Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 5.00-18.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-15.00; slaughter cows sold firmer; 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 $118.32/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$118.32

133 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	120.53	594	108
Medium and Large 3	420	108.78	457	25

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $137 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 sale133 hd

118.32

—

MS average13 barns · 1,061 hd

122.41

−4.09

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	1,705	83.15	1,417	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	68.40	810	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	58.81	865	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.54	580	18

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	833	85.59/cwt	76.00–95.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.45/cwt	128.00–140.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	161.80/cwt	155.00–170.00	356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.09/cwt	126.00–131.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	98.52/cwt	96.00–101.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.91/cwt	112.50–138.00	598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.53/cwt	130.00–147.50	384	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	733.65/cwt	585.00–835.00	6,786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.04/cwt	119.00–132.50	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.22/cwt	118.00–131.00	596	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.22/cwt	132.50–145.00	452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.22/cwt	157.50–162.50	441	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	954.05/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	8,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	935	843.18/cwt	685.00–975.00	7,884	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	870	714.22/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,214	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.54/cwt	46.00–64.00	580	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	58.81/cwt	52.00–65.00	865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.94/cwt	66.00–75.50	887	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	62.72/cwt	57.50–66.00	649	17
Bulls	—	—	1,875	91.20/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,710	12
Bulls	—	—	1,500	73.50/cwt	60.00–87.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	126.15/cwt	118.00–132.50	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.57/cwt	113.00–123.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.41/cwt	127.50–135.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.64/cwt	134.00–137.50	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	112.35/cwt	104.00–126.00	699	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	466	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	117.77/cwt	110.00–124.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.29/cwt	134.00–144.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.35/cwt	85.00–103.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	129.52/cwt	120.00–138.00	550	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,257.06/cwt	1,085.00–1,375.00	13,136	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	758.50/cwt	600.00–885.00	7,266	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	110.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	966.28/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,388	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	107.99/cwt	95.00–120.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.80/cwt	108.00–122.50	376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	111.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	421	11

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 510Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 67Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 120Year ago 127

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 5.00-18.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-15.00; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	76.00–95.00	85.59
6	—	325	128.00–140.00	134.45
2	—	770	96.00–101.00	98.52
6	—	275	130.00–147.50	139.53
17	—	476	118.00–131.00	125.22
15	—	426	118.00–132.50	126.15
15	—	526	113.00–123.00	118.57
20	—	622	104.00–126.00	112.35
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
16	—	375	120.00–128.00	124.26
7	—	578	105.00–115.00	110.92
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	85.00–103.00	94.35
8	—	325	108.00–122.50	115.80
11	—	377	100.00–120.00	111.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	220	155.00–170.00	161.80
5	—	620	126.00–131.00	128.09
6	—	275	157.50–162.50	160.22
15	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.92
6	—	575	127.50–135.00	131.41
7	—	378	135.00–144.00	140.43
9	—	522	134.00–137.50	135.64
13	—	726	110.00–124.00	117.77
14	—	425	134.00–144.00	139.29
5	—	679	120.00–125.00	123.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	112.50–138.00	125.91
7	—	521	119.00–130.00	123.97
8	—	575	119.00–132.50	126.04
6	—	325	132.50–145.00	139.22
18	—	425	120.00–138.00	129.52
8	—	675	110.00–118.00	114.15
9	—	377	130.00–143.00	137.64
10	—	625	95.00–120.00	107.99

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)	12	—	925	585.00–835.00	733.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	958	600.00–885.00	758.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,075	800.00–1,075.00	966.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	900.00–1,000.00	954.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,045	1,085.00–1,375.00	1,257.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	935	685.00–975.00	843.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	870	700.00–725.00	714.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	46.00–64.00	56.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	52.00–65.00	58.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,250	66.00–75.50	70.94
17	—	1,035	57.50–66.00	62.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,875	87.00–94.00	91.20
10	—	1,500	60.00–87.00	73.50

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