Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 18
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
515 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 282▲ 60 vs year ago 455 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 55▲ 36 vs year ago 47 · +76.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 80▲ 5 vs year ago 118 · +4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$118.50
149 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442122.02539110
Medium and Large 3356110.0539136
Medium and Large 1-266591.006053thin
One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale149 hd
118.50
—
MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd
122.02
−3.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,48077.751,15124
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51851.1877710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19550.1960042
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02545.2746410

Every lot

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225178.32/cwt170.00–185.004014
Steers—Medium and Large 1275174.53/cwt165.00–182.5048010
Steers—Medium and Large 3275146.34/cwt130.00–160.004026
Steers—Medium and Large 1325168.07/cwt160.00–175.0054618
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.46/cwt154.00–168.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 3375135.33/cwt130.00–140.0050710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398144.00/cwt144.00–144.005737
Steers—Medium and Large 3425125.29/cwt120.00–130.0053212
Steers—Medium and Large 1429159.80/cwt146.00–168.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471150.00/cwt150.00–150.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 1475147.46/cwt138.00–156.0070014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1625118.39/cwt108.00–128.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 1675119.74/cwt113.00–126.008088
Steers—Medium and Large 1725118.01/cwt117.00–119.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 186090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225149.43/cwt142.50–155.003366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275139.99/cwt134.00–145.003856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275123.39/cwt112.50–132.5033910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325136.37/cwt127.50–144.0044314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325118.07/cwt110.00–125.0038410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375130.12/cwt120.00–139.0048824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.81/cwt110.00–138.0053018
Heifers—Medium and Large 342596.69/cwt84.00–108.0041116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475115.73/cwt111.00–120.0055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525108.76/cwt103.00–114.0057110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575110.17/cwt106.00–114.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266591.00/cwt91.00–91.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 167593.66/cwt89.00–98.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 174092.50/cwt92.50–92.506851
Heifers—Medium and Large 177383.90/cwt69.00–99.006493
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25073.50/cwt60.00–82.5091914
Bulls——1,80383.71/cwt80.50–86.001,50910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02547.26/cwt45.50–48.5048416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02545.27/cwt40.00–49.0046410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30052.00/cwt48.50–55.0067626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51851.18/cwt48.50–53.0077710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1818796.39/cwt700.00–860.006,5146
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1978965.54/cwt900.00–1,025.009,4438
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1840593.57/cwt460.00–700.004,98616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160928.45/cwt675.00–1,075.0010,77088

This sale against other markets

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.