Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-08-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 2
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 478▼ 167 vs year ago 590 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 104▼ 20 vs year ago 87 · −23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 113▼ 17 vs year ago 63 · −27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-2.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups had shots and were 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 $151.33/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$151.33
150 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448158.83711100
Medium and Large 1-2695136.3394750
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$236 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 sale150 hd
151.33
—
MS average12 barns · 1,538 hd
152.15
−0.82
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—Average1,61893.471,51223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19870.7784826
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52869.911,0686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02560.6662214

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225177.77/cwt175.00–180.004006
Steers—Medium and Large 1275175.67/cwt167.50–182.5048314
Steers—Medium and Large 1375167.46/cwt160.00–174.0062820
Steers—Medium and Large 1425164.11/cwt153.00–174.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 1475154.88/cwt148.00–162.5073618
Steers—Medium and Large 1527145.25/cwt139.00–150.0076511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576144.45/cwt143.25–147.0083215
Steers—Medium and Large 1578145.46/cwt142.50–147.508417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664137.50/cwt137.50–137.5091316
Steers—Medium and Large 1675141.39/cwt137.50–145.009546
Steers—Medium and Large 1723132.58/cwt130.00–135.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1769130.26/cwt130.00–131.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815128.93/cwt123.00–130.501,05119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.45/cwt145.00–155.004148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326148.26/cwt142.50–152.5048313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375141.33/cwt136.00–146.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425137.64/cwt135.00–140.0058524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475133.89/cwt126.00–141.0063620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525130.83/cwt129.00–132.5068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575130.58/cwt122.50–138.0075112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583129.75/cwt129.75–129.757568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625121.39/cwt111.00–131.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703125.50/cwt125.50–125.5088210
Heifers—Medium and Large 173590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803111.00/cwt111.00–111.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 183596.00/cwt90.00–102.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325152.85/cwt130.00–172.5049714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425150.82/cwt145.00–156.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475133.67/cwt120.00–146.0063512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525128.37/cwt120.00–136.0067416
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28684.50/cwt77.50–88.001,0877
Bulls——1,76397.40/cwt88.50–104.001,71716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02564.63/cwt62.00–66.506628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02560.66/cwt51.00–67.5062214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27573.50/cwt69.00–77.5093718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52869.91/cwt66.50–72.501,0686
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1888701.06/cwt600.00–775.006,2258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1910829.26/cwt720.00–925.007,5464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1031,047.90/cwt925.00–1,125.0011,5584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1898724.48/cwt675.00–760.006,5066
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1975852.95/cwt695.00–975.008,31616

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.