Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-01-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 20
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 510▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 42▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 87▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers mixed, with some classes higher 1-3; feeder heifers mixed also some classes higher 3-8; all groups of feeder calves were weaned and reported as 1-2; slaughter cows higher 1-3; slaughter bulls higher 1-2

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.83/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$155.83
127 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.10
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1378171.3164838
Medium and Large 2346159.3355126
Medium and Large 1-2581146.3285049
Medium and Large 3287140.5640414thin
One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $244 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
155.83
—
MS average13 barns · 1,106 hd
156.92
−1.10
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—High1,73580.411,3958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18750.6160126
CowsLean 85-90%Low93139.9537216

Every lot

39 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3223141.01/cwt130.00–150.003148
Steers—Medium and Large 1273179.45/cwt167.00–190.004904
Steers—Medium and Large 2273160.41/cwt155.00–165.004386
Steers—Medium and Large 1323180.70/cwt170.00–190.0058410
Steers—Medium and Large 2323163.02/cwt155.00–170.005278
Steers—Medium and Large 1373171.24/cwt167.00–175.0063910
Steers—Medium and Large 2373156.36/cwt150.00–162.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 3373139.95/cwt132.00–147.005226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412164.00/cwt164.00–164.006767
Steers—Medium and Large 1423165.16/cwt162.00–168.006996
Steers—Medium and Large 2423156.32/cwt150.00–162.006616
Steers—Medium and Large 1473160.19/cwt156.00–164.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538164.00/cwt164.00–164.0088213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568147.00/cwt147.00–147.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607133.05/cwt126.00–140.0080815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722130.59/cwt125.00–132.0094310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223141.01/cwt130.00–150.003146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223121.91/cwt112.00–130.002726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323142.42/cwt136.00–148.0046012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323119.09/cwt110.00–127.0038510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373150.83/cwt145.00–156.005638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373131.07/cwt121.00–140.0048912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391139.00/cwt139.00–139.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422138.00/cwt138.00–138.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423133.69/cwt130.00–137.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423112.90/cwt105.00–120.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464144.00/cwt144.00–144.0066811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473137.33/cwt130.00–144.006508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515126.00/cwt126.00–126.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628123.00/cwt123.00–123.007722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73580.41/cwt77.00–83.001,3958
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80029.66/cwt27.00–32.002374
Cows—Lean 85-90%97543.38/cwt40.00–46.0042312
Cows—Boner 80-85%97541.58/cwt37.00–47.504056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25053.32/cwt48.00–57.5066720
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,046.34/cwt900.00–1,150.0010,72520
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,025902.44/cwt800.00–975.009,2504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,123929.62/cwt650.00–1,100.0010,44036
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1975496.92/cwt480.00–510.004,84528

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.