.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.53/cwt	172.50–180.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.20/cwt	170.00–176.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	178.39/cwt	167.50–187.50	491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.50	318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.64/cwt	132.50–146.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.95/cwt	127.50–136.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	908.47/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	8,040	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,026.29/cwt	840.00–1,150.00	10,930	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.41/cwt	123.00–139.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	194.43/cwt	187.50–200.00	437	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,341.39/cwt	1,110.00–1,500.00	14,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.35/cwt	135.00–147.50	537	9

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 192Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 58Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 58Year ago 37

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	84.00–89.00	87.33
7	—	1,940	89.00–96.50	94.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	59.00–62.00	60.76
25	—	1,272	66.00–76.50	71.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	62.00–68.00	65.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	46.50–64.00	56.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	154.00–168.00	161.36
3	—	720	118.00–125.00	121.05
10	—	575	144.00–152.50	148.43
14	—	425	160.00–174.00	167.40
10	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.23
6	—	675	132.50–139.00	135.87
10	—	325	172.50–180.00	176.53
8	—	375	170.00–176.00	173.20
2	—	853	108.00–114.00	111.01
10	—	275	167.50–187.50	178.39
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
6	—	625	134.00–136.00	135.04
4	—	225	187.50–200.00	194.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	114.00–119.00	116.61
3	—	725	106.00–110.00	108.68
3	—	823	96.00–100.00	98.66
4	—	675	114.00–121.00	117.63
2	—	865	92.00–93.00	92.50
12	—	225	140.00–142.50	141.39
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
8	—	425	132.50–146.00	139.64
8	—	525	127.50–136.00	131.95
8	—	475	123.00–139.00	131.41
9	—	377	135.00–147.50	142.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	92.00	92.00

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	—	925	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,018.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,045	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,341.39
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	853	450.00–825.00	660.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	885	750.00–1,025.00	908.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,065	840.00–1,150.00	1,026.29

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