Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-08-23

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 23
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 687▲ 50 vs year ago 535 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 129▼ 1 vs year ago 74 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 88▼ 71 vs year ago 129 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. 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 $128.45/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$128.45
178 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2596132.6779118thin
Medium and Large 1512127.97655160
One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $136 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 sale178 hd
128.45
—
MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd
132.26
−3.81
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—Average1,42685.041,21312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19767.4480731
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53566.411,0198thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98153.2752223

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 1327170.82/cwt158.00–180.0055911
Steers—Medium and Large 1375168.59/cwt159.00–177.006328
Steers—Medium and Large 1475155.57/cwt144.00–166.0073910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524147.24/cwt146.00–149.0077220
Steers—Medium and Large 1525150.94/cwt141.00–160.0079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1575137.30/cwt130.00–144.007898
Steers—Medium and Large 1628136.95/cwt134.00–139.008607
Steers—Medium and Large 1675132.07/cwt130.00–134.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677138.50/cwt138.50–138.5093820
Steers—Medium and Large 1740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 1777126.01/cwt119.00–133.009795
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270143.88/cwt139.00–150.003885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327142.33/cwt140.00–144.0046511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375135.46/cwt128.00–142.0050822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426130.21/cwt120.00–138.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475125.84/cwt119.00–132.0059822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477131.00/cwt131.00–131.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.80/cwt116.00–129.0064526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576122.04/cwt117.00–126.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.00/cwt133.00–133.0082515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642127.26/cwt116.00–129.0081742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715105.71/cwt100.00–110.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1827102.57/cwt92.00–109.008483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275152.25/cwt137.00–165.0041910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323140.98/cwt127.00–155.0045513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425130.58/cwt120.00–140.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471130.44/cwt120.00–143.0061414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525131.22/cwt115.00–146.0068910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575130.78/cwt124.00–137.0075212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28680.33/cwt65.00–88.001,0337
Bulls——1,62391.64/cwt82.50–97.001,4875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87538.57/cwt30.00–45.003378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.56/cwt57.00–66.5064110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03761.11/cwt50.00–68.0063415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27969.77/cwt67.00–72.0089221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53566.41/cwt64.00–68.501,0198
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1925808.11/cwt700.00–900.007,47510
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925681.08/cwt600.00–800.006,30012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,035.20/cwt800.00–1,175.0011,80120
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1798555.96/cwt450.00–650.004,43712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925739.19/cwt650.00–800.006,83814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,293.41/cwt1,270.00–1,310.0013,2574

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.