Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 22
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 532▲ 243 vs year ago 137 · +177.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 70▲ 53 vs year ago 23 · +230.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 82▲ 38 vs year ago 38 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-5.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.23/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$157.23
121 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.92
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408162.3366299
Medium and Large 3439134.3058922
One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $73 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 sale121 hd
157.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd
145.31
+11.92
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—Average1,66089.871,49219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19765.0177832
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43060.978723thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02553.4454812

Every lot

37 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 1225177.77/cwt175.00–180.004008
Steers—Medium and Large 1275178.18/cwt176.00–180.0049012
Steers—Medium and Large 1323172.20/cwt160.00–184.0055617
Steers—Medium and Large 1373169.88/cwt160.00–180.0063413
Steers—Medium and Large 3425130.58/cwt120.00–140.0055516
Steers—Medium and Large 1426162.27/cwt152.50–170.0069117
Steers—Medium and Large 1475157.36/cwt150.00–164.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 3475144.21/cwt140.00–148.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1525152.28/cwt146.00–158.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1575136.61/cwt134.00–139.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 1625128.90/cwt125.00–132.508066
Steers—Medium and Large 1730120.49/cwt120.00–121.008802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275138.72/cwt136.00–141.0038110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325134.30/cwt130.00–138.0043612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375133.33/cwt128.00–138.0050016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.58/cwt122.50–134.0054620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475132.05/cwt126.00–137.506278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475118.52/cwt108.00–128.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525117.73/cwt112.50–122.506184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526130.74/cwt124.00–136.0068813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583124.11/cwt120.00–126.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625121.50/cwt115.00–127.507596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671113.37/cwt106.00–122.507617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758109.01/cwt108.00–110.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828100.99/cwt100.00–102.008362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625111.69/cwt100.00–122.506988
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16781.57/cwt79.00–85.009523
Bulls——1,75391.43/cwt86.00–95.501,60316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00658.45/cwt55.00–61.505889
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02553.44/cwt47.00–58.0054812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27267.58/cwt62.00–73.0086023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43060.97/cwt58.00–66.508723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1840735.71/cwt625.00–825.006,18010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,033947.09/cwt800.00–1,050.009,78338
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,092.31/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0010,6508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0831,327.77/cwt1,100.00–1,475.0014,38018

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.