Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 1-5 ; feeder heifers were higher 1-4 ; feeder groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were lower 1-8 ; slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.97/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$121.97

84 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	437	125.14	546	44
Medium and Large 3	340	120.70	410	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	117.52	718	28

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale84 hd

121.97

—

MS average12 barns · 638 hd

123.40

−1.43

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	1,660	88.02	1,461	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	60.29	735	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	55.54	853	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	53.40	521	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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	114.20/cwt	109.00–119.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.30/cwt	117.00–131.00	650	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	88.02/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,461	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.18/cwt	52.00–56.00	596	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.92/cwt	57.50–66.00	774	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	158.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	353	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	834.40/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,429	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	703.88/cwt	560.00–800.00	6,990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	149.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	139.04/cwt	132.00–145.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	113.82/cwt	112.00–117.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.29/cwt	105.00–117.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	125.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.05/cwt	122.00–124.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	135.87/cwt	131.00–140.00	371	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.54/cwt	53.00–57.50	853	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	53.40/cwt	45.50–59.50	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.74/cwt	124.50–125.00	590	4

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	109.00–119.00	114.20
6	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
6	—	523	117.00–131.00	124.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	869	103.00	103.00
8	—	686	112.00–117.00	113.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	150.00–165.00	158.26
6	—	273	145.00–155.00	149.59
4	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	132.00–145.00	139.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	150.00–157.50	154.01
4	—	473	150.00–156.00	153.14
4	—	723	106.00–107.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	126.00–136.00	131.35
8	—	573	110.00–116.00	113.12
12	—	523	116.00–125.00	120.69
4	—	423	125.00–136.00	130.79
4	—	473	122.00–124.00	123.05
8	—	273	131.00–140.00	135.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	105.00–117.00	111.29
8	—	273	120.00–130.00	125.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	125.00	125.00
5	—	876	96.00	96.00
7	—	565	117.00–125.00	121.51
2	—	403	145.00	145.00
2	—	611	120.00	120.00
3	—	708	102.00	102.00
4	—	473	124.50–125.00	124.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,660	85.00–90.50	88.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,100	52.00–56.00	54.18
30	—	1,250	57.50–66.00	61.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,535	53.00–57.50	55.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	45.50–59.50	53.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,130	700.00–925.00	834.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	993	560.00–800.00	703.88

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