Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-02-01

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 1
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 340▼ 49 vs year ago 414 · −11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 86 · −18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 175▼ 10 vs year ago 140 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 4.00-14.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-8.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.54/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$144.54
114 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496145.6772399
Medium and Large 1-2588137.1280715thin
One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale114 hd
144.54
—
MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd
143.34
+1.20
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—Average1,60987.471,40811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23061.0075044
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44059.028504thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02550.855218thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325170.76/cwt160.00–180.0055514
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.82/cwt152.50–170.0060710
Steers—Medium and Large 1425155.29/cwt150.00–160.0066012
Steers—Medium and Large 1475149.46/cwt140.00–158.0071018
Steers—Medium and Large 1525144.64/cwt136.00–152.5075912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539143.00/cwt143.00–143.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1575132.86/cwt124.00–142.5076412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586138.95/cwt137.00–142.008145
Steers—Medium and Large 1625123.79/cwt116.00–131.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1675120.70/cwt115.00–126.0081510
Steers—Medium and Large 1715119.47/cwt118.00–121.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 178592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225154.43/cwt147.50–160.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275145.89/cwt135.00–155.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325141.99/cwt135.00–148.0046116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375130.65/cwt120.00–140.0049012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.73/cwt116.00–132.5053016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475115.31/cwt109.00–121.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525119.71/cwt115.00–124.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575115.21/cwt110.00–120.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616108.97/cwt103.00–120.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670102.09/cwt100.00–105.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 174088.00/cwt88.00–88.006511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33379.88/cwt72.00–82.501,0653
Bulls——1,71390.31/cwt83.00–96.001,5478
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02552.27/cwt47.00–56.005368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02550.85/cwt45.00–55.005218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27562.94/cwt55.00–70.0080236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44059.02/cwt52.00–65.008504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1888616.55/cwt400.00–775.005,47510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,108946.50/cwt700.00–1,100.0010,48744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19201,197.15/cwt975.00–1,350.0011,01414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19911,186.58/cwt700.00–1,450.0011,75928

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.