Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 11-18-19 slaughter cows lower 1-2;slaughter bulls lower 1-2;feeder steers higher 1-10 ;feeder heifers firmer to 4 higher; feeder calves had more local interest

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.84/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$120.84

72 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	125.72	500	32
Medium and Large 3	223	117.75	263	8thin
Medium and Large 2	386	116.72	450	32

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $50 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

120.84

—

MS average7 barns · 806 hd

115.06

+5.77

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	1,492	69.56	1,038	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	49.93	699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	48.55	523	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	34.41	314	60

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.43/cwt	112.00–130.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	129.48/cwt	126.00–132.50	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.24/cwt	126.00–134.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	125.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	122.28/cwt	118.00–126.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.27/cwt	107.00–117.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.62/cwt	108.00–113.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.18/cwt	157.50–168.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.42/cwt	154.00–166.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.36/cwt	152.50–156.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.05/cwt	132.50–145.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.80/cwt	142.50–152.50	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.32/cwt	126.00–138.00	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.12/cwt	104.00–110.00	614	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	937.94/cwt	750.00–1,085.00	10,955	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,162.45/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	13,310	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,031.42/cwt	675.00–1,225.00	12,460	48
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	554.29/cwt	360.00–700.00	4,850	42
Bulls	—	—	1,250	60.20/cwt	50.00–67.00	753	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	76.24/cwt	68.00–83.00	1,269	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.10/cwt	41.00–48.00	462	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.61/cwt	48.00–54.50	581	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	49.93/cwt	46.50–52.50	699	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	26.91/cwt	20.00–33.00	215	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	41.90/cwt	34.00–47.50	429	30

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 171Year ago 0

compared to 11-18-19 slaughter cows lower 1-2;slaughter bulls lower 1-2;feeder steers higher 1-10 ;feeder heifers firmer to 4 higher; feeder calves had more local interest

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	112.00–130.00	121.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	119.00–129.00	124.27
6	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.13
8	—	323	126.00–132.50	129.48
12	—	373	126.00–134.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	120.00–130.00	125.41
8	—	323	118.00–126.00	122.28
8	—	423	107.00–117.00	112.27
10	—	473	108.00–113.00	110.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	115.00–120.00	117.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	157.50–168.00	163.18
6	—	323	154.00–166.00	160.42
8	—	373	152.50–156.00	154.36
12	—	473	132.50–145.00	139.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	125.00–133.00	129.19
8	—	373	142.50–152.50	147.80
8	—	423	126.00–138.00	132.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	104.00–110.00	107.12

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	12	—	1,168	750.00–1,085.00	937.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,145	950.00–1,300.00	1,162.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,208	675.00–1,225.00	1,031.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	875	360.00–700.00	554.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,250	50.00–67.00	60.20
14	—	1,665	68.00–83.00	76.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	41.00–48.00	45.10
36	—	1,125	48.00–54.50	51.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,400	46.50–52.50	49.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	800	20.00–33.00	26.91
30	—	1,025	34.00–47.50	41.90

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