Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.44/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$119.44

163 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$13.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	122.87	577	123
Medium and Large 3	398	108.92	433	40

One grade step is worth $13.94/cwt here — about $144 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 sale163 hd

119.44

—

MS average12 barns · 1,033 hd

123.01

−3.56

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	1,533	82.33	1,262	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	58.00	906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	56.44	657	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	42.47	396	44

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.79/cwt	100.00–124.00	423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	103.31/cwt	92.50–115.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.28/cwt	117.50–136.00	541	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.80/cwt	107.50–131.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	101.00/cwt	94.00–108.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.99/cwt	120.00–142.50	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.99/cwt	140.00–162.50	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.06/cwt	110.00–128.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.25/cwt	126.00–147.50	721	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.93/cwt	132.50–156.00	616	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.29/cwt	144.00–165.00	505	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	159.53/cwt	150.00–167.50	439	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.84/cwt	117.50–145.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.52/cwt	120.00–140.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	133.62/cwt	120.00–145.00	367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.13/cwt	112.00–118.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.56/cwt	110.00–134.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.87/cwt	100.00–119.00	687	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.45/cwt	136.00–148.00	463	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.52/cwt	118.00–138.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.60/cwt	113.00–142.50	547	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,132	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	53.67/cwt	44.00–56.00	596	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.37/cwt	40.00–56.00	506	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	32.50/cwt	24.00–40.00	260	18
Bulls	—	—	1,250	75.10/cwt	67.00–80.50	939	18
Bulls	—	—	1,815	89.57/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,626	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.29/cwt	57.00–67.00	794	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	642.57/cwt	485.00–750.00	5,944	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	825.27/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,392	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	875	778.57/cwt	650.00–875.00	6,812	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	975	823.72/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,031	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,074.78/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,145	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	702.86/cwt	440.00–900.00	6,150	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	567.57/cwt	500.00–625.00	5,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.52/cwt	138.00–158.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.47/cwt	80.00–100.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	94.25/cwt	83.00–105.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	106.90/cwt	102.50–111.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.31/cwt	110.00–126.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.65/cwt	120.00–140.00	490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	137.53/cwt	125.00–148.00	378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.62/cwt	102.50–120.00	642	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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 546Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 119Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 101Year ago 160

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	100.00–124.00	112.79
10	—	475	100.00–111.00	105.78
10	—	275	115.00–120.00	117.72
6	—	525	80.00–100.00	90.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	120.00–136.00	128.41
10	—	625	92.50–115.00	103.31
24	—	425	117.50–136.00	127.28
16	—	525	107.50–131.00	119.80
14	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.38
3	—	713	94.00–108.00	101.00
2	—	768	83.00–105.00	94.25
8	—	675	102.50–111.00	106.90
16	—	375	120.00–140.00	130.65
10	—	275	125.00–148.00	137.53
10	—	575	102.50–120.00	111.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	122.00–124.00	123.01
10	—	375	140.00–162.50	151.99
2	—	755	110.00–128.00	119.06
16	—	525	126.00–147.50	137.25
14	—	425	132.50–156.00	144.93
14	—	325	144.00–165.00	155.29
12	—	275	150.00–167.50	159.53
10	—	575	117.50–145.00	131.84
12	—	475	138.00–158.00	148.52
12	—	625	110.00–126.00	118.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	120.00–142.50	131.99
6	—	475	120.00–140.00	130.52
10	—	275	120.00–145.00	133.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	112.00–118.00	115.13
10	—	525	110.00–134.00	122.56
14	—	625	100.00–119.00	109.87
12	—	325	136.00–148.00	142.45
8	—	475	118.00–138.00	128.52
8	—	425	113.00–142.50	128.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,300	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,111	44.00–56.00	53.67
28	—	1,275	57.00–67.00	62.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	40.00–56.00	49.37
18	—	800	24.00–40.00	32.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,250	67.00–80.50	75.10
18	—	1,815	84.00–93.50	89.57

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)	30	—	925	485.00–750.00	642.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	500.00–625.00	567.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,138	700.00–900.00	825.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	875	650.00–875.00	778.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	975	725.00–900.00	823.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,130	950.00–1,150.00	1,074.78
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	875	440.00–900.00	702.86

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