Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 8
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 365▼ 312 vs year ago 471 · −66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 70▼ 36 vs year ago 94 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 130▼ 125 vs year ago 165 · −75.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher2.00-10.00;feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.82/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$160.82
41 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417163.4368136
Medium and Large 1-2568142.008075thin
One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale41 hd
160.82
—
MS average13 barns · 988 hd
147.61
+13.21
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—Average1,51285.021,28615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27566.1284330
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58062.589894thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02549.855116thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275173.39/cwt162.50–182.504776
Steers—Medium and Large 1320172.64/cwt165.00–182.505525
Steers—Medium and Large 1378175.63/cwt169.00–180.006647
Steers—Medium and Large 1429170.99/cwt157.50–179.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1479156.30/cwt146.00–162.507495
Steers—Medium and Large 1525144.04/cwt137.50–150.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568142.00/cwt142.00–142.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1583139.35/cwt132.50–142.508123
Steers—Medium and Large 1715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225155.55/cwt150.00–160.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325140.45/cwt134.00–146.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375140.43/cwt137.50–143.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429128.77/cwt122.50–132.505525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475119.20/cwt110.00–127.505666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575115.17/cwt111.00–119.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625111.24/cwt105.00–117.006954
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28675.67/cwt64.00–81.509737
Bulls——1,71093.21/cwt89.00–96.501,5948
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02549.85/cwt44.00–54.005116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27566.12/cwt59.50–72.0084330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58062.58/cwt58.50–66.009894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925647.97/cwt425.00–800.005,99412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,013855.56/cwt725.00–950.008,66722

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.