Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-10-04

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 4
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 447▲ 0 vs year ago 447 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 119▲ 0 vs year ago 119 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 98▲ 0 vs year ago 98 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-4.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-9.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-6.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.11/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$120.11
127 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.58
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585122.007144thin
Medium and Large 1457120.05549123
One grade step is worth $1.95/cwt here — about $165 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 sale127 hd
120.11
—
MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd
123.69
−3.58
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—High1,57581.411,28318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70558.2699313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10556.6462650
CowsLean 85-90%Average93342.6439844

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1375157.83/cwt152.50–162.5059214
Steers—Medium and Large 1425146.61/cwt140.00–152.506236
Steers—Medium and Large 1475140.65/cwt132.50–148.0066814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.00/cwt135.00–135.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1527133.88/cwt120.00–144.007069
Steers—Medium and Large 1575126.52/cwt120.00–132.5072714
Steers—Medium and Large 1625124.68/cwt120.00–129.0077912
Steers—Medium and Large 1720109.69/cwt95.00–125.007902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225134.43/cwt127.50–140.0030216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327132.66/cwt128.00–136.0043411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375124.79/cwt120.00–129.0046812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425121.88/cwt115.00–128.0051820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475119.52/cwt109.00–129.0056820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527118.96/cwt111.00–125.0062711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575114.30/cwt107.00–121.0065714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625108.72/cwt103.00–114.0068012
Heifers—Medium and Large 171587.06/cwt80.00–95.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 175090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 183592.00/cwt92.00–92.007681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425133.22/cwt120.00–145.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462126.07/cwt120.00–142.505824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525125.85/cwt112.50–138.006618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575108.16/cwt92.00–123.0062210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625115.20/cwt110.00–120.0072010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25078.30/cwt72.00–82.509796
Bulls——1,73882.97/cwt77.00–87.501,44212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80331.15/cwt20.00–40.0025019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03053.99/cwt45.00–60.0055635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03251.37/cwt42.00–57.5053025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28062.81/cwt60.00–65.0080415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70558.26/cwt53.50–61.0099313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925718.92/cwt600.00–800.006,65014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,025958.54/cwt900.00–1,000.009,8254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925593.24/cwt400.00–725.005,48716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1431,246.01/cwt775.00–1,525.0014,24250

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.