Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.58/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$122.58

144 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	595	130.00	774	4thin
Medium and Large 1	508	125.94	640	97
Medium and Large 3	451	114.32	516	43

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $258 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 sale144 hd

122.58

—

MS average13 barns · 1,248 hd

129.80

−7.22

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	1,527	86.77	1,325	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	68.96	1,061	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	67.86	778	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	54.14	532	32

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	712	120.90/cwt	110.00–127.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	120.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	186.81/cwt	180.00–192.50	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.31/cwt	108.00–120.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.19/cwt	127.50–148.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.19/cwt	162.50–167.50	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.43/cwt	122.00–138.00	891	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	858	599.42/cwt	470.00–700.00	5,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.05/cwt	146.00–165.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.75/cwt	130.00–156.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.99/cwt	92.00–119.00	715	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	571.43/cwt	400.00–700.00	5,000	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	838	890.67/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	7,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.21/cwt	117.50–129.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.26/cwt	117.00–121.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.64/cwt	130.00–172.50	572	10
Bulls	—	—	1,803	95.34/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,719	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	78.20/cwt	62.00–89.00	978	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	72.08/cwt	68.00–75.50	920	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	41.31/cwt	37.00–44.00	366	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	60.86/cwt	49.00–68.50	629	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	68.96/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,061	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	760.98/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,800	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	64.09/cwt	59.00–67.50	660	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	440	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,024.15/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	11,245	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,227.44/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	12,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.92/cwt	142.50–159.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	150.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	160.52/cwt	142.50–175.00	361	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.76/cwt	110.00–123.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.54/cwt	123.00–147.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.21/cwt	117.00–126.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.17/cwt	119.00–137.50	615	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	115.38/cwt	105.00–120.00	500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.37/cwt	102.00–118.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.99/cwt	104.00–127.00	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.65/cwt	150.00–177.50	617	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.47/cwt	122.00–142.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.13/cwt	118.00–124.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.42/cwt	136.00–154.00	763	10

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 610Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 101Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 104Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	110.00–127.00	120.90
5	—	756	115.00–124.00	120.57
8	—	275	180.00–192.50	186.81
12	—	575	127.50–148.00	138.19
8	—	325	162.50–167.50	165.19
7	—	678	122.00–138.00	131.43
12	—	425	146.00–165.00	156.05
11	—	627	124.00–135.00	130.21
11	—	477	142.50–159.00	151.92
12	—	375	150.00–177.50	164.65
10	—	525	136.00–154.00	145.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	225	142.50–175.00	160.52
10	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	108.00–120.00	114.31
10	—	375	110.00–124.00	117.46
15	—	433	105.00–120.00	115.38
12	—	525	102.00–118.00	110.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	132.50–140.00	136.50
3	—	720	110.00–117.00	114.01
9	—	427	117.50–129.00	124.21
11	—	627	117.00–121.00	119.26
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	225	145.00–155.00	150.55
9	—	527	117.00–126.00	122.21
1	—	895	99.00	99.00
21	—	476	119.00–137.50	129.17
18	—	575	118.00–124.00	121.13
4	—	675	116.00–117.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	130.00–156.00	143.75
6	—	675	92.00–119.00	105.99
10	—	375	130.00–172.50	152.64
14	—	625	110.00–123.00	116.76
13	—	476	123.00–147.00	136.54
20	—	575	104.00–127.00	115.99
18	—	525	122.00–142.00	132.47

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	—	858	470.00–700.00	599.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,025	600.00–875.00	760.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,098	825.00–1,150.00	1,024.15
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	875	400.00–700.00	571.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	838	725.00–1,025.00	890.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,025	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,227.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,803	93.00–97.00	95.34
8	—	1,250	62.00–89.00	78.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,277	68.00–75.50	72.08
37	—	1,030	59.00–67.50	64.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	886	37.00–44.00	41.31
21	—	1,033	49.00–68.50	60.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,538	65.00–72.00	68.96

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