Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-08-03

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 3
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 515▲ 590 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 62▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 68▲ 63 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 higher 3-7; feeder heifers mixed; feeder calf groups were mostly weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls were higher 1-3

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.42/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$139.42
159 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$222
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2431146.2863132
Medium and Large 1526146.2376858
Medium and Large 1-2653130.5185369
One grade step is worth $15.77/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale159 hd
139.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd
140.75
−1.33
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—High1,59091.551,45622
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14462.3271340
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47361.9291212
CowsLean 85-90%Average97556.0354614

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225172.77/cwt170.00–175.003896
Steers—Medium and Large 1325185.57/cwt177.50–192.5060310
Steers—Medium and Large 2325161.91/cwt152.50–170.0052610
Steers—Medium and Large 1425157.93/cwt150.00–165.0067114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498136.33/cwt135.00–139.006796
Steers—Medium and Large 1525138.62/cwt136.00–141.0072812
Steers—Medium and Large 2525132.09/cwt130.00–134.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.59/cwt132.00–133.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.16/cwt131.50–133.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 1625128.90/cwt125.00–132.5080612
Steers—Medium and Large 2625121.08/cwt119.00–123.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670131.20/cwt129.00–133.5087926
Steers—Medium and Large 1723124.58/cwt122.00–127.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728127.00/cwt127.00–127.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1765117.63/cwt111.00–124.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768122.75/cwt117.00–125.5094315
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225165.55/cwt160.00–170.003724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275146.81/cwt140.00–152.504048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325148.84/cwt147.50–150.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325133.38/cwt128.00–138.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425125.17/cwt122.00–128.0053212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444123.00/cwt123.00–123.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488123.00/cwt123.00–123.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533115.31/cwt106.00–124.0061515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548125.00/cwt125.00–125.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575123.91/cwt120.00–127.5071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580121.04/cwt119.00–124.0070216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668105.44/cwt105.00–106.007047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278397.00/cwt97.00–97.007602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425135.29/cwt130.00–140.0057516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525124.64/cwt116.00–132.5065428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625123.12/cwt120.00–126.0077010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59091.55/cwt81.50–97.501,45622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97556.82/cwt54.00–59.0055410
Cows—Lean 85-90%97556.03/cwt47.00–63.0054614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20064.15/cwt59.00–68.5077030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47361.92/cwt59.00–64.5091212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19451,062.30/cwt975.00–1,125.0010,0396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1705592.06/cwt410.00–750.004,17414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,030817.54/cwt650.00–925.008,42112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,103934.35/cwt750.00–1,050.0010,30626

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.