Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-11-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 2
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 569▼ 425 vs year ago 839 · −50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 110▼ 11 vs year ago 99 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 133▼ 23 vs year ago 169 · −13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-9.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-11.00; slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-5.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.37/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$140.37
86 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.27
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447143.2364172
Medium and Large 3346125.6843514thin
One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $205 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 sale86 hd
140.37
—
MS average12 barns · 843 hd
132.11
+8.27
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—Average1,50275.731,13712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45351.3674612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11748.7854538
CowsLean 85-90%Average96535.8334630

Every lot

34 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 3275134.98/cwt120.00–147.5037110
Steers—Medium and Large 1325162.45/cwt156.00–168.0052810
Steers—Medium and Large 1375158.52/cwt150.00–166.0059420
Steers—Medium and Large 1425148.58/cwt142.50–154.0063110
Steers—Medium and Large 1475136.57/cwt130.00–142.5064912
Steers—Medium and Large 1525125.23/cwt120.00–130.0065712
Steers—Medium and Large 3525102.42/cwt93.00–111.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 1625113.20/cwt108.00–118.007086
Steers—Medium and Large 1705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225143.33/cwt140.00–146.003226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325116.30/cwt112.00–120.003786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.07/cwt133.00–135.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.29/cwt119.00–129.0052810
Heifers—Medium and Large 342599.99/cwt91.00–108.0042510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475118.54/cwt110.00–128.0056310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525105.76/cwt100.00–111.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 162595.20/cwt90.00–100.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 172873.40/cwt69.00–79.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 176070.57/cwt60.00–81.005362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525113.28/cwt107.00–119.0059512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575108.21/cwt103.00–113.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625107.12/cwt104.00–110.006706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25067.60/cwt55.00–76.008456
Bulls——1,75383.86/cwt77.00–89.001,4706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80025.31/cwt20.00–30.002028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02541.73/cwt35.00–46.5042810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02539.66/cwt30.00–46.5040722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15051.30/cwt46.50–55.0059028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45351.36/cwt47.50–54.5074612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1838699.25/cwt575.00–800.005,86014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1805586.34/cwt400.00–700.004,72018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,118957.38/cwt725.00–1,100.0010,704100
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1760759.87/cwt660.00–825.005,77510

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.