Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-05-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 687▼ 15 vs year ago 580 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 119▼ 78 vs year ago 144 · −54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 108▼ 93 vs year ago 171 · −54.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 5.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-7.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; 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 $141.98/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$141.98
143 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.50
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443150.0666494
Medium and Large 1-2784126.4899149
One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about −$327 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 sale143 hd
141.98
—
MS average12 barns · 1,497 hd
135.48
+6.50
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—High1,51687.461,32615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12567.9176430
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59766.471,0629thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.4157812

Every lot

48 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1229177.81/cwt160.00–195.0040710
Steers—Medium and Large 1277166.92/cwt162.50–170.0046211
Steers—Medium and Large 1325166.72/cwt160.00–172.505424
Steers—Medium and Large 1375159.32/cwt150.00–167.5059710
Steers—Medium and Large 1426148.43/cwt140.00–155.0063215
Steers—Medium and Large 1475141.83/cwt130.00–152.5067412
Steers—Medium and Large 1525142.61/cwt129.00–155.0074914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.00/cwt137.00–137.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1575132.71/cwt127.50–137.507636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616140.50/cwt140.50–140.508654
Steers—Medium and Large 1620136.68/cwt135.00–139.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668139.50/cwt139.50–139.509322
Steers—Medium and Large 1712121.57/cwt112.00–128.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737128.99/cwt124.00–131.5095112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2796122.00/cwt122.00–122.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,02910
Steers—Medium and Large 1880114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917116.74/cwt113.00–117.501,07112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275132.18/cwt130.00–134.003636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325137.53/cwt130.00–144.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372132.40/cwt120.00–146.004939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425126.76/cwt117.50–135.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4443100.00/cwt100.00–100.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476124.02/cwt115.00–131.0059013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.18/cwt112.50–131.0064116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553125.00/cwt125.00–125.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576120.55/cwt115.00–125.0069415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625117.79/cwt110.00–125.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.71/cwt110.00–128.0078323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675114.36/cwt104.00–124.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693120.00/cwt120.00–120.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761100.00/cwt100.00–100.007617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282098.00/cwt98.00–98.008043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322143.26/cwt130.00–157.504619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475121.70/cwt112.50–130.0057814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27879.70/cwt66.00–87.001,0199
Bulls——1,87399.10/cwt94.00–102.501,8566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02565.22/cwt62.00–67.5066918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.41/cwt45.00–64.5057812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.94/cwt68.50–75.0091712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59766.47/cwt59.00–71.001,0629
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1805831.37/cwt810.00–850.006,6938
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1888911.76/cwt675.00–1,085.008,09612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1975956.41/cwt900.00–1,000.009,3254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1857789.07/cwt675.00–850.006,76219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,003876.62/cwt675.00–1,025.008,79214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,165975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,35911

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.