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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers are higher 1-15 ;feeder heifers are higher 1-6 ; feeder calves group were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were weaker ; slaughter bulls higher 1-5

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.65/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$145.65

73 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	162.40	652	28
Medium and Large 3	352	137.41	484	24
Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.74	893	21

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale73 hd

145.65

—

MS average13 barns · 800 hd

151.34

−5.69

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	1,560	85.61	1,335	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	60.81	882	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	58.86	722	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	44.86	398	16

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	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.38/cwt	116.00–122.50	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	75.60/cwt	60.00–86.00	945	8
Bulls	—	—	1,808	93.61/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,692	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	51.91/cwt	47.00–56.00	571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	60.16/cwt	56.00–64.00	752	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.84/cwt	130.00–154.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	143.53/cwt	130.00–155.00	392	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	988	992.41/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,805	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,171.16/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	11,829	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	859.90/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,829	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.17/cwt	140.00–157.50	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.22/cwt	150.00–167.50	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.84/cwt	134.00–137.50	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	128.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.58/cwt	120.00–147.50	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	181.51/cwt	177.50–185.00	586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.81/cwt	57.50–63.50	882	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.33/cwt	45.00–58.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.44/cwt	142.50–148.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.83/cwt	137.50–140.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.14/cwt	128.00–134.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.52/cwt	125.00–137.50	688	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	37.39/cwt	35.00–39.50	299	8

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 144Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	116.00–122.50	119.38
8	—	523	120.00–131.00	125.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–154.00	142.84
6	—	273	130.00–155.00	143.53
6	—	423	127.50–135.00	131.45
8	—	373	120.00–147.50	134.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–157.50	149.17
8	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.24
12	—	423	150.00–167.50	159.22
4	—	323	177.50–185.00	181.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	134.00	134.00
8	—	589	138.00	138.00
9	—	754	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	134.00–137.50	135.84
4	—	323	142.50–148.00	145.44
4	—	373	137.50–140.00	138.83
6	—	473	128.00–134.00	131.14
6	—	523	125.00–137.50	131.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	116.00	116.00
6	—	323	120.00–135.00	128.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	60.00–86.00	75.60
10	—	1,808	86.00–99.00	93.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	47.00–56.00	51.91
32	—	1,250	56.00–64.00	60.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	57.50–63.50	60.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	975	45.00–58.00	52.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	35.00–39.50	37.39

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	12	—	988	850.00–1,100.00	992.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,010	925.00–1,350.00	1,171.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,143	750.00–925.00	859.90

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle