Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-10-12

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 12
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
701 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 565▼ 132 vs year ago 833 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 73▼ 78 vs year ago 155 · −50.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 99▲ 11 vs year ago 97 · +11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed; feeder heifers were higher 1-5; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were lower 1-2; slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.23/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$134.23
176 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$325
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$7.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3275139.803846thin
Medium and Large 2400139.2055720
Medium and Large 1-2577133.48771127
Medium and Large 1535132.5771023
One grade step is worth $7.23/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale176 hd
134.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,005 hd
132.78
+1.45
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—Average1,56175.051,17114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37543.646004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02541.6942736
CowsLean 85-90%Average90637.9134326

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275139.80/cwt130.00–148.003846
Steers—Medium and Large 2325150.92/cwt145.00–156.004908
Steers—Medium and Large 1375150.26/cwt146.00–154.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 2425138.58/cwt132.50–144.005896
Steers—Medium and Large 1475134.31/cwt128.00–140.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 2475124.21/cwt120.00–128.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485138.39/cwt130.00–140.0067142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1575128.17/cwt124.00–132.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580130.30/cwt130.00–130.5075615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614134.31/cwt130.00–135.0082545
Steers—Medium and Large 1625126.59/cwt117.50–135.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668129.00/cwt129.00–129.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701122.00/cwt122.00–122.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 1718112.44/cwt110.00–115.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778119.00/cwt119.00–119.009264
Steers—Medium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275123.07/cwt110.00–134.0033812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325135.08/cwt134.00–136.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.79/cwt130.00–139.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425120.76/cwt116.00–125.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434123.50/cwt120.00–127.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 347599.73/cwt95.00–104.004748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2496133.19/cwt114.00–135.5066137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521118.64/cwt105.00–129.006187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562127.33/cwt108.00–131.0071643
Heifers—Medium and Large 172595.03/cwt90.00–100.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 176587.57/cwt70.00–100.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 180789.36/cwt67.00–101.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 187082.00/cwt82.00–82.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275143.62/cwt130.00–155.0039510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475117.63/cwt115.00–120.005598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525114.76/cwt109.00–120.0060212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575112.34/cwt104.00–120.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625109.76/cwt103.00–116.006864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25065.20/cwt55.00–72.008154
Bulls——1,68578.99/cwt74.00–83.001,33110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75032.27/cwt30.00–34.002428
Cows—Lean 85-90%97540.42/cwt34.50–45.0039418
Cows—Boner 80-85%97540.21/cwt34.00–45.0039228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20046.85/cwt45.50–48.005628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37543.64/cwt41.00–46.006004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1893791.18/cwt700.00–850.007,06518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925668.92/cwt550.00–750.006,18820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,105920.02/cwt575.00–1,075.0010,1666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1981,022.55/cwt700.00–1,200.0012,25054

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.