Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS SOLD HIGHER 7.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-10.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.83/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$131.83

202 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$39.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	473	144.36	683	31
Medium and Large 1	439	135.21	594	139
Medium and Large 3	456	105.02	479	32

One grade step is worth $39.34/cwt here — about $204 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 sale202 hd

131.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,363 hd

132.88

−1.05

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	1,300	76.57	996	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	60.46	726	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	60.18	954	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	40.37	388	42

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	575	118.91/cwt	109.00–128.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.40/cwt	143.00–178.00	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	169.75/cwt	157.50–180.00	467	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.27/cwt	138.00–171.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.11/cwt	154.00–175.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.63/cwt	152.50–182.50	548	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	143.93/cwt	125.00–157.50	397	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	168.42/cwt	157.50–175.00	384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.65/cwt	130.00–157.50	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.93/cwt	165.00–178.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	117.17/cwt	102.00–132.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.12/cwt	135.00–164.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.52/cwt	120.00–140.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.76/cwt	108.00–117.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.47/cwt	102.00–135.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.64/cwt	120.00–162.50	535	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.93/cwt	130.00–166.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.28/cwt	144.00–171.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.75/cwt	90.00–128.00	686	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.12/cwt	57.50–70.00	818	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	51.68/cwt	47.00–55.00	530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	21.16/cwt	10.00–31.00	169	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	48.05/cwt	34.00–58.00	493	30
Bulls	—	—	1,653	87.55/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	60.18/cwt	54.00–68.00	954	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	75.00/cwt	66.00–81.00	938	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	698.65/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,463	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	948.78/cwt	700.00–1,125.00	9,725	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	793.92/cwt	675.00–875.00	7,344	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	808.78/cwt	675.00–900.00	7,481	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	737.84/cwt	390.00–975.00	6,825	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	753.38/cwt	575.00–875.00	6,969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	89.20/cwt	84.00–94.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	121.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.15/cwt	119.00–134.50	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	119.81/cwt	108.00–128.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.33/cwt	106.00–124.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.13/cwt	83.00–110.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	157.18/cwt	155.50–159.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	146.34/cwt	130.00–160.00	402	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.16/cwt	131.00–154.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	100.36/cwt	85.00–116.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	86.35/cwt	71.00–114.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	148.99/cwt	140.00–156.00	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.57/cwt	119.00–141.00	620	16

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 543Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 177Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 108Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	109.00–128.00	118.91
12	—	325	140.00–158.00	149.68
6	—	525	115.00–130.00	122.85
7	—	628	108.00–128.00	119.81
8	—	675	106.00–124.00	115.33
34	—	275	130.00–160.00	146.34
18	—	425	131.00–154.00	143.16
4	—	716	85.00–116.00	100.36
3	—	775	71.00–114.00	86.35
17	—	376	140.00–156.00	148.99
16	—	475	119.00–141.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	108.00–117.00	112.76
6	—	625	84.00–94.00	89.20
6	—	225	110.00–130.00	121.09
10	—	525	83.00–110.00	97.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	119.00–134.50	128.15
4	—	536	139.00	139.00
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
15	—	388	155.50–159.00	157.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	143.00–178.00	161.40
18	—	275	157.50–180.00	169.75
12	—	525	138.00–171.00	155.27
12	—	425	154.00–175.00	165.11
22	—	325	152.50–182.50	168.63
7	—	228	157.50–175.00	168.42
3	—	616	125.00–140.00	130.27
22	—	375	165.00–178.00	171.93
2	—	713	102.00–132.00	117.17
10	—	575	135.00–164.00	150.12
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	276	125.00–157.50	143.93
6	—	525	120.00–134.00	127.33
8	—	375	130.00–157.50	144.65
4	—	475	120.00–140.00	130.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	175.00	175.00
6	—	428	182.00	182.00
7	—	519	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	102.00–135.00	120.47
12	—	375	120.00–162.50	142.64
8	—	475	130.00–166.00	148.93
8	—	425	144.00–171.00	158.28
16	—	625	90.00–128.00	109.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,275	57.50–70.00	64.12
10	—	1,025	47.00–55.00	51.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	10.00–31.00	21.16
30	—	1,025	34.00–58.00	48.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	54.00–68.00	60.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	87.00–88.00	87.55
14	—	1,250	66.00–81.00	75.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	925	550.00–800.00	698.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	575.00–875.00	753.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,025	700.00–1,125.00	948.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	675.00–875.00	793.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	675.00–900.00	808.78
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	390.00–975.00	737.84

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