Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-08-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 24
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 736▲ 535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 70▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 75▲ 129 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 lower 2-8;feeder heifers under 400# were lower 1-5; feeder heifers over 400# were higher 2-5; slaughter cows were steady; 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 $124.42/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$124.42
132 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449134.1860238
Medium and Large 2449125.1156138
Medium and Large 1-2519120.5862624
Medium and Large 3428114.8949232
One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $110 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 sale132 hd
124.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,362 hd
123.30
+1.13
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—High1,47781.301,20020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07360.4664922
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38560.108324thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95252.1449652

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225182.77/cwt180.00–185.004114
Steers—Medium and Large 1325178.84/cwt177.50–180.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 3325143.98/cwt130.00–156.004686
Steers—Medium and Large 1375177.46/cwt170.00–184.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 1425162.79/cwt157.50–167.5069212
Steers—Medium and Large 3425131.88/cwt125.00–138.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438150.74/cwt144.00–160.006607
Steers—Medium and Large 1475149.73/cwt145.00–154.007118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476140.34/cwt138.00–142.2566822
Steers—Medium and Large 1525142.14/cwt139.00–145.0074610
Steers—Medium and Large 1575129.56/cwt128.00–131.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588129.43/cwt129.00–131.007619
Steers—Medium and Large 1625127.60/cwt125.00–130.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 1725115.17/cwt110.00–120.0083514
Steers—Medium and Large 2815102.00/cwt102.00–102.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375144.36/cwt142.50–146.0054118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375134.26/cwt130.00–138.0050314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.65/cwt110.00–130.0045214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409128.50/cwt128.50–128.505266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425136.32/cwt135.00–137.5057914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425111.82/cwt106.00–117.0047510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452120.00/cwt120.00–120.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.78/cwt115.00–126.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525117.76/cwt112.00–123.006188
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525108.66/cwt105.00–112.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597118.00/cwt118.00–118.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607113.00/cwt113.00–113.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677121.00/cwt121.00–121.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 172598.65/cwt94.00–103.007156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223156.01/cwt145.00–165.003484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325163.26/cwt152.50–172.505316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425138.58/cwt128.00–148.0058912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525122.37/cwt114.00–130.0064212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25076.80/cwt66.00–84.0096010
Bulls——1,70385.81/cwt80.50–90.001,46110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82540.18/cwt38.00–42.003318
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.31/cwt45.00–61.5053044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02557.84/cwt55.50–59.505938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10061.95/cwt59.50–64.0068114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38560.10/cwt58.00–62.008324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1888657.75/cwt600.00–700.005,84114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0791,042.45/cwt800.00–1,200.0011,24842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1863938.41/cwt775.00–1,050.008,09822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0931,187.47/cwt1,050.00–1,275.0012,97942

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.