Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2019-12-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 16
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 690▲ 632 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 83▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 153▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week - slaughter cows higher 1-5; slaughter bulls higher 1-2; feeder calves had a lot of local trade both steers and heifers -feeder steers higher 7-20; feed heifers higher 1-6 ; weaned group was muscle grade 1-2

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$125.06
92 head · 387 lb average
Value per head Derived
$484
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393128.9250754
Medium and Large 1-2420122.005128thin
Medium and Large 2365120.4044026
Medium and Large 3373109.544094thin
One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $99 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 sale92 hd
125.06
—
MS average13 barns · 1,040 hd
117.31
+7.75
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—Average1,58369.981,10810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22748.3059322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30046.356036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87934.5830414

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223153.26/cwt145.00–160.003426
Steers—Medium and Large 1273173.66/cwt165.00–181.0047412
Steers—Medium and Large 3273126.50/cwt120.00–132.003456
Steers—Medium and Large 1323173.02/cwt165.00–180.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 2323140.35/cwt135.00–145.004534
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.95/cwt160.00–175.0062610
Steers—Medium and Large 1423157.01/cwt147.00–166.0066414
Steers—Medium and Large 1473158.29/cwt152.00–164.0074910
Steers—Medium and Large 2473134.62/cwt132.00–137.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1523155.22/cwt150.00–160.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1573134.08/cwt132.00–136.007686
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223125.51/cwt120.00–130.002806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273134.50/cwt128.00–140.003676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323133.21/cwt130.00–136.0043016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323126.16/cwt116.00–135.004076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373132.65/cwt130.00–135.004956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373123.71/cwt120.00–127.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373109.54/cwt100.00–118.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423126.32/cwt120.00–132.0053410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473122.81/cwt116.00–129.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473110.81/cwt104.00–117.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523122.69/cwt118.00–127.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523108.69/cwt104.00–113.005684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25063.30/cwt60.00–65.507914
Bulls——1,80574.43/cwt68.00–79.001,3436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75028.40/cwt25.00–31.002136
Cows—Lean 85-90%97539.21/cwt33.00–44.003828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10044.45/cwt42.00–46.504898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30050.50/cwt47.00–53.5065714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30046.35/cwt45.00–47.506036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1775841.13/cwt800.00–875.006,5194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,147.73/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0012,62510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,100913.64/cwt900.00–925.0010,0504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925568.24/cwt375.00–700.005,25632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,173955.01/cwt700.00–1,100.0011,20236

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.