Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-05-31

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 31
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 565▲ 185 vs year ago 324 · +57.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 66▲ 48 vs year ago 109 · +44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 78▲ 24 vs year ago 127 · +18.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 3.00-11.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-13.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-4.00; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.17/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$127.17
169 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466127.43594155
Medium and Large 1-2563124.3670014thin
One grade step is worth $3.07/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale169 hd
127.17
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
123.48
+3.69
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—Average1,65490.961,50414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18870.3583692
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67368.961,15426
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02556.4157824

Every lot

43 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 1325166.53/cwt162.50–170.0054112
Steers—Medium and Large 1375158.79/cwt146.00–170.0059514
Steers—Medium and Large 1426152.56/cwt140.00–162.5065017
Steers—Medium and Large 1475138.19/cwt130.00–145.0065625
Steers—Medium and Large 1526141.47/cwt136.00–146.0074421
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.43/cwt128.00–148.0079624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1626136.71/cwt127.50–144.0085613
Steers—Medium and Large 1675131.74/cwt125.00–138.0088910
Steers—Medium and Large 1715123.00/cwt112.00–131.008795
Steers—Medium and Large 1782120.02/cwt117.00–124.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1818118.98/cwt118.00–120.009732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225133.32/cwt127.50–138.003006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275136.81/cwt130.00–142.5037618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325134.45/cwt128.00–140.0043716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.92/cwt120.00–148.0050612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426133.49/cwt120.00–144.0056915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462128.00/cwt128.00–128.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475123.39/cwt107.50–138.0058633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526125.55/cwt116.00–133.0066013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577131.28/cwt122.50–138.0075711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582123.00/cwt123.00–123.007169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625119.00/cwt112.50–125.0074414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628125.00/cwt125.00–125.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677119.60/cwt111.00–126.008109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722108.64/cwt104.00–111.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 177099.26/cwt94.00–103.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825100.99/cwt100.00–102.008332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475134.36/cwt127.00–141.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528130.69/cwt120.00–138.006907
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30081.54/cwt67.00–88.001,0605
Bulls——1,85096.20/cwt93.00–98.001,7809
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02563.85/cwt58.00–68.0065432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.41/cwt45.00–64.5057824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27573.82/cwt68.00–79.0094160
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67368.96/cwt63.00–73.001,15426
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1870784.91/cwt765.00–800.006,82918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19981,118.94/cwt850.00–1,400.0011,1675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,087.92/cwt800.00–1,250.0012,83768
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1833909.91/cwt800.00–1,000.007,58018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,132.16/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0011,6614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0351,167.87/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0012,08718
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1802984.42/cwt950.00–1,025.007,89511

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.