Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week Slaughter cows lower 1-3 ;slaughter bulls lower 1-5 ;feeder steers higher 1-5 ;feeder heifers firmer; little farmer interest

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.51/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$114.51

106 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	115.44	534	59
Medium and Large 2	399	115.11	459	39
Medium and Large 3	385	104.69	403	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $131 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 sale106 hd

114.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,041 hd

111.90

+2.60

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,545	68.17	1,053	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	44.58	535	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	43.67	498	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	33.74	322	30

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	119.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	462	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	126.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.36/cwt	106.00–110.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	110.54/cwt	108.00–114.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	115.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	113.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.79/cwt	132.00–145.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	129.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	960.27/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,515	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,351.88/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	15,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,019.82/cwt	700.00–1,400.00	13,349	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	784.36/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,153	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	65.59/cwt	63.00–70.00	885	8
Bulls	—	—	1,740	70.75/cwt	64.00–76.50	1,231	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	47.65/cwt	45.50–49.50	619	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	40.82/cwt	37.50–45.50	418	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	44.58/cwt	42.50–47.50	535	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	25.25/cwt	15.00–29.00	206	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	37.98/cwt	33.00–45.00	389	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	149.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.88/cwt	138.00–142.00	522	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Oct 21, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 833Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 97Year ago 0

compared to last week Slaughter cows lower 1-3 ;slaughter bulls lower 1-5 ;feeder steers higher 1-5 ;feeder heifers firmer; little farmer interest

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	110.00–115.00	112.70
13	—	385	117.00–121.00	119.93
6	—	325	125.00–127.00	126.69
8	—	622	106.00–110.00	109.36
9	—	525	108.00–114.00	110.54
11	—	440	115.00–120.00	115.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	110.00–116.00	113.81
4	—	200	136.00	136.00
4	—	295	132.00	132.00
4	—	473	108.00–110.00	108.95
4	—	500	108.00	108.00
4	—	595	100.00	100.00
8	—	373	110.00–120.00	114.70
8	—	423	108.00–115.00	111.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	110.00	110.00
2	—	395	100.00	100.00
4	—	423	102.00–107.00	104.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	145.76
4	—	613	119.00	119.00
6	—	323	142.00–150.00	145.72
9	—	436	132.00–145.00	135.79
9	—	530	124.00–130.00	124.74
14	—	477	126.00–131.00	129.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
6	—	200	144.00–150.00	149.00
5	—	495	126.00	126.00
5	—	400	130.00	130.00
5	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	500	121.00	121.00
2	—	373	138.00–142.00	139.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	295	120.00	120.00
4	—	200	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	800.00–1,100.00	960.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,309	700.00–1,400.00	1,019.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,167	600.00–900.00	784.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	63.00–70.00	65.59
8	—	1,740	64.00–76.50	70.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	45.50–49.50	47.65
14	—	1,025	37.50–45.50	40.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	42.50–47.50	44.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	815	15.00–29.00	25.25
20	—	1,025	33.00–45.00	37.98

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle