Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-03-29

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 29
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 380▼ 57 vs year ago 249 · −22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 76▼ 20 vs year ago 78 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 76▲ 0 vs year ago 58 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-4.00; calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.87/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$154.87
89 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.77
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454160.2472875
Medium and Large 1-2777126.0898014thin
One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale89 hd
154.87
—
MS average12 barns · 829 hd
152.10
+2.77
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—High1,65490.401,49513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27570.6290028
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40066.8693610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02559.446098thin

Every lot

39 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 1279186.42/cwt180.00–190.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1325174.60/cwt162.50–185.0056710
Steers—Medium and Large 1376172.42/cwt165.00–178.0064813
Steers—Medium and Large 1425165.67/cwt158.00–172.5070416
Steers—Medium and Large 1477158.42/cwt153.00–162.5075611
Steers—Medium and Large 1525152.19/cwt148.00–156.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 1625135.34/cwt133.00–137.508464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674131.02/cwt130.00–132.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 1725118.30/cwt109.00–127.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325137.99/cwt131.00–144.0044810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370134.32/cwt130.00–140.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425137.00/cwt132.50–141.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.23/cwt126.00–136.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574128.50/cwt128.50–128.507385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575124.32/cwt122.50–126.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748120.00/cwt120.00–120.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 175898.08/cwt74.00–122.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 186381.49/cwt78.00–85.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892111.00/cwt111.00–111.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 190079.00/cwt79.00–79.007111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529144.60/cwt139.00–148.007655
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25082.10/cwt77.00–85.501,0264
Bulls——1,83394.09/cwt89.00–97.001,7259
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02559.44/cwt53.00–64.006098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27570.62/cwt64.00–76.5090028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40066.86/cwt64.00–69.0093610
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1530932.36/cwt510.00–1,250.004,94216
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 16851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,0211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1838806.01/cwt675.00–885.006,7548
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1920776.29/cwt675.00–850.007,1426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,073930.65/cwt825.00–1,000.009,98622

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.