Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 4-20 ; feeder heifers were lower 2-12; with quality being mostly number 2s on steers and heifers, (very few number 1s ) ; groups were weaned with shots and reported as number 1-2 ;slaughter cows were steady ;slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.09/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$123.09

80 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	346	127.32	440	48
Medium and Large 3	369	117.82	435	24
Medium and Large 1-2	537	113.50	609	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale80 hd

123.09

—

MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd

124.60

−1.51

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	1,908	89.10	1,700	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	58.76	659	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	51.49	476	14

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	89.10/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,700	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	52.88/cwt	46.50–56.50	552	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	60.96/cwt	57.00–64.00	701	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	788	660.95/cwt	640.00–680.00	5,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.89/cwt	127.00–140.00	499	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	717.07/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,350	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,294.69/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	13,724	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	817.39/cwt	675.00–900.00	9,465	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.67/cwt	148.00–153.00	487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	151.79/cwt	148.00–155.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	136.63/cwt	127.00–145.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	125.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.10/cwt	118.00–122.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	130.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	116.33/cwt	112.00–120.00	318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.88/cwt	119.00–130.00	403	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	51.49/cwt	45.00–57.00	476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	619	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 128Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	613	107.00	107.00
3	—	560	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	127.00–140.00	133.89
8	—	323	127.00–145.00	136.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	134.00	134.00
3	—	530	138.00	138.00
4	—	643	118.00–122.00	119.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	148.00–153.00	150.67
8	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
10	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
6	—	273	148.00–155.00	151.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	120.00–130.00	125.51
6	—	473	118.00–122.00	120.10
8	—	273	120.00–140.00	130.83
10	—	423	115.00–125.00	120.27
4	—	373	125.00–129.00	127.12
14	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	112.00–120.00	116.33
10	—	323	119.00–130.00	124.88
6	—	573	107.00–109.00	108.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	109.00	109.00
4	—	588	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,908	80.00–95.00	89.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	46.50–56.50	52.88
24	—	1,150	57.00–64.00	60.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	925	45.00–57.00	51.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	788	640.00–680.00	660.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,158	675.00–900.00	817.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,025	600.00–800.00	717.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,060	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,294.69

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle