Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week of 12/16/2019: Feeder steers 1.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firmer. Local buyers were strong on several classes of calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.93/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$158.93

83 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$352

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

$39.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	167.89	633	48
Medium and Large 2	288	157.90	455	21
Medium and Large 3	323	133.21	430	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	768	128.40	986	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about −$352 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 sale83 hd

158.93

—

MS average7 barns · 410 hd

153.14

+5.79

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	1,636	67.33	1,101	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	49.78	672	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	47.14	566	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	31.88	294	68

Every lot, as filed

35 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	56.60/cwt	50.00–61.00	708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	71.62/cwt	60.00–80.00	1,282	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	44.09/cwt	40.00–47.50	485	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	50.19/cwt	47.50–52.50	652	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	672	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	37.90/cwt	30.00–43.50	388	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.74/cwt	162.00–180.00	469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	838	726.72/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,090	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	958.02/cwt	600.00–1,175.00	11,429	46
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	863	691.30/cwt	400.00–900.00	5,966	54
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	743	357.24/cwt	300.00–400.00	2,654	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.01/cwt	163.00–180.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.37/cwt	170.00–195.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.95/cwt	155.00–172.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.36/cwt	147.00–159.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	155.83/cwt	140.00–165.00	362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	175.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.42/cwt	134.00–148.00	527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.42/cwt	120.00–132.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.32/cwt	115.00–127.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	118.02/cwt	110.00–125.00	381	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	29.00/cwt	25.00–32.00	254	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	101.80/cwt	92.00–111.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.01/cwt	127.00–146.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.24/cwt	116.00–128.00	700	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	50.00–61.00	56.60
10	—	1,790	60.00–80.00	71.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,100	40.00–47.50	44.09
22	—	1,300	47.50–52.50	50.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	47.00–52.00	49.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	30.00–43.50	37.90
46	—	875	25.00–32.00	29.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	162.00–180.00	171.74
6	—	373	163.00–180.00	172.01
8	—	323	170.00–195.00	183.37
8	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.24
10	—	423	155.00–172.00	163.95
4	—	573	135.00–142.00	138.64
6	—	223	170.00–180.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	128.00	128.00
2	—	638	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	147.00–159.00	153.36
7	—	232	140.00–165.00	155.83
8	—	273	155.00–170.00	163.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–136.00	133.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	134.00–148.00	141.42
6	—	723	92.00–111.00	101.80
8	—	323	135.00–144.00	139.81
8	—	423	127.00–146.00	137.01
9	—	480	131.00–139.00	136.50
10	—	573	116.00–128.00	122.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	120.00–132.00	126.42
4	—	373	122.00–127.00	124.65
8	—	423	115.00–127.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	110.00–125.00	118.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	700.00–750.00	726.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,193	600.00–1,175.00	958.02
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	863	400.00–900.00	691.30
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	743	300.00–400.00	357.24

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

Steers · 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