Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-04-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 5
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 192▲ 164 vs year ago 148 · +110.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 58▲ 24 vs year ago 40 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 58▲ 36 vs year ago 37 · +97.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold firmer; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.86/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$158.86
99 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.55
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469159.9175094
Medium and Large 1-2678139.009425thin
One grade step is worth $20.91/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale99 hd
158.86
—
MS average13 barns · 926 hd
156.31
+2.55
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—Average1,61390.671,46314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23869.8986529
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54665.841,0185thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.7458216

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225194.43/cwt187.50–200.004374
Steers—Medium and Large 1275178.39/cwt167.50–187.5049110
Steers—Medium and Large 1325176.53/cwt172.50–180.0057410
Steers—Medium and Large 1375173.20/cwt170.00–176.006498
Steers—Medium and Large 1425167.40/cwt160.00–174.0071114
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.36/cwt154.00–168.0076610
Steers—Medium and Large 1525155.23/cwt150.00–160.0081510
Steers—Medium and Large 1575148.43/cwt144.00–152.5085310
Steers—Medium and Large 1625135.04/cwt134.00–136.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 1675135.87/cwt132.50–139.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678139.00/cwt139.00–139.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 1720121.05/cwt118.00–125.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1853111.01/cwt108.00–114.009472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225141.39/cwt140.00–142.5031812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377142.35/cwt135.00–147.505379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.64/cwt132.50–146.005938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475131.41/cwt123.00–139.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.95/cwt127.50–136.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575116.61/cwt114.00–119.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675117.63/cwt114.00–121.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725108.68/cwt106.00–110.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 182398.66/cwt96.00–100.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 186592.50/cwt92.00–93.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287892.00/cwt92.00–92.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716116.52/cwt115.00–118.008344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28687.33/cwt84.00–89.001,1237
Bulls——1,94094.01/cwt89.00–96.501,8247
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02560.76/cwt59.00–62.006234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.74/cwt46.50–64.0058216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27271.35/cwt66.00–76.5090825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54665.84/cwt62.00–68.001,0185
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,018.92/cwt1,010.00–1,025.009,42510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0451,341.39/cwt1,110.00–1,500.0014,0188
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1853660.04/cwt450.00–825.005,63012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1885908.47/cwt750.00–1,025.008,04020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,026.29/cwt840.00–1,150.0010,93020

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.