Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 294▲ 131 vs year ago 361 · +36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 78▲ 39 vs year ago 81 · +48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 77▼ 22 vs year ago 128 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-6.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-7.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-3.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.03/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$126.03
139 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$5.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467131.0361220
Medium and Large 1478125.19598119
One grade step is worth $5.83/cwt here — about $13 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 sale139 hd
126.03
—
MS average13 barns · 837 hd
123.69
+2.35
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—Average1,56085.841,33924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18964.4676772
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44861.548915thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99547.8647621

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1276179.78/cwt172.50–185.0049613
Steers—Medium and Large 1325176.72/cwt170.00–182.5057412
Steers—Medium and Large 1375171.99/cwt160.00–182.5064510
Steers—Medium and Large 1425166.99/cwt158.00–175.0071014
Steers—Medium and Large 1475160.37/cwt158.00–162.5076218
Steers—Medium and Large 1525151.23/cwt146.00–156.0079416
Steers—Medium and Large 1577143.22/cwt134.00–150.008269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1620136.28/cwt130.00–145.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1732117.42/cwt105.00–131.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1825102.40/cwt90.00–110.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 192595.00/cwt95.00–95.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 199596.00/cwt96.00–96.009551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225149.16/cwt145.00–152.5033610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321138.66/cwt134.00–144.004457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348137.00/cwt137.00–137.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375132.26/cwt128.00–136.0049614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402135.33/cwt133.00–136.505446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.29/cwt123.00–133.0054520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475129.26/cwt124.00–134.0061420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519127.88/cwt126.00–128.5066412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527125.69/cwt120.00–130.0066211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575116.41/cwt112.50–120.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628108.95/cwt106.00–111.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675103.29/cwt95.00–111.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 172796.91/cwt88.00–109.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 175598.99/cwt98.00–100.007472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25080.20/cwt70.00–87.001,00312
Bulls——1,87091.49/cwt84.00–96.501,71112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81731.80/cwt20.00–37.002603
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02550.54/cwt40.00–58.0051818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03258.84/cwt54.00–62.0060725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27367.45/cwt62.00–72.5085947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44861.54/cwt57.50–64.008915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1886663.85/cwt550.00–735.005,88211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,093963.84/cwt750.00–1,100.0010,53528
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19251,008.11/cwt800.00–1,150.009,3256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1948874.08/cwt750.00–975.008,28618
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1351,344.05/cwt1,000.00–1,550.0015,25510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925494.59/cwt340.00–600.004,57536

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.