Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2020-11-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 9
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
718 head
304 vs last sale 414 83 vs year ago 635 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
10 vs last sale 88 21 vs year ago 99 · 21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
43 vs last sale 146 83 vs year ago 186 · 44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 5.00-13.00; feeder heifers sold higher 5.00-15.00 ; feeder calf groups were weaned and had 2 rounds of shots ; slaughter cows sold firmer ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.40/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$127.40
161 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$169
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$15.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.37
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2295138.4240820
Medium and Large 1-2416137.8857421
Medium and Large 3291126.3636823
Medium and Large 1469123.1057797
One grade step is worth $15.32/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 sale161 hd
127.40
MS average13 barns · 1,089 hd
120.03
+7.37
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
BullsHigh1,49677.831,16415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52353.8382010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11749.3555138
CowsLean 85-90%Average97538.7437816

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1525112.37/cwt104.00–120.0059020
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,090948.28/cwt750.00–1,075.0010,33690
HeifersMedium and Large 1325147.53/cwt140.00–154.0047910
HeifersMedium and Large 175582.00/cwt82.00–82.006191
HeifersMedium and Large 181580.00/cwt80.00–80.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 171383.43/cwt77.00–90.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1275151.80/cwt142.00–160.004176
SteersMedium and Large 1425161.14/cwt154.00–167.5068512
SteersMedium and Large 1830108.00/cwt108.00–108.008961
SteersMedium and Large 1525129.71/cwt125.00–134.006818
SteersMedium and Large 1705113.04/cwt108.00–118.007972
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925658.11/cwt560.00–725.006,08812
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1883778.68/cwt675.00–875.006,87616
SteersMedium and Large 1275169.85/cwt162.50–176.0046710
SteersMedium and Large 1325169.76/cwt166.00–173.0055212
HeifersMedium and Large 1376143.49/cwt135.00–150.0054015
SteersMedium and Large 1675115.63/cwt112.00–119.007816
SteersMedium and Large 1625120.36/cwt117.50–123.007528
HeifersMedium and Large 162599.24/cwt93.00–105.006206
SteersMedium and Large 1375170.76/cwt162.50–178.0064018
SteersMedium and Large 186592.00/cwt92.00–92.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286085.00/cwt85.00–85.007312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332177.00/cwt177.00–177.005885
SteersMedium and Large 1575121.93/cwt117.50–126.007016
HeifersMedium and Large 1475113.68/cwt110.00–117.0054012
CowsBoner 80-85%97543.99/cwt37.50–49.0042914
CowsLean 85-90%97538.74/cwt30.00–45.5037816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388172.00/cwt172.00–172.006676
SteersMedium and Large 3275136.54/cwt130.00–142.0037510
Bulls1,74386.27/cwt82.00–89.501,5048
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20052.48/cwt49.50–55.0063024
HeifersMedium and Large 3370111.77/cwt104.00–122.004145
SteersMedium and Large 2375157.33/cwt152.00–162.005906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422135.00/cwt135.00–135.005703
SteersMedium and Large 2299162.00/cwt162.00–162.004843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52353.83/cwt53.00–54.5082010
Bulls1,21468.18/cwt56.00–79.008287
HeifersMedium and Large 2275140.45/cwt135.00–145.0038612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472147.00/cwt147.00–147.0069410
HeifersMedium and Large 1425129.52/cwt120.00–138.0055012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531136.00/cwt136.00–136.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 3325125.38/cwt120.00–130.004078
HeifersMedium and Large 3225134.43/cwt125.00–142.0030210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377143.65/cwt141.00–146.0054213
SteersMedium and Large 1475143.02/cwt137.50–148.0067920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004303
SteersMedium and Large 2200155.00/cwt155.00–155.003103
HeifersMedium and Large 2325135.38/cwt130.00–140.004408
HeifersMedium and Large 1575109.38/cwt100.00–118.0062912

How this sale compares

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.