Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1,00-9,00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.80/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$116.80

145 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$40.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	124.86	576	91
Medium and Large 3	380	105.19	400	49
Medium and Large 1-2	788	84.00	662	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale145 hd

116.80

—

MS average13 barns · 1,342 hd

125.87

−9.07

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	1,575	83.19	1,311	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	62.10	891	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	61.96	689	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	54.45	542	39

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	525	131.43/cwt	127.50–135.00	690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.41/cwt	138.00–154.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.11/cwt	108.00–120.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	134.53/cwt	125.00–142.50	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	109.72/cwt	105.00–113.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.89/cwt	127.50–134.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.02/cwt	112.50–132.50	584	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.79/cwt	150.00–177.50	536	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	102.76/cwt	90.00–112.50	438	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	146.09/cwt	135.00–155.00	329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.28/cwt	138.00–165.00	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	141.71/cwt	120.00–156.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.40/cwt	100.00–128.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.51/cwt	108.00–130.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.27/cwt	114.00–132.50	592	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	131.99/cwt	120.00–140.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.14/cwt	123.00–140.00	429	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	35.16/cwt	30.00–42.00	278	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	58.52/cwt	49.00–65.00	602	51
Bulls	—	—	1,738	86.69/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,507	16
Bulls	—	—	1,250	76.20/cwt	60.00–87.00	953	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.29/cwt	45.00–66.00	587	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	62.10/cwt	58.00–65.50	891	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.71/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	678.38/cwt	500.00–800.00	6,275	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	736.05/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,913	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	906.40/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	9,744	100
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	946.51/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,175	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	812.84/cwt	685.00–900.00	7,519	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,131.98/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	12,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.18/cwt	131.00–142.50	446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	111.09/cwt	100.00–120.00	250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	80.93/cwt	60.00–100.00	425	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	400	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	127.56/cwt	115.00–137.50	543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.09/cwt	127.50–138.00	499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.82/cwt	108.00–132.50	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 687Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 159Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 163Year ago 119

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1,00-9,00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	127.50–135.00	131.43
6	—	475	138.00–154.00	146.41
2	—	725	120.00–129.00	124.50
8	—	575	127.50–134.00	130.89
10	—	375	150.00–170.00	160.65
8	—	625	126.00–130.00	128.08
16	—	325	150.00–177.50	164.79
14	—	425	138.00–165.00	152.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	225	135.00–155.00	146.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	108.00–120.00	115.11
6	—	275	125.00–142.50	134.53
7	—	628	105.00–113.00	109.72
14	—	475	112.50–132.50	123.02
3	—	727	100.00–110.00	104.25
12	—	325	131.00–142.50	137.18
17	—	426	115.00–137.50	127.56
10	—	375	127.50–138.00	133.09
14	—	525	108.00–132.50	120.82
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	115.00–125.00	120.45
13	—	426	90.00–112.50	102.76
8	—	225	100.00–120.00	111.09
12	—	525	60.00–100.00	80.93
12	—	325	115.00–130.00	123.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	75.00	75.00
3	—	828	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	120.00–156.00	141.71
6	—	575	100.00–128.00	113.40
8	—	525	108.00–130.00	119.51
17	—	476	114.00–132.50	124.27
7	—	428	120.00–140.00	131.99
14	—	325	123.00–140.00	132.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	30.00–42.00	35.16
34	—	1,025	45.00–66.00	57.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,028	49.00–65.00	58.52
26	—	1,275	65.00–72.00	68.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	58.00–65.50	62.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,738	83.00–89.50	86.69
8	—	1,250	60.00–87.00	76.20

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)	26	—	925	500.00–800.00	678.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,075	600.00–825.00	736.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	100	—	1,075	725.00–1,025.00	906.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	750.00–1,075.00	946.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	875.00–1,300.00	1,131.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	685.00–900.00	812.84

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