Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-03-15

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 471▲ 339 vs year ago 193 · +175.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 64▼ 8 vs year ago 78 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 105▲ 1 vs year ago 81 · +1.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-7.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as number 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$124.20
142 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.85
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462131.0760615thin
Medium and Large 1471124.98588105
Medium and Large 3461115.8253422
One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $72 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 sale142 hd
124.20
—
MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd
128.05
−3.85
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—High1,32775.2199812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21262.4575749
CowsLean 85-90%Average98950.805029thin

Every lot

51 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 1225179.70/cwt170.00–187.5040410
Steers—Medium and Large 1275182.95/cwt177.50–187.5050310
Steers—Medium and Large 1326167.20/cwt160.00–172.5054513
Steers—Medium and Large 1375166.99/cwt155.00–177.5062610
Steers—Medium and Large 1427160.22/cwt150.00–167.506849
Steers—Medium and Large 3427138.98/cwt120.00–152.505939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436165.78/cwt162.00–167.0072324
Steers—Medium and Large 3475143.36/cwt136.00–150.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481156.50/cwt156.50–156.507534
Steers—Medium and Large 1481152.60/cwt150.00–160.007348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513148.00/cwt148.00–148.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1525144.33/cwt142.50–146.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1575134.69/cwt130.00–139.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1723115.32/cwt108.00–122.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 176391.35/cwt82.00–98.006973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208151.18/cwt144.00–180.003146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275142.18/cwt140.00–144.0039110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321133.59/cwt128.00–140.004297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374140.00/cwt140.00–140.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376134.18/cwt128.00–139.0050517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378123.62/cwt120.00–126.004677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425127.88/cwt121.00–134.0054316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430131.00/cwt131.00–131.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.36/cwt120.00–134.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.39/cwt107.50–122.505488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498128.00/cwt128.00–128.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518121.00/cwt121.00–121.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525126.54/cwt120.00–132.506646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528108.51/cwt99.00–115.005737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577120.10/cwt115.00–124.0069311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598122.00/cwt122.00–122.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620119.42/cwt119.00–120.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 167598.18/cwt93.00–103.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 171595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 177396.99/cwt94.00–103.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 183582.32/cwt72.50–93.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 186080.00/cwt80.00–80.006881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.22/cwt130.00–155.0060912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525122.85/cwt115.00–130.0064510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575123.86/cwt109.00–137.507128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22270.55/cwt58.00–81.008629
Bulls——1,64089.17/cwt85.00–91.001,4623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98950.80/cwt44.00–55.005029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03856.86/cwt52.50–59.5059013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27564.47/cwt60.50–68.0082236
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1860969.59/cwt885.00–1,035.008,33810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0081,115.63/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0011,24616
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1778614.95/cwt450.00–750.004,78418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1835707.63/cwt625.00–775.005,90910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,078981.67/cwt800.00–1,100.0010,58228

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.