Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 550# sold higher 1.00-6.00;feeder steers over 550# sold steady; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.43

92 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	120.77	584	43
Medium and Large 1-2	654	113.61	743	18thin
Medium and Large 3	518	100.16	518	31

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $65 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 sale92 hd

112.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,281 hd

121.89

−9.46

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	1,492	85.92	1,282	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	67.54	812	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	62.45	945	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	48.21	462	30

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.49/cwt	108.00–124.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	158.43/cwt	145.00–180.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	105.89/cwt	92.00–114.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	108.45/cwt	103.00–114.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	88.67/cwt	82.00–94.00	720	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	858	911.01/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	7,816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.29/cwt	136.00–146.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.33/cwt	132.50–136.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	120.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	111.00/cwt	108.00–115.00	862	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,435.06/cwt	1,100.00–1,650.00	15,613	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	138.92/cwt	132.50–142.50	388	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	845	852.96/cwt	700.00–975.00	7,208	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	910	782.28/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,119	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	35.45/cwt	30.00–40.00	292	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.59/cwt	42.00–63.50	560	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	62.45/cwt	57.00–68.00	945	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.24/cwt	66.00–74.00	896	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	61.41/cwt	54.00–66.00	637	15
Bulls	—	—	1,685	91.77/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.71/cwt	107.50–117.50	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	121.31/cwt	115.00–126.00	518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	989.79/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	9,878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.93/cwt	100.00–115.00	459	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	111.89/cwt	111.00–114.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	115.33/cwt	113.00–116.50	694	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	78.60/cwt	63.00–89.00	983	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	758.33/cwt	550.00–900.00	7,962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	86.63/cwt	70.00–99.00	586	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,111.53/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	12,538	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.34/cwt	123.00–127.50	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.31/cwt	84.00–100.00	577	6

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 406Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 114Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 122Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	108.00–124.00	114.49
2	—	818	103.00–114.00	108.45
10	—	425	136.00–146.00	141.29
4	—	525	132.50–136.00	134.33
10	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.33
3	—	777	108.00–115.00	111.00
4	—	575	125.00–128.00	126.56
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
4	—	225	180.00–185.00	182.77
6	—	475	130.00–140.00	135.26
4	—	625	123.00–127.50	125.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	216	145.00–180.00	158.43
4	—	728	92.00–114.00	105.89
3	—	812	82.00–94.00	88.67
11	—	477	114.00–125.00	120.28
5	—	279	132.50–142.50	138.92
6	—	575	107.50–117.50	112.71
11	—	427	115.00–126.00	121.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	785	106.00	106.00
6	—	602	113.00–116.50	115.33
3	—	515	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	100.00–115.00	107.93
9	—	677	70.00–99.00	86.63
6	—	325	110.00–120.00	115.38
6	—	625	84.00–100.00	92.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	148.00	148.00
4	—	538	129.00	129.00
2	—	788	99.00	99.00
5	—	680	105.00	105.00
7	—	626	111.00–114.00	111.89

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	20	—	858	700.00–1,075.00	911.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	845	700.00–975.00	852.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	106	—	1,088	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,435.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	998	875.00–1,075.00	989.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	910	650.00–875.00	782.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,050	550.00–900.00	758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,128	800.00–1,300.00	1,111.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	825	30.00–40.00	35.45
20	—	1,025	42.00–63.50	54.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,514	57.00–68.00	62.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	66.00–74.00	70.24
15	—	1,037	54.00–66.00	61.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,685	86.50–96.00	91.77
8	—	1,250	63.00–89.00	78.60

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