Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week - slaughter cows higher 1-5; slaughter bulls higher 1-2; feeder calves had a lot of local trade both steers and heifers -feeder steers higher 7-20; feed heifers higher 1-6 ; weaned group was muscle grade 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$125.06

92 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	128.92	507	54
Medium and Large 1-2	420	122.00	512	8thin
Medium and Large 2	365	120.40	440	26
Medium and Large 3	373	109.54	409	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $99 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 sale92 hd

125.06

—

MS average13 barns · 1,040 hd

117.31

+7.75

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	1,583	69.98	1,108	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	48.30	593	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	46.35	603	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	34.58	304	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,250	63.30/cwt	60.00–65.50	791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	74.43/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,343	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	44.45/cwt	42.00–46.50	489	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	50.50/cwt	47.00–53.50	657	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	46.35/cwt	45.00–47.50	603	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	28.40/cwt	25.00–31.00	213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.29/cwt	152.00–164.00	749	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	913.64/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,147.73/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	12,625	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	775	841.13/cwt	800.00–875.00	6,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	955.01/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	11,202	36
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	568.24/cwt	375.00–700.00	5,256	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	153.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	126.50/cwt	120.00–132.00	345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.95/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.16/cwt	116.00–135.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	173.66/cwt	165.00–181.00	474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.01/cwt	147.00–166.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	430	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	109.54/cwt	100.00–118.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.81/cwt	104.00–117.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.69/cwt	104.00–113.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	125.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	280	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.21/cwt	33.00–44.00	382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	134.50/cwt	128.00–140.00	367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.81/cwt	116.00–129.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	534	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 690Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	60.00–65.50	63.30
6	—	1,805	68.00–79.00	74.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,100	42.00–46.50	44.45
14	—	1,300	47.00–53.50	50.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	45.00–47.50	46.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	25.00–31.00	28.40
8	—	975	33.00–44.00	39.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	152.00–164.00	158.29
4	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.22
6	—	573	132.00–136.00	134.08
8	—	323	165.00–180.00	173.02
10	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.95
12	—	273	165.00–181.00	173.66
14	—	423	147.00–166.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	145.00–160.00	153.26
4	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.35
4	—	473	132.00–137.00	134.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	120.00–132.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	116.00–135.00	126.16
6	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.71
4	—	473	104.00–117.00	110.81
4	—	523	104.00–113.00	108.69
6	—	223	120.00–130.00	125.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	323	130.00–136.00	133.21
6	—	273	128.00–140.00	134.50
6	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.65
8	—	473	116.00–129.00	122.81
8	—	523	118.00–127.00	122.69
10	—	423	120.00–132.00	126.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	100.00–118.00	109.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	122.00	122.00

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	4	—	1,100	900.00–925.00	913.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,147.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	775	800.00–875.00	841.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,173	700.00–1,100.00	955.01
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	925	375.00–700.00	568.24

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