Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-05-25

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 686▲ 580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 107▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 238▲ 171 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 500# were lower 3-6 while feeder steers over 500# were higher 5-8 ; feeder heifers were higher 3-10 , feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls were lower 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 $119.47/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$119.47
140 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$135
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.02
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2435126.4254952
Medium and Large 1-2598116.4269638
Medium and Large 1597114.5568450
One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale140 hd
119.47
—
MS average13 barns · 1,270 hd
119.48
−0.02
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—Average1,61789.801,45228
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21661.4074768
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60860.9898116
CowsLean 85-90%Average97850.7949736

Every lot

45 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 1273172.17/cwt170.00–174.004704
Steers—Medium and Large 1323171.51/cwt167.50–175.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 2323149.36/cwt140.00–157.504826
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.42/cwt160.00–174.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 2373143.34/cwt133.00–152.5053510
Steers—Medium and Large 2423144.21/cwt140.00–148.0061012
Steers—Medium and Large 2473141.14/cwt138.00–144.0066810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483139.66/cwt138.00–143.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 2520129.33/cwt126.00–133.0067311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530133.67/cwt127.00–135.0070812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556137.00/cwt137.00–137.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 2623123.25/cwt116.00–130.007688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273144.01/cwt134.00–152.503936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323138.56/cwt130.00–146.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373131.30/cwt126.00–136.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.82/cwt132.50–135.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.79/cwt120.00–131.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462130.00/cwt130.00–130.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473129.88/cwt127.00–132.5061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473121.76/cwt116.00–127.0057612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523126.09/cwt124.00–128.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523119.22/cwt114.00–124.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573122.16/cwt118.00–126.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581121.44/cwt117.00–126.0070616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623107.73/cwt101.00–114.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673110.75/cwt103.00–118.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712100.85/cwt99.00–103.0071813
Heifers—Medium and Large 172394.70/cwt88.00–101.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 177387.17/cwt81.00–93.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 182387.27/cwt77.00–97.007186
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538118.00/cwt118.00–118.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635113.09/cwt107.00–117.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661118.86/cwt116.00–120.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712111.00/cwt111.00–111.007904
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24879.59/cwt73.00–84.009938
Bulls——1,76593.89/cwt89.00–97.501,65720
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80037.19/cwt34.00–40.002984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00052.49/cwt43.00–59.5052532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02556.22/cwt53.00–58.5057616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27563.00/cwt58.50–67.0080352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60860.98/cwt56.50–64.5098116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,125965.00/cwt825.00–1,050.0010,85664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,361.41/cwt1,125.00–1,500.0015,65680

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.