Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed , feeder heifers were mixed , some classes of feeder calves had good interest and some not as much ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls weaker

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.04/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$151.04

54 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	161.15	628	24
Medium and Large 3	223	146.52	327	8thin
Medium and Large 2	450	141.67	638	22

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale54 hd

151.04

—

MS average13 barns · 805 hd

154.46

−3.41

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	1,603	87.71	1,406	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	61.26	888	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	57.66	677	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	49.65	459	16

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,603	87.71/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,406	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	51.65/cwt	45.50–56.00	529	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	60.66/cwt	56.50–64.50	758	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	61.26/cwt	58.50–63.50	888	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	49.65/cwt	41.00–57.00	459	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	546	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,204.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	12,350	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	902.87/cwt	700.00–1,035.00	9,733	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	146.52/cwt	130.00–160.00	327	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	869.23/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,475	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	116.46/cwt	104.00–127.50	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.43/cwt	102.00–120.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.58/cwt	140.00–152.50	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.30/cwt	145.00–147.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.56/cwt	128.00–131.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	136.77/cwt	130.00–142.50	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.11/cwt	126.00–130.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	585	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 95Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed , feeder heifers were mixed , some classes of feeder calves had good interest and some not as much ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls weaker

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,603	80.00–94.50	87.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	45.50–56.00	51.65
16	—	1,250	56.50–64.50	60.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	58.50–63.50	61.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	925	41.00–57.00	49.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	142.50–150.00	146.48
4	—	523	128.00–131.00	129.56
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	104.00–127.50	116.46
8	—	473	102.00–120.00	111.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	130.00–142.50	136.77
4	—	623	100.00–109.00	104.66
6	—	423	126.00–130.00	128.11
10	—	473	119.00–128.00	123.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.67
4	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.16
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.73
8	—	473	137.50–142.50	140.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	130.00–160.00	146.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–152.50	146.58
4	—	523	145.00–147.50	146.30
8	—	323	165.00–180.00	173.02
8	—	373	160.00–167.50	163.98

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	28	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,204.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	975	700.00–1,000.00	869.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,078	700.00–1,035.00	902.87

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