Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-08-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 587▲ 736 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 71▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 82▲ 75 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 higher 4-15; feeder steers over 500# were lower 1-4; feeder heifers were higher 1-10;slaughter cows weaker; slaughter bulls were lower 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 $147.46/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$147.46
168 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.86
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478156.5174890
Medium and Large 3354143.2550614thin
Medium and Large 1-2632135.6585764
One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale168 hd
147.46
—
MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd
140.60
+6.86
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—High1,65388.371,46110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10759.5865930
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46857.678478thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92550.9947224

Every lot

50 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 1275194.31/cwt187.50–200.0053414
Steers—Medium and Large 1325187.56/cwt176.00–197.5061010
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.76/cwt130.00–150.004576
Steers—Medium and Large 1375177.36/cwt167.50–186.0066512
Steers—Medium and Large 3375145.12/cwt135.00–154.005448
Steers—Medium and Large 1475150.52/cwt140.00–160.0071516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489138.70/cwt136.00–140.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 1525137.73/cwt132.50–142.507238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543137.00/cwt137.00–137.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1575132.09/cwt130.00–134.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588133.00/cwt133.00–133.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1625130.60/cwt128.00–133.0081612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629131.00/cwt131.00–131.008245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656137.24/cwt136.50–137.5090040
Steers—Medium and Large 1675128.59/cwt126.00–131.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1710125.70/cwt118.00–136.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787121.00/cwt121.00–121.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1810116.00/cwt113.00–119.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225133.76/cwt126.00–140.003016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275144.08/cwt140.00–147.5039612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325146.53/cwt142.50–150.0047612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325135.99/cwt129.00–142.0044212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375142.26/cwt138.00–146.0053310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425126.17/cwt123.00–129.0053620
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425115.40/cwt108.00–122.0049014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468123.00/cwt123.00–123.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.05/cwt126.00–128.0060320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525103.08/cwt90.00–115.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528124.71/cwt124.00–125.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575125.17/cwt121.00–129.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577125.00/cwt125.00–125.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625124.56/cwt123.00–126.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713100.98/cwt99.00–105.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 177291.30/cwt88.00–96.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 184083.00/cwt83.00–83.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 187570.00/cwt70.00–70.006131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425138.46/cwt130.00–146.0058812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475132.09/cwt120.00–143.0062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525129.23/cwt124.00–134.0067812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65388.37/cwt84.00–92.001,46110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77541.02/cwt38.00–43.503186
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.31/cwt45.00–61.5053018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00057.15/cwt55.50–58.5057214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20061.71/cwt59.00–64.0074116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46857.67/cwt54.50–60.508478
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1605750.00/cwt750.00–750.004,5383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19351,047.19/cwt825.00–1,185.009,7919
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025790.73/cwt700.00–855.008,1058
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,007.94/cwt800.00–1,125.0011,89450

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.