Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers mixed ; feeder heifers under 450# higher 2-7 , feeder heifers over 450# lower 1-5 ; groups were weaned 60 days with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2 ;slaughter cows firmer ; slaughter bulls higher 3-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.02/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$128.02

114 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	334	140.68	470	44
Medium and Large 2	329	130.60	429	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	122.73	628	8thin
Medium and Large 3	371	115.26	427	44

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $43 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 sale114 hd

128.02

—

MS average12 barns · 1,167 hd

128.80

−0.78

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	1,765	88.34	1,559	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	58.17	785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	57.32	710	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	47.12	459	20

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	—	—	1,765	88.34/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,559	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	49.86/cwt	42.50–56.00	548	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	60.58/cwt	56.00–64.50	788	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	58.17/cwt	54.00–61.50	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.12/cwt	39.50–53.00	459	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	138.68/cwt	134.00–142.50	309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.33/cwt	152.50–172.50	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.60/cwt	148.00–168.00	592	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,076.21/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,085	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	831.71/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,525	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	139.89/cwt	125.00–152.50	382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.69/cwt	170.00–182.50	571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	133.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.48/cwt	120.00–136.00	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	110.60/cwt	100.00–120.00	413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	113.76/cwt	108.00–119.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	115.62/cwt	107.50–122.50	316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	144.27/cwt	137.50–150.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.52/cwt	137.50–152.50	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.77/cwt	132.50–142.50	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.63/cwt	118.00–123.00	510	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 111Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,765	80.00–94.50	88.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,100	42.50–56.00	49.86
32	—	1,300	56.00–64.50	60.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	54.00–61.50	58.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	975	39.50–53.00	47.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	134.00–142.50	138.68
8	—	273	137.50–150.00	144.27
10	—	323	137.50–152.50	145.52
10	—	373	136.00–138.00	137.06
10	—	423	132.50–142.50	137.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	130.00–136.00	133.25
10	—	373	120.00–136.00	128.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	110.00–118.00	114.28
8	—	373	100.00–120.00	110.60
8	—	473	108.00–119.00	113.76
10	—	273	107.50–122.50	115.62
10	—	423	118.00–123.00	120.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	119.00–125.00	122.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	145.00	145.00
6	—	503	140.00	140.00
2	—	693	121.00	121.00
4	—	633	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	152.50–172.50	163.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	148.00–168.00	158.60
12	—	323	170.00–182.50	176.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	120.00–132.50	126.55
10	—	273	125.00–152.50	139.89

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	—	1,030	900.00–1,200.00	1,076.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,025	700.00–925.00	831.71

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