Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-13.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.17/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$127.17

169 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$3.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	127.43	594	155
Medium and Large 1-2	563	124.36	700	14thin

One grade step is worth $3.07/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale169 hd

127.17

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

123.48

+3.69

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	1,654	90.96	1,504	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	70.35	836	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,673	68.96	1,154	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.41	578	24

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,300	81.54/cwt	67.00–88.00	1,060	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	96.20/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,780	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	68.96/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,154	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.41/cwt	45.00–64.50	578	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.85/cwt	58.00–68.00	654	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.82/cwt	68.00–79.00	941	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.79/cwt	146.00–170.00	595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.53/cwt	162.50–170.00	541	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	870	784.91/cwt	765.00–800.00	6,829	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	133.32/cwt	127.50–138.00	300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	108.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.49/cwt	120.00–144.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.45/cwt	128.00–140.00	437	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	833	909.91/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	7,580	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.43/cwt	128.00–148.00	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	656	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	112.00–131.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.39/cwt	107.50–138.00	586	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.36/cwt	127.00–141.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.92/cwt	120.00–148.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.55/cwt	116.00–133.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.00/cwt	112.50–125.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.56/cwt	140.00–162.50	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	99.26/cwt	94.00–103.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	136.81/cwt	130.00–142.50	376	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	119.60/cwt	111.00–126.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.28/cwt	122.50–138.00	757	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	802	984.42/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	7,895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.71/cwt	127.50–144.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.69/cwt	120.00–138.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	120.02/cwt	117.00–124.00	939	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,118.94/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	11,167	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,132.16/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	11,661	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,167.87/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	12,087	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,087.92/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	12,837	68

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 565Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 66Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 78Year ago 127

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	67.00–88.00	81.54
9	—	1,850	93.00–98.00	96.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,673	63.00–73.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	45.00–64.50	56.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	58.00–68.00	63.85
60	—	1,275	68.00–79.00	73.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	146.00–170.00	158.79
12	—	325	162.50–170.00	166.53
21	—	526	136.00–146.00	141.47
24	—	575	128.00–148.00	138.43
25	—	475	130.00–145.00	138.19
5	—	715	112.00–131.00	123.00
17	—	426	140.00–162.50	152.56
2	—	818	118.00–120.00	118.98
13	—	626	127.50–144.00	136.71
10	—	675	125.00–138.00	131.74
3	—	782	117.00–124.00	120.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	127.50–138.00	133.32
2	—	825	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	722	104.00–111.00	108.64
15	—	426	120.00–144.00	133.49
16	—	325	128.00–140.00	134.45
33	—	475	107.50–138.00	123.39
12	—	375	120.00–148.00	134.92
13	—	526	116.00–133.00	125.55
14	—	625	112.50–125.00	119.00
3	—	770	94.00–103.00	99.26
18	—	275	130.00–142.50	136.81
9	—	677	111.00–126.00	119.60
11	—	577	122.50–138.00	131.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	128.00	128.00
9	—	582	123.00	123.00
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	127.00–141.00	134.36
7	—	528	120.00–138.00	130.69

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)	18	—	870	765.00–800.00	784.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	998	850.00–1,400.00	1,118.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,180	800.00–1,250.00	1,087.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	833	800.00–1,000.00	909.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,132.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,035	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,167.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	802	950.00–1,025.00	984.42

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle