Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-11-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 16
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 718▲ 94 vs year ago 625 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 78▼ 12 vs year ago 102 · −11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 103▼ 153 vs year ago 258 · −59.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.71/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$128.71
183 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440131.0457630
Medium and Large 1453129.86589131
Medium and Large 3343118.6940722
One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $169 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 sale183 hd
128.71
—
MS average13 barns · 1,538 hd
121.84
+6.87
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—High1,26774.6094520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45850.907428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16748.9157144
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02539.9540918

Every lot

52 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 1275178.62/cwt165.00–190.0049112
Steers—Medium and Large 1325176.91/cwt167.50–185.0057512
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.76/cwt140.00–160.004904
Steers—Medium and Large 1366165.22/cwt162.50–170.006059
Steers—Medium and Large 3375140.65/cwt130.00–150.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 3425130.23/cwt126.00–134.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 1431157.30/cwt150.00–166.0067824
Steers—Medium and Large 1475148.78/cwt143.00–154.0070712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519145.00/cwt145.00–145.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 1525140.76/cwt135.00–146.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 1575121.21/cwt116.00–126.006978
Steers—Medium and Large 1625122.70/cwt117.50–127.507676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225137.77/cwt135.00–140.003106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.94/cwt142.50–158.0041510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317153.97/cwt140.00–167.5048820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321148.00/cwt148.00–148.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325125.38/cwt120.00–130.004076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368146.00/cwt146.00–146.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375143.33/cwt138.00–148.0053722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425132.35/cwt126.00–138.0056218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425103.22/cwt90.00–115.0043910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436129.40/cwt128.00–134.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466129.33/cwt126.00–131.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.46/cwt118.00–136.0060524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512112.00/cwt112.00–112.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525111.80/cwt105.00–118.0058714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575106.69/cwt102.00–111.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625103.31/cwt95.00–111.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 170887.51/cwt85.00–90.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 177390.99/cwt90.00–92.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 187186.60/cwt74.00–93.007545
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361166.80/cwt160.00–168.5060215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486140.00/cwt140.00–140.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525117.04/cwt105.00–128.0061410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625102.47/cwt90.00–114.0064012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25068.20/cwt58.00–75.0085312
Bulls——1,29384.20/cwt80.00–90.001,0898
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02544.23/cwt37.50–49.0045318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02539.95/cwt30.00–47.0040918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26552.15/cwt49.00–55.0066026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45850.90/cwt49.00–52.507428
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy750825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,1883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,215.24/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0012,45610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,6563
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1875682.14/cwt525.00–800.005,96914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,073756.59/cwt500.00–925.008,1184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,173941.26/cwt750.00–1,050.0011,04190

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.