Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 6-20 ; feeder heifers lower 8-20 ; slaughter cows steady ; slaughter bulls steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.84/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$101.84

41 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	105.50	471	25
Medium and Large 3	423	96.12	407	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $64 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 sale41 hd

101.84

—

MS average12 barns · 456 hd

115.77

−13.93

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	1,539	87.07	1,340	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	62.67	924	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	59.50	681	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	42.94	376	14

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,828	92.13/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	52.36/cwt	47.00–56.50	511	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.88/cwt	57.00–66.00	743	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	62.67/cwt	60.00–64.50	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.49/cwt	116.00–130.00	399	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	82.00/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,025	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	820.81/cwt	800.00–835.00	7,592	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,131.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	11,636	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	838.65/cwt	650.00–950.00	9,603	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	102.99/cwt	90.00–114.00	281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	104.12/cwt	102.00–106.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	88.69/cwt	84.00–93.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.32/cwt	110.00–122.00	492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	51.33/cwt	44.00–57.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	109.71/cwt	106.00–113.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	91.72/cwt	86.00–97.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	107.96/cwt	102.00–116.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	102.87/cwt	94.00–111.00	538	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	36.64/cwt	30.00–42.50	293	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 314Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 110Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 6-20 ; feeder heifers lower 8-20 ; slaughter cows steady ; slaughter bulls steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	88.00–95.00	92.13
6	—	1,250	76.00–86.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	47.00–56.50	52.36
36	—	1,200	57.00–66.00	61.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	60.00–64.50	62.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	44.00–57.00	51.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	30.00–42.50	36.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	116.00–130.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	90.00–114.00	102.99
4	—	373	102.00–106.00	104.12
8	—	523	84.00–93.00	88.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	114.00–120.00	117.25
4	—	373	106.00–113.00	109.71
4	—	573	86.00–97.00	91.72
5	—	418	102.00–116.00	107.96
8	—	523	94.00–111.00	102.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.35
6	—	373	130.00–144.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	110.00–122.00	116.32

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	4	—	925	800.00–835.00	820.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,028	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,131.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,145	650.00–950.00	838.65

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

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