Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 26
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 769▲ 57 vs year ago 512 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 162▲ 20 vs year ago 90 · +22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 160▲ 9 vs year ago 124 · +7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-7.00. Feeder calf groups were weaned. feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-12.00. Slaughter cows sold firmer. Slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.32/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$99.32
72 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$143
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$15.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2505100.3550756
Medium and Large 346096.4144315thin
Medium and Large 176585.006501thin
One grade step is worth $15.35/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale72 hd
99.32
—
MS average13 barns · 1,004 hd
108.37
−9.06
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—Average1,45973.291,06932
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11748.9654742
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54547.1672912
CowsLean 85-90%Average97538.4637524

Every lot

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275149.08/cwt145.00–152.504106
Steers—Medium and Large 1375157.66/cwt155.00–160.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452129.00/cwt129.00–129.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537120.88/cwt120.00–121.0064917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585119.50/cwt119.50–119.5069911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609113.00/cwt113.00–113.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1675108.59/cwt106.00–111.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 1705106.66/cwt104.00–110.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 177595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 182091.97/cwt89.00–97.007543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325123.38/cwt118.00–128.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425112.35/cwt106.00–118.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 342599.93/cwt92.00–107.004256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475102.05/cwt96.00–107.504858
Heifers—Medium and Large 348394.07/cwt92.00–95.004549
Heifers—Medium and Large 252599.80/cwt93.00–106.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 257589.21/cwt84.00–94.0051314
Heifers—Medium and Large 262586.56/cwt85.00–88.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 176585.00/cwt85.00–85.006501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275136.34/cwt120.00–150.0037510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375136.31/cwt115.00–155.005116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425127.27/cwt104.00–148.0054110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475110.73/cwt106.00–115.005268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525101.14/cwt92.50–109.0053110
Bulls—Medium and Large 157599.47/cwt88.00–110.005726
Bulls—Medium and Large 162594.39/cwt84.00–104.005906
Bulls—Medium and Large 167593.70/cwt88.00–99.006326
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25069.40/cwt55.00–79.0086820
Bulls——1,80879.77/cwt74.50–83.501,44212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97542.58/cwt37.50–46.504158
Cows—Lean 85-90%97538.46/cwt30.00–45.0037524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15050.46/cwt46.50–53.5058034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54547.16/cwt41.00–52.0072912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1870642.24/cwt500.00–750.005,58714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1930718.28/cwt600.00–800.006,6806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,098906.38/cwt600.00–1,100.009,95274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1875915.71/cwt800.00–1,025.008,0126
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0381,193.07/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0012,38424

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.