Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 8/23/21 feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups had 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.87/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$125.87

160 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

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	576	133.97	772	9thin
Medium and Large 1	502	126.86	637	107
Medium and Large 3	335	121.81	408	44

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $363 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 sale160 hd

125.87

—

MS average10 barns · 902 hd

130.81

−4.94

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	1,528	88.07	1,346	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	71.40	925	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	68.20	796	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	50.39	482	66

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	—	425	153.22/cwt	140.00–165.00	651	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.75/cwt	142.00–175.00	519	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.94/cwt	115.00–134.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.60/cwt	136.00–152.00	470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.50/cwt	121.00–130.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.08/cwt	132.00–157.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.94/cwt	113.00–130.00	579	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.46/cwt	150.00–166.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.72/cwt	140.00–168.00	735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.34/cwt	130.00–146.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.15/cwt	124.00–132.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	175.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	958	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	99.00/cwt	90.00–112.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	492	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	71.40/cwt	63.00–75.50	925	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.29/cwt	68.00–78.00	934	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	61.49/cwt	53.00–67.50	630	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	39.71/cwt	30.00–47.00	347	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.29/cwt	47.00–68.00	608	36
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.59/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,586	12
Bulls	—	—	1,250	81.30/cwt	72.00–87.50	1,016	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	899.29/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	903	931.51/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	8,412	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	875	742.86/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,500	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,222.73/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,450	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,315.97/cwt	900.00–1,575.00	14,581	102
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	913	761.99/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,957	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.14/cwt	115.00–132.00	403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.46/cwt	128.00–142.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.54/cwt	116.00–134.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	645	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	124.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	345	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.73/cwt	121.00–132.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	116.44/cwt	113.00–120.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.31/cwt	114.00–130.00	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.93/cwt	121.00–136.00	548	12

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 585Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 73Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 58Year ago 198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	140.00–165.00	153.22
16	—	325	142.00–175.00	159.75
20	—	525	115.00–134.00	124.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	132.00–135.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	136.00–152.00	144.60
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
4	—	823	90.00–112.00	99.00
12	—	375	128.00–142.00	135.46
20	—	475	116.00–134.00	124.54
18	—	525	115.00–130.00	122.85
10	—	575	121.00–132.00	126.73
2	—	733	113.00–120.00	116.44
16	—	625	114.00–130.00	122.31
12	—	425	121.00–136.00	128.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	110.00–122.00	115.65
16	—	325	115.00–132.00	124.14
16	—	278	115.00–130.00	124.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	135.00–150.00	143.17
18	—	475	113.00–130.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	121.00–130.00	126.50
10	—	525	132.00–157.00	145.08
10	—	425	150.00–166.00	158.46
10	—	625	126.00–130.00	128.08
18	—	475	140.00–168.00	154.72
8	—	575	130.00–146.00	138.34
8	—	675	124.00–132.00	128.15
10	—	275	170.00–180.00	175.45
11	—	372	160.00–170.00	164.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	160.00	160.00
20	—	722	132.75	132.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,295	63.00–75.50	71.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,275	68.00–78.00	73.29
44	—	1,025	53.00–67.50	61.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	875	30.00–47.00	39.71
36	—	1,025	47.00–68.00	59.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,713	85.00–98.50	92.59
8	—	1,250	72.00–87.50	81.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,055	750.00–1,000.00	899.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	—	1,108	900.00–1,575.00	1,315.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	913	600.00–875.00	761.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	903	800.00–1,025.00	931.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	875	600.00–850.00	742.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,222.73

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle