Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-10-19

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 19
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
769 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 701▲ 189 vs year ago 580 · +32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 77▲ 59 vs year ago 103 · +57.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 108▲ 24 vs year ago 136 · +17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were higher 1-6; feeder steers over 500# were lower 3-5; feeder heifers were mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were higher 1-4; slaughter bulls were higher 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 $115.29/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$115.29
128 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441122.1653939
Medium and Large 2449112.6050654
Medium and Large 3286112.6032228
Medium and Large 1-2540108.505867thin
One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale128 hd
115.29
—
MS average13 barns · 1,291 hd
113.50
+1.79
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—Average1,55874.991,16830
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13246.7352968
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55544.596938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94834.8533160

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275146.81/cwt140.00–152.504048
Steers—Medium and Large 1325159.50/cwt156.00–162.505186
Steers—Medium and Large 1375155.33/cwt150.00–160.0058212
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.86/cwt144.00–147.505476
Steers—Medium and Large 1425151.18/cwt150.00–152.506434
Steers—Medium and Large 1475135.26/cwt130.00–140.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 2475124.31/cwt118.00–130.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547120.00/cwt120.00–120.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607120.00/cwt120.00–120.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1675112.07/cwt110.00–114.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1730111.50/cwt110.00–113.008142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225121.09/cwt110.00–130.0027214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275110.89/cwt100.00–120.0030510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325134.30/cwt130.00–138.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325126.72/cwt120.00–132.5041212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.26/cwt130.00–138.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375123.46/cwt116.00–130.0046312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425125.14/cwt122.50–127.5053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425115.67/cwt108.00–122.504928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475114.84/cwt108.00–121.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525102.62/cwt100.00–105.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 352587.13/cwt73.00–100.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540108.50/cwt108.50–108.505867
Heifers—Medium and Large 257595.73/cwt90.00–101.0055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 262593.64/cwt90.00–97.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 172587.50/cwt85.00–90.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 185580.00/cwt80.00–80.006841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425131.15/cwt110.00–150.005576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525103.08/cwt90.00–115.0054112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575102.51/cwt90.00–114.005896
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25068.10/cwt57.00–75.5085114
Bulls——1,82881.01/cwt76.00–84.501,48116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87525.71/cwt20.00–30.0022516
Cows—Lean 85-90%97538.18/cwt30.00–44.5037244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10041.86/cwt37.50–45.5046024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15049.39/cwt46.00–52.5056844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55544.59/cwt40.00–48.006938
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1953772.83/cwt650.00–875.007,36512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1898660.10/cwt500.00–775.005,92818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,050880.36/cwt620.00–1,025.009,24414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,152.33/cwt800.00–1,350.0013,632112

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.