Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-02-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 22
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 294 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 254 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 59 · +32.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 0▼ 67 vs year ago 144 · −46.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 2/8/21: Feeder steers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold firmer. Feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.20/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$152.20
137 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$25
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487153.06745108
Medium and Large 1-2517148.9777029
One grade step is worth $4.09/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale137 hd
152.20
—
MS average6 barns · 309 hd
152.25
−0.06
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—High1,81389.481,6227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24170.7487844
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52064.419798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96844.1942819

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275179.08/cwt175.00–182.504926
Steers—Medium and Large 1326178.64/cwt170.00–185.0058213
Steers—Medium and Large 1375172.99/cwt165.00–180.0064920
Steers—Medium and Large 1425159.29/cwt154.00–164.006778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1476158.14/cwt152.50–162.5075313
Steers—Medium and Large 1525152.28/cwt146.00–158.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528148.81/cwt142.00–154.0078620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1575140.32/cwt132.50–147.5080712
Steers—Medium and Large 1625127.12/cwt124.00–130.0079512
Steers—Medium and Large 1660120.54/cwt118.00–130.007965
Steers—Medium and Large 1727113.00/cwt100.00–133.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 1750118.00/cwt118.00–118.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275145.22/cwt142.50–147.5039910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325141.00/cwt137.50–144.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.39/cwt128.00–140.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.58/cwt122.50–134.005468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475125.13/cwt122.50–127.505946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508127.00/cwt127.00–127.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525119.76/cwt114.00–125.0062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575119.21/cwt114.00–124.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625109.68/cwt105.00–114.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723105.45/cwt104.00–107.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 175097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81389.48/cwt85.00–93.501,6227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81033.81/cwt25.00–39.002745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02561.22/cwt58.00–63.506286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.90/cwt40.00–53.5049114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.24/cwt63.50–80.0092138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52064.41/cwt61.00–67.509798
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925748.65/cwt600.00–850.006,92514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1978755.43/cwt600.00–875.007,38810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,159.84/cwt850.00–1,350.0012,96722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,16310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19701,007.47/cwt985.00–1,025.009,7726
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1811926.25/cwt725.00–950.007,51212

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.