Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-07-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 20
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 502▼ 87 vs year ago 539 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 112▼ 79 vs year ago 150 · −52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 203▲ 71 vs year ago 100 · +71.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 1-5 ; feeder heifers were higher 1-3; groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were firmer; slaughter bulls were higher 1-5

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.89/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$136.89
116 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$304
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2325159.6051920
Medium and Large 1460142.0265428
Medium and Large 3358136.1348818thin
Medium and Large 1-2657125.2182350
One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale116 hd
136.89
—
MS average13 barns · 759 hd
134.94
+1.95
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—High1,81592.661,68218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55060.8594312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18559.9971140
CowsLean 85-90%Average97554.9053514

Every lot

43 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225171.66/cwt167.50–175.003864
Steers—Medium and Large 3225151.09/cwt140.00–160.003406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318152.50/cwt152.50–152.504852
Steers—Medium and Large 2325163.15/cwt157.50–168.0053012
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.29/cwt129.00–150.004568
Steers—Medium and Large 1379156.32/cwt137.50–166.0059210
Steers—Medium and Large 2425136.88/cwt130.00–143.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 1425135.85/cwt134.00–137.505776
Steers—Medium and Large 1466133.11/cwt128.00–136.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477135.00/cwt135.00–135.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579131.91/cwt130.00–135.0076415
Steers—Medium and Large 1625133.28/cwt132.50–134.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 3625105.39/cwt95.00–115.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691102.00/cwt102.00–102.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708124.76/cwt119.00–134.0088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759120.00/cwt120.00–120.0091110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325133.38/cwt128.00–138.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375127.20/cwt124.00–130.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425131.32/cwt130.00–132.5055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475128.81/cwt127.50–130.0061214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.00/cwt118.00–127.505848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525120.14/cwt117.00–123.0063110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575114.83/cwt111.00–119.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625114.20/cwt109.00–119.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625105.12/cwt102.00–108.006576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705101.02/cwt98.00–104.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 178386.59/cwt77.00–93.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 182579.00/cwt79.00–79.006521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375138.52/cwt130.00–146.005196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525123.90/cwt115.00–132.0065026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575118.34/cwt110.00–126.0068018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625114.72/cwt109.00–120.0071712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675106.29/cwt98.00–114.007174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81592.66/cwt86.50–97.001,68218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.90/cwt47.00–61.0053514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05055.87/cwt52.00–58.5058716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27562.74/cwt58.50–66.5080024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55060.85/cwt55.50–65.5094312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1965865.41/cwt675.00–1,025.008,35112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,144.96/cwt800.00–1,350.0013,05360
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19431,169.63/cwt950.00–1,350.0011,03018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0281,419.89/cwt1,200.00–1,575.0014,59670

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.