Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-09-21

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 21
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
653 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 334▼ 51 vs year ago 704 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 67▼ 25 vs year ago 120 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 128▼ 31 vs year ago 150 · −20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-7; feeder heifers were lower 1-12; slaughter cows were weaker; slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.53/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$107.53
119 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$157
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.90
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2442112.1249676
Medium and Large 3455101.7346320
Medium and Large 167097.4165223
One grade step is worth $14.71/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale119 hd
107.53
—
MS average11 barns · 1,017 hd
118.43
−10.90
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—Average1,44472.671,04920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40855.4078014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10054.4259948
CowsLean 85-90%Average92543.8340516

Every lot

49 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 2275161.58/cwt157.50–165.004444
Steers—Medium and Large 2325155.38/cwt150.00–160.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1425157.79/cwt152.50–162.506714
Steers—Medium and Large 2425145.29/cwt140.00–150.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 1475140.31/cwt134.00–146.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 2475127.15/cwt124.00–130.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 1525132.28/cwt126.00–138.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1575118.91/cwt115.00–122.5068410
Steers—Medium and Large 1625112.60/cwt110.00–115.007048
Steers—Medium and Large 1675113.80/cwt112.50–115.007688
Steers—Medium and Large 1705110.01/cwt108.00–112.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 178398.98/cwt90.00–109.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 184586.00/cwt86.00–86.007271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275128.63/cwt124.00–132.503548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325131.23/cwt128.00–134.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325108.28/cwt90.00–124.003524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375121.20/cwt118.00–124.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425112.17/cwt109.00–115.0047718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425104.23/cwt100.00–108.004436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475108.36/cwt101.00–115.0051512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525106.57/cwt105.00–108.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525100.71/cwt96.00–105.0052914
Heifers—Medium and Large 352597.62/cwt95.00–100.0051310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575104.89/cwt102.50–107.506034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575100.56/cwt99.00–102.0057810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675103.89/cwt100.00–107.507014
Heifers—Medium and Large 171299.28/cwt94.00–104.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 182580.00/cwt80.00–80.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 188076.02/cwt74.00–78.006693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375144.92/cwt130.00–158.0054310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425140.34/cwt125.00–154.0059616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475126.62/cwt114.00–138.0060112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525117.51/cwt106.00–128.0061714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575109.91/cwt100.00–119.0063214
Bulls—Medium and Large 162599.87/cwt90.00–109.006248
Bulls—Medium and Large 167589.88/cwt79.00–100.006074
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25063.80/cwt50.00–73.0079812
Bulls——1,73585.97/cwt82.00–89.001,4928
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87536.43/cwt29.00–42.003198
Cows—Lean 85-90%97551.23/cwt47.00–54.504998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10058.18/cwt56.00–60.0064020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10051.73/cwt46.00–56.5056928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40855.40/cwt52.50–58.0078014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925644.59/cwt600.00–675.005,96220
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,060875.71/cwt725.00–950.009,28316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1381,063.19/cwt750.00–1,250.0012,09946
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1733829.52/cwt800.00–850.006,0808
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075989.53/cwt850.00–1,100.0010,63714
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,118925.17/cwt750.00–1,050.0010,34310

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.