Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-10-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 669▲ 74 vs year ago 491 · +15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 147▼ 6 vs year ago 79 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 144▲ 5 vs year ago 94 · +5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 1-12; feeder heifers were higher 2-7; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were lower 1-4;slaughter bulls lower 1-2

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.20/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$134.20
89 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481138.9566860
Medium and Large 3406124.7150715thin
Medium and Large 1-2611124.0075814thin
One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale89 hd
134.20
—
MS average13 barns · 1,427 hd
131.45
+2.75
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—Average1,35072.5498026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49343.926562thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05543.2745730
CowsLean 85-90%Average93638.5536118

Every lot

51 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 3216137.67/cwt130.00–150.002973
Steers—Medium and Large 1275169.53/cwt160.00–177.504664
Steers—Medium and Large 1325169.41/cwt160.00–177.5055110
Steers—Medium and Large 1375154.65/cwt144.00–164.005808
Steers—Medium and Large 3420123.85/cwt120.00–129.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1475140.92/cwt137.50–144.006698
Steers—Medium and Large 3478119.77/cwt115.00–123.005737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513132.00/cwt129.00–135.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1525123.81/cwt122.50–125.0065012
Steers—Medium and Large 1575120.82/cwt119.00–122.5069510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604120.00/cwt120.00–120.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1625120.76/cwt114.00–127.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683127.00/cwt127.00–127.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758117.00/cwt117.00–117.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 190098.00/cwt98.00–98.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 11,00084.00/cwt84.00–84.008401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275144.08/cwt140.00–147.503966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325138.57/cwt134.00–142.504508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375135.33/cwt130.00–140.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3386109.41/cwt100.00–112.5042211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425118.50/cwt114.00–122.505044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428104.50/cwt100.00–107.504477
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475100.63/cwt98.00–103.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518110.00/cwt110.00–110.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 352585.23/cwt80.00–90.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579110.00/cwt110.00–110.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627104.45/cwt101.00–107.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641107.00/cwt107.00–107.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 172886.44/cwt66.00–98.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 182769.28/cwt60.00–76.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 190764.66/cwt60.00–70.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 196060.00/cwt60.00–60.005761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277143.48/cwt130.00–152.503979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325140.76/cwt130.00–150.004578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375139.59/cwt130.00–148.0052316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427138.33/cwt128.00–146.0059111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476124.16/cwt120.00–127.5059117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525114.16/cwt105.00–122.5059916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575105.21/cwt100.00–110.006058
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25069.60/cwt60.00–76.0087020
Bulls——1,68582.33/cwt76.50–87.001,3876
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80033.19/cwt30.00–36.002664
Cows—Lean 85-90%97540.08/cwt35.00–44.0039114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02542.06/cwt36.50–46.0043124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17548.13/cwt46.00–50.005666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49343.92/cwt42.00–45.506562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1875637.71/cwt600.00–660.005,58024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1975613.85/cwt500.00–700.005,9856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1281,045.95/cwt750.00–1,225.0011,79846
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1875697.14/cwt600.00–770.006,10012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0581,428.49/cwt950.00–1,750.0015,1136

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.