Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.45/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$128.45

178 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

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	596	132.67	791	18thin
Medium and Large 1	512	127.97	655	160

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $136 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 sale178 hd

128.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd

132.26

−3.81

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	1,426	85.04	1,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	67.44	807	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	66.41	1,019	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	53.27	522	23

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	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.25/cwt	137.00–165.00	419	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.22/cwt	115.00–146.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.44/cwt	120.00–143.00	614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.78/cwt	124.00–137.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.98/cwt	127.00–155.00	455	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	126.01/cwt	119.00–133.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	938	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.82/cwt	158.00–180.00	559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.94/cwt	141.00–160.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.57/cwt	144.00–166.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	102.57/cwt	92.00–109.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.59/cwt	159.00–177.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.30/cwt	130.00–144.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.24/cwt	146.00–149.00	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	143.88/cwt	139.00–150.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.04/cwt	117.00–126.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	142.33/cwt	140.00–144.00	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.84/cwt	119.00–132.00	598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.80/cwt	116.00–129.00	645	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	130.21/cwt	120.00–138.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.46/cwt	128.00–142.00	508	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	127.26/cwt	116.00–129.00	817	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,035.20/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,801	20
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	798	555.96/cwt	450.00–650.00	4,437	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,293.41/cwt	1,270.00–1,310.00	13,257	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	739.19/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,838	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	681.08/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,300	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	808.11/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	69.77/cwt	67.00–72.00	892	21
Bulls	—	—	1,286	80.33/cwt	65.00–88.00	1,033	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	91.64/cwt	82.50–97.00	1,487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	61.11/cwt	50.00–68.00	634	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	38.57/cwt	30.00–45.00	337	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.56/cwt	57.00–66.50	641	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	66.41/cwt	64.00–68.50	1,019	8

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 687Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 129Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 88Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	137.00–165.00	152.25
10	—	525	115.00–146.00	131.22
10	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.58
14	—	471	120.00–143.00	130.44
12	—	575	124.00–137.00	130.78
13	—	323	127.00–155.00	140.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	119.00–133.00	126.01
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
11	—	327	158.00–180.00	170.82
14	—	525	141.00–160.00	150.94
10	—	475	144.00–166.00	155.57
4	—	675	130.00–134.00	132.07
7	—	628	134.00–139.00	136.95
8	—	375	159.00–177.00	168.59
8	—	575	130.00–144.00	137.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	677	138.50	138.50
6	—	762	134.00	134.00
20	—	524	146.00–149.00	147.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	92.00–109.00	102.57
3	—	715	100.00–110.00	105.71
5	—	270	139.00–150.00	143.88
13	—	576	117.00–126.00	122.04
11	—	327	140.00–144.00	142.33
22	—	475	119.00–132.00	125.84
26	—	525	116.00–129.00	122.80
13	—	426	120.00–138.00	130.21
22	—	375	128.00–142.00	135.46
42	—	642	116.00–129.00	127.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	620	133.00	133.00
3	—	477	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,140	800.00–1,175.00	1,035.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	925	700.00–900.00	808.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	600.00–800.00	681.08
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	798	450.00–650.00	555.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,270.00–1,310.00	1,293.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	650.00–800.00	739.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,279	67.00–72.00	69.77
10	—	1,025	57.00–66.50	62.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	50.00–68.00	61.11
8	—	875	30.00–45.00	38.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	64.00–68.50	66.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	65.00–88.00	80.33
5	—	1,623	82.50–97.00	91.64

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