Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers mixed, with some classes higher 1-3; feeder heifers mixed also some classes higher 3-8; all groups of feeder calves were weaned and reported as 1-2; slaughter cows higher 1-3; slaughter bulls higher 1-2

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.83/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$155.83

127 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	171.31	648	38
Medium and Large 2	346	159.33	551	26
Medium and Large 1-2	581	146.32	850	49
Medium and Large 3	287	140.56	404	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $244 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 sale127 hd

155.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,106 hd

156.92

−1.10

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	—	High	1,735	80.41	1,395	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	50.61	601	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	39.95	372	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,735	80.41/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,395	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	41.58/cwt	37.00–47.50	405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.32/cwt	48.00–57.50	667	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	29.66/cwt	27.00–32.00	237	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	43.38/cwt	40.00–46.00	423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.83/cwt	145.00–156.00	563	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,046.34/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	10,725	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	929.62/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	10,440	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	496.92/cwt	480.00–510.00	4,845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	882	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	133.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.16/cwt	162.00–168.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.19/cwt	156.00–164.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.70/cwt	170.00–190.00	584	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	902.44/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	179.45/cwt	167.00–190.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.02/cwt	155.00–170.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	139.95/cwt	132.00–147.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	141.01/cwt	130.00–150.00	314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.90/cwt	105.00–120.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	160.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.36/cwt	150.00–162.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	119.09/cwt	110.00–127.00	385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	141.01/cwt	130.00–150.00	314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.07/cwt	121.00–140.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.33/cwt	130.00–144.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.42/cwt	136.00–148.00	460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	121.91/cwt	112.00–130.00	272	6

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 510Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,735	77.00–83.00	80.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	37.00–47.50	41.58
20	—	1,250	48.00–57.50	53.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	27.00–32.00	29.66
12	—	975	40.00–46.00	43.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	145.00–156.00	150.83
8	—	473	130.00–144.00	137.33
12	—	323	136.00–148.00	142.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	105.00–120.00	112.90
10	—	323	110.00–127.00	119.09
6	—	223	112.00–130.00	121.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	139.00	139.00
11	—	464	144.00	144.00
2	—	628	123.00	123.00
3	—	422	138.00	138.00
3	—	515	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	130.00–150.00	141.01
8	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.69
12	—	373	121.00–140.00	131.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	538	164.00	164.00
15	—	607	126.00–140.00	133.05
10	—	722	125.00–132.00	130.59
4	—	568	147.00	147.00
7	—	412	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	162.00–168.00	165.16
8	—	473	156.00–164.00	160.19
10	—	323	170.00–190.00	180.70
4	—	273	167.00–190.00	179.45
10	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–162.00	156.32
8	—	323	155.00–170.00	163.02
6	—	273	155.00–165.00	160.41
6	—	373	150.00–162.00	156.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	132.00–147.00	139.95
8	—	223	130.00–150.00	141.01

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	20	—	1,025	900.00–1,150.00	1,046.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	800.00–975.00	902.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,123	650.00–1,100.00	929.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	975	480.00–510.00	496.92

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