Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 632▲ 533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 49▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 134▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week of 12/16/2019: Feeder steers 1.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firmer. Local buyers were strong on several classes of calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.93/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$158.93
83 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1377167.8963348
Medium and Large 2288157.9045521
Medium and Large 3323133.214304thin
Medium and Large 1-2768128.4098610thin
One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about −$352 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 sale83 hd
158.93
—
MS average7 barns · 410 hd
153.14
+5.79
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—Average1,63667.331,10114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35049.786726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20047.1456644
CowsLean 85-90%Average92431.8829468

Every lot

35 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 1223175.51/cwt170.00–180.003916
Steers—Medium and Large 2232155.83/cwt140.00–165.003627
Steers—Medium and Large 1273171.74/cwt162.00–180.004696
Steers—Medium and Large 2273163.12/cwt155.00–170.004458
Steers—Medium and Large 1323183.37/cwt170.00–195.005928
Steers—Medium and Large 3323133.21/cwt130.00–136.004304
Steers—Medium and Large 1373172.01/cwt163.00–180.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 2373153.36/cwt147.00–159.005726
Steers—Medium and Large 1423163.95/cwt155.00–172.0069410
Steers—Medium and Large 1473160.24/cwt155.00–165.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1573138.64/cwt135.00–142.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0248
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323139.81/cwt135.00–144.004528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323126.42/cwt120.00–132.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323118.02/cwt110.00–125.003816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373141.42/cwt134.00–148.0052712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373124.65/cwt122.00–127.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423137.01/cwt127.00–146.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423121.32/cwt115.00–127.005138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480136.50/cwt131.00–139.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559126.00/cwt126.00–126.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573122.24/cwt116.00–128.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723101.80/cwt92.00–111.007366
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25056.60/cwt50.00–61.007084
Bulls——1,79071.62/cwt60.00–80.001,28210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87529.00/cwt25.00–32.0025446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02537.90/cwt30.00–43.5038822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10044.09/cwt40.00–47.5048522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30050.19/cwt47.50–52.5065222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35049.78/cwt47.00–52.006726
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1838726.72/cwt700.00–750.006,0904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1863691.30/cwt400.00–900.005,96654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,193958.02/cwt600.00–1,175.0011,42946
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1743357.24/cwt300.00–400.002,65442

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.