Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-2.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups had shots and were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.33/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$151.33

150 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$236

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	158.83	711	100
Medium and Large 1-2	695	136.33	947	50

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$236 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 sale150 hd

151.33

—

MS average12 barns · 1,538 hd

152.15

−0.82

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	1,618	93.47	1,512	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	70.77	848	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	69.91	1,068	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	60.66	622	14

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	69.91/cwt	66.50–72.50	1,068	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.66/cwt	51.00–67.50	622	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.63/cwt	62.00–66.50	662	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.50/cwt	69.00–77.50	937	18
Bulls	—	—	1,286	84.50/cwt	77.50–88.00	1,087	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	97.40/cwt	88.50–104.00	1,717	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.25/cwt	139.00–150.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.58/cwt	122.50–138.00	751	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	888	701.06/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,225	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.82/cwt	145.00–156.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.67/cwt	120.00–146.00	635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.85/cwt	130.00–172.50	497	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.93/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,051	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	898	724.48/cwt	675.00–760.00	6,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	177.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.46/cwt	160.00–174.00	628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.46/cwt	142.50–147.50	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.39/cwt	111.00–131.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.83/cwt	129.00–132.50	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.11/cwt	153.00–174.00	697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.88/cwt	148.00–162.50	736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	96.00/cwt	90.00–102.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	175.67/cwt	167.50–182.50	483	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	852.95/cwt	695.00–975.00	8,316	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.89/cwt	126.00–141.00	636	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.45/cwt	143.25–147.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.39/cwt	137.50–145.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	882	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,047.90/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	11,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	148.26/cwt	142.50–152.50	483	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	829.26/cwt	720.00–925.00	7,546	4

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 478Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 104Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 113Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	66.50–72.50	69.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	51.00–67.50	60.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	62.00–66.50	64.63
18	—	1,275	69.00–77.50	73.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	77.50–88.00	84.50
16	—	1,763	88.50–104.00	97.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	139.00–150.00	145.25
6	—	225	175.00–180.00	177.77
2	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.58
20	—	375	160.00–174.00	167.46
7	—	578	142.50–147.50	145.46
4	—	769	130.00–131.00	130.26
12	—	425	153.00–174.00	164.11
18	—	475	148.00–162.50	154.88
14	—	275	167.50–182.50	175.67
6	—	675	137.50–145.00	141.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	815	123.00–130.50	128.93
16	—	664	137.50	137.50
15	—	576	143.25–147.00	144.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	122.50–138.00	130.58
8	—	275	145.00–155.00	150.45
8	—	375	136.00–146.00	141.33
10	—	625	111.00–131.00	121.39
10	—	525	129.00–132.50	130.83
2	—	835	90.00–102.00	96.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
20	—	475	126.00–141.00	133.89
24	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.64
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
13	—	326	142.50–152.50	148.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	803	111.00	111.00
8	—	583	129.75	129.75
10	—	703	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	145.00–156.00	150.82
12	—	475	120.00–146.00	133.67
14	—	325	130.00–172.50	152.85
16	—	525	120.00–136.00	128.37

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)	8	—	888	600.00–775.00	701.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	925.00–1,125.00	1,047.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	910	720.00–925.00	829.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	898	675.00–760.00	724.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	975	695.00–975.00	852.95

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