Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers, most classes 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.23/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$132.23

75 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	136.01	591	44
Medium and Large 2	373	131.05	489	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	407	125.14	510	7thin
Medium and Large 3	363	122.23	444	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $147 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 sale75 hd

132.23

—

MS average12 barns · 1,004 hd

132.66

−0.42

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	1,775	89.30	1,585	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	62.00	868	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	59.04	658	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.24	525	12

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,775	89.30/cwt	81.50–95.00	1,585	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	54.14/cwt	48.50–58.50	528	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.06/cwt	58.00–65.50	745	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.00/cwt	58.00–65.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.24/cwt	41.00–58.50	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.08/cwt	138.00–147.50	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	138.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.30/cwt	158.00–168.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.86/cwt	141.00–156.00	704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	934.15/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	9,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,337.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,550.00	14,758	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	906.01/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	9,993	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.28/cwt	137.50–139.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.00/cwt	146.00–157.50	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	167.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	122.14/cwt	120.00–124.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.48/cwt	127.50–139.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.15/cwt	137.50–142.50	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	138.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,775	81.50–95.00	89.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	975	48.50–58.50	54.14
26	—	1,200	58.00–65.50	62.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	58.00–65.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	41.00–58.50	51.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	138.00–147.50	143.08
8	—	373	137.50–142.50	140.15
10	—	423	136.00–140.00	138.11
10	—	473	128.00–135.00	131.67
10	—	523	126.00–135.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	129.00	129.00
3	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	115.00–129.00	122.37
6	—	323	120.00–124.00	122.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.28
6	—	473	120.00–128.00	124.19
4	—	273	130.00–145.00	138.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	130.00–145.00	138.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	158.00–168.00	163.30
4	—	473	141.00–156.00	148.86
4	—	623	137.50–139.00	138.28
6	—	523	146.00–157.50	152.00
4	—	573	127.50–139.00	133.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	130.00	130.00
6	—	448	148.00	148.00
7	—	516	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.75

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	10	—	1,025	700.00–1,100.00	934.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,337.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,103	800.00–1,075.00	906.01

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