Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 492▲ 157 vs year ago 314 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 120▲ 5 vs year ago 59 · +8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 106▼ 5 vs year ago 110 · −4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.35/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$157.35
116 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.57
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445159.8371291
Medium and Large 3306148.3045325
One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $259 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 sale116 hd
157.35
—
MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd
149.78
+7.57
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—Average1,58285.391,35125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14061.6370219
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49561.409188thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01248.4949113

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225176.09/cwt165.00–185.003968
Steers—Medium and Large 3227155.22/cwt140.00–165.003529
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.17/cwt130.00–167.504888
Steers—Medium and Large 1327173.11/cwt160.00–182.5056611
Steers—Medium and Large 1375171.45/cwt156.00–185.0064322
Steers—Medium and Large 3375138.64/cwt120.00–155.005208
Steers—Medium and Large 1426162.52/cwt156.00–167.5069213
Steers—Medium and Large 1478159.88/cwt156.00–162.507647
Steers—Medium and Large 1525153.71/cwt149.00–158.0080710
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.82/cwt140.00–155.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1627139.95/cwt136.00–143.0087711
Steers—Medium and Large 1712112.01/cwt108.00–115.007985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227163.04/cwt160.00–165.003709
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325123.53/cwt116.00–130.0040110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327141.11/cwt134.00–146.004619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375123.20/cwt120.00–126.004626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376138.18/cwt128.00–146.0052015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.14/cwt117.50–122.505116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1449144.00/cwt144.00–144.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475131.15/cwt128.00–134.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478118.35/cwt110.00–124.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525126.23/cwt121.00–131.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625116.16/cwt112.00–120.007266
Heifers—Medium and Large 173098.50/cwt97.00–100.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 177883.04/cwt70.00–96.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 181097.00/cwt97.00–97.007861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.75/cwt130.00–156.0061112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475137.09/cwt120.00–152.5065110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525137.04/cwt125.00–148.007198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578133.79/cwt117.50–145.007737
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25078.20/cwt65.00–87.0097812
Bulls——1,88892.02/cwt86.00–95.501,73713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01248.49/cwt40.00–55.5049113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04157.66/cwt52.00–61.0060011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27567.09/cwt61.00–72.508558
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49561.40/cwt57.50–64.509188
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925540.27/cwt470.00–600.004,99726
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1783907.91/cwt835.00–975.007,10910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1953905.84/cwt820.00–975.008,6336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0781,121.11/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0012,0868
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1896642.36/cwt400.00–800.005,75617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,086.89/cwt800.00–1,250.0012,74950

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.