Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-12-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 543▼ 336 vs year ago 1,063 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 177▼ 50 vs year ago 151 · −33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 108▼ 76 vs year ago 190 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS SOLD HIGHER 7.00-20.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-20.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-10.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.83/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$131.83
202 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473144.3668331
Medium and Large 1439135.21594139
Medium and Large 3456105.0247932
One grade step is worth $39.34/cwt here — about $204 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 sale202 hd
131.83
—
MS average13 barns · 1,363 hd
132.88
−1.05
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—High1,30076.5799616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20160.4672634
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58560.189545thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96140.3738842

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1228168.42/cwt157.50–175.003847
Steers—Medium and Large 1275169.75/cwt157.50–180.0046718
Steers—Medium and Large 3276143.93/cwt125.00–157.5039713
Steers—Medium and Large 1325168.63/cwt152.50–182.5054822
Steers—Medium and Large 1375171.93/cwt165.00–178.0064522
Steers—Medium and Large 3375144.65/cwt130.00–157.505428
Steers—Medium and Large 1425165.11/cwt154.00–175.0070212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428182.00/cwt182.00–182.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.40/cwt143.00–178.0076720
Steers—Medium and Large 3475130.52/cwt120.00–140.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488175.00/cwt175.00–175.0085410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519164.00/cwt164.00–164.008517
Steers—Medium and Large 1525155.27/cwt138.00–171.0081512
Steers—Medium and Large 3525127.33/cwt120.00–134.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 1575150.12/cwt135.00–164.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1616130.27/cwt125.00–140.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1713117.17/cwt102.00–132.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225121.09/cwt110.00–130.002726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275146.34/cwt130.00–160.0040234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325149.68/cwt140.00–158.0048612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376148.99/cwt140.00–156.0056017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388157.18/cwt155.50–159.0061015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425143.16/cwt131.00–154.0060818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.76/cwt108.00–117.0047910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475130.57/cwt119.00–141.0062016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.85/cwt115.00–130.006456
Heifers—Medium and Large 352597.13/cwt83.00–110.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536139.00/cwt139.00–139.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575118.91/cwt109.00–128.0068414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577128.15/cwt119.00–134.5073910
Heifers—Medium and Large 362589.20/cwt84.00–94.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628119.81/cwt108.00–128.007527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675115.33/cwt106.00–124.007788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716100.36/cwt85.00–116.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 177586.35/cwt71.00–114.006693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375142.64/cwt120.00–162.5053512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425158.28/cwt144.00–171.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475148.93/cwt130.00–166.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576120.47/cwt102.00–135.0069413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625109.75/cwt90.00–128.0068616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25075.00/cwt66.00–81.0093814
Bulls——1,65387.55/cwt87.00–88.001,4472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80021.16/cwt10.00–31.0016912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02551.68/cwt47.00–55.0053010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02548.05/cwt34.00–58.0049330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27564.12/cwt57.50–70.0081824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58560.18/cwt54.00–68.009545
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925753.38/cwt575.00–875.006,96912
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925698.65/cwt550.00–800.006,4638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025948.78/cwt700.00–1,125.009,72556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925808.78/cwt675.00–900.007,4816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925793.92/cwt675.00–875.007,3444
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925737.84/cwt390.00–975.006,82520

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.