Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-05-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 18
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
▲ 311 vs last sale 375▲ 686 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 89▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 91▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 450# were higher 4-20 ;over 450# were higher 3-9 ; feeder heifers were higher 5-11; ( groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s ) ; slaughter cows were higher 1-3 ; slaughter bulls were higher 1-4

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.12/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$138.12
154 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511144.4473732
Medium and Large 2446142.4563548
Medium and Large 1-2595132.5878874
One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale154 hd
138.12
—
MS average12 barns · 1,338 hd
132.50
+5.63
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—Average1,61189.551,44220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21762.9576654
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58561.0096716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02552.6654018

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223170.51/cwt165.00–175.003804
Steers—Medium and Large 1273175.41/cwt170.00–180.004796
Steers—Medium and Large 2273162.04/cwt155.00–168.004428
Steers—Medium and Large 1373166.36/cwt160.00–172.006216
Steers—Medium and Large 2373153.30/cwt148.00–158.0057210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389155.00/cwt155.00–155.006036
Steers—Medium and Large 2423145.16/cwt142.00–148.0061410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483142.03/cwt140.00–143.0068625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 2523130.26/cwt124.00–136.0068112
Steers—Medium and Large 1573133.64/cwt130.00–137.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610129.13/cwt113.00–133.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 2623124.18/cwt119.00–129.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695126.88/cwt126.50–127.0088213
Steers—Medium and Large 1723118.25/cwt110.00–126.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726119.50/cwt119.50–119.508689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783110.00/cwt110.00–110.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1823107.54/cwt106.00–109.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843106.60/cwt106.00–107.008995
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273170.83/cwt160.00–180.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273149.20/cwt140.00–157.004078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.16/cwt122.00–128.005298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430135.17/cwt130.00–145.005819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437117.00/cwt117.00–117.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523125.52/cwt125.00–126.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523118.26/cwt112.00–124.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526118.70/cwt114.00–125.006249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.30/cwt122.00–122.5070110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607118.00/cwt118.00–118.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623107.07/cwt105.00–109.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667112.07/cwt108.00–115.0074827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2701111.75/cwt111.75–111.757839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281191.00/cwt91.00–91.007384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25079.40/cwt71.00–85.009936
Bulls——1,76593.90/cwt87.00–99.001,65714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02557.34/cwt55.00–59.005888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02552.66/cwt43.00–59.5054018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25063.92/cwt59.50–68.0079946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58561.00/cwt56.00–64.5096716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1181,478.86/cwt1,200.00–1,650.0016,534128
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,063.73/cwt800.00–1,225.0011,91476

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.