Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 3.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 3.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 1 round of shots , and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were steady ; slaughter bulls were higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.78/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$124.78

151 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	126.96	619	110
Medium and Large 1-2	677	118.92	805	41

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale151 hd

124.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,284 hd

131.53

−6.75

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	1,550	86.87	1,346	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	67.92	816	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	61.25	919	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.74	582	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	575	138.09/cwt	136.00–140.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.27/cwt	105.00–119.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.22/cwt	152.50–165.00	517	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	900	962.50/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	8,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.99/cwt	116.50–118.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.73/cwt	124.00–142.50	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.85/cwt	112.50–138.00	661	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	870	731.47/cwt	575.00–850.00	6,364	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.81/cwt	103.00–120.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.74/cwt	46.50–64.00	582	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	61.25/cwt	58.50–63.50	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	93.54/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,730	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	80.20/cwt	67.00–89.00	1,003	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	70.09/cwt	65.00–75.00	892	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.51/cwt	59.00–65.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	99.57/cwt	87.00–110.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.74/cwt	128.00–138.00	571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.91/cwt	111.00–130.00	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	151.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	102.83/cwt	80.00–113.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.84/cwt	129.00–132.50	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.31/cwt	132.50–145.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	715	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	826.48/cwt	650.00–975.00	7,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.46/cwt	145.00–162.50	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	110.21/cwt	108.00–114.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.11/cwt	118.00–133.50	662	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,609.32/cwt	1,350.00–1,800.00	18,990	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.82/cwt	127.50–152.50	528	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,180.52/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	12,573	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	795.29/cwt	650.00–910.00	6,760	22

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 511Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 99Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 103Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	136.00–140.00	138.09
7	—	672	129.00–136.00	132.26
10	—	375	150.00–170.00	160.65
4	—	625	130.00–140.00	135.20
4	—	325	152.50–165.00	159.22
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
12	—	525	135.00–144.00	139.71
2	—	708	129.00–133.00	131.01
11	—	422	145.00–162.50	153.46
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	140.00	140.00
6	—	578	135.00–138.00	136.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	130.00–140.00	135.83
8	—	625	105.00–119.00	112.27
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
4	—	675	103.00–120.00	111.81
5	—	722	87.00–110.00	99.57
11	—	427	128.00–138.00	133.74
14	—	575	111.00–130.00	120.91
9	—	227	145.00–155.00	151.09
6	—	770	80.00–113.00	102.83
14	—	475	129.00–132.50	130.84
6	—	275	132.50–145.00	139.31
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
12	—	525	118.00–133.50	126.11
8	—	375	127.50–152.50	140.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	119.00	119.00
12	—	720	116.50–118.00	116.99
7	—	679	120.00	120.00
6	—	536	133.50	133.50
3	—	592	118.00	118.00
8	—	778	108.00–114.00	110.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	130.00–146.00	138.46
10	—	475	124.00–142.50	133.73
8	—	575	120.00–130.00	125.21
8	—	525	112.50–138.00	125.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	116.00	116.00

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	8	—	900	875.00–1,025.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,180	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,609.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	870	575.00–850.00	731.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	930	650.00–975.00	826.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,065	850.00–1,400.00	1,180.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	850	650.00–910.00	795.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	46.50–64.00	56.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	58.50–63.50	61.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,272	65.00–75.00	70.09
10	—	1,025	59.00–65.00	62.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,850	87.00–98.00	93.54
10	—	1,250	67.00–89.00	80.20

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