Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-02-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 17
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 471▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 94▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 165▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers, most classes 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.23/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$132.23
75 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434136.0159144
Medium and Large 2373131.0548914thin
Medium and Large 2-3407125.145107thin
Medium and Large 3363122.2344410thin
One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $147 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 sale75 hd
132.23
—
MS average12 barns · 1,004 hd
132.66
−0.42
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—High1,77589.301,58514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40062.008688thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11459.0465842
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02551.2452512

Every lot

30 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223167.75/cwt165.00–170.003748
Steers—Medium and Large 3223138.26/cwt130.00–145.003084
Steers—Medium and Large 1373163.30/cwt158.00–168.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448148.00/cwt148.00–148.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 1473148.86/cwt141.00–156.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516157.00/cwt157.00–157.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 1523152.00/cwt146.00–157.507956
Steers—Medium and Large 1573133.48/cwt127.50–139.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1623138.28/cwt137.50–139.008614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009273
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273138.12/cwt130.00–145.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323143.08/cwt138.00–147.504626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323134.28/cwt130.00–138.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323122.14/cwt120.00–124.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373140.15/cwt137.50–142.505238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420129.00/cwt129.00–129.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423138.11/cwt136.00–140.0058410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423122.37/cwt115.00–129.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473131.67/cwt128.00–135.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473124.19/cwt120.00–128.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.69/cwt126.00–135.0068410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77589.30/cwt81.50–95.001,58514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97554.14/cwt48.50–58.5052816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02551.24/cwt41.00–58.5052512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20062.06/cwt58.00–65.5074526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40062.00/cwt58.00–65.008688
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,025934.15/cwt700.00–1,100.009,57510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1031,337.98/cwt1,000.00–1,550.0014,75822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,103906.01/cwt800.00–1,075.009,99338

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.