Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows lower 1-6;slaughter bulls lower 1-5; feeder steers higher 1-10; feeder heifers higher 1-10; local trade on feeder calves was good

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.04/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$113.04

134 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	118.11	618	48
Medium and Large 2	414	113.65	470	64
Medium and Large 3	400	100.21	401	22

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $217 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 sale134 hd

113.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd

112.49

+0.55

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	1,625	69.43	1,128	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	45.68	571	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	45.30	533	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	36.14	343	30

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	26.57/cwt	20.00–31.50	232	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	61.20/cwt	54.00–66.00	765	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	72.96/cwt	66.00–78.00	1,302	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	47.08/cwt	46.00–48.00	612	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	44.18/cwt	42.00–46.00	486	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	45.68/cwt	44.00–47.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	154.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.28/cwt	157.00–165.00	521	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,235.52/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	14,394	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	591.93/cwt	550.00–625.00	6,008	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	770.73/cwt	450.00–975.00	7,815	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.16/cwt	132.00–138.00	572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.39/cwt	130.00–148.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.32/cwt	140.00–152.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.29/cwt	140.00–152.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	146.50/cwt	140.00–152.00	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.29/cwt	126.00–138.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.30/cwt	142.00–152.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.30/cwt	114.00–124.00	445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.90/cwt	105.00–120.00	478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.71/cwt	106.00–115.00	524	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	126.50/cwt	120.00–132.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.72/cwt	100.00–113.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	108.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	105.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.72/cwt	90.00–101.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	96.95/cwt	88.00–105.00	410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	117.21/cwt	114.00–120.00	379	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.62/cwt	32.00–45.50	386	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.34/cwt	110.00–126.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	100.16/cwt	95.00–105.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.71/cwt	129.00–136.00	495	10

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 171Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cows lower 1-6;slaughter bulls lower 1-5; feeder steers higher 1-10; feeder heifers higher 1-10; local trade on feeder calves was good

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	875	20.00–31.50	26.57
22	—	975	32.00–45.50	39.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	46.00–48.00	47.08
16	—	1,100	42.00–46.00	44.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	44.00–47.00	45.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	54.00–66.00	61.20
14	—	1,785	66.00–78.00	72.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	123.00	123.00
4	—	962	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	152.00–157.00	154.71
6	—	323	157.00–165.00	161.28
6	—	573	132.00–142.00	137.20
10	—	523	130.00–148.00	139.39
12	—	373	152.00–160.00	156.24
12	—	423	140.00–152.00	146.32
16	—	473	140.00–152.00	146.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	132.00–138.00	135.16
4	—	273	140.00–152.00	146.50
4	—	473	126.00–138.00	132.29
6	—	373	142.00–152.00	147.30
6	—	573	115.00–122.00	118.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–132.00	126.32
4	—	273	120.00–132.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	100.00–109.00	104.68
10	—	273	115.00–122.00	118.79
10	—	373	114.00–124.00	119.30
14	—	423	105.00–120.00	112.90
16	—	473	106.00–115.00	110.71
6	—	323	114.00–120.00	117.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	100.00–113.00	106.72
6	—	523	110.00–126.00	118.34
6	—	723	95.00–105.00	100.16
8	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
8	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.24
10	—	373	129.00–136.00	132.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	100.00–115.00	108.26
4	—	273	100.00–110.00	105.41
6	—	573	90.00–101.00	95.72
8	—	423	88.00–105.00	96.95

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	18	—	1,165	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,235.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,015	550.00–625.00	591.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	68	—	1,014	450.00–975.00	770.73

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle