Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED to last week feeder steers were higher 1-13 ; feeder heifers under 450# higher 2-8 ;over 450# steady ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows firmer ;slaughter bulls higher 2-8

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.48/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$122.48

161 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$39.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	133.21	715	60
Medium and Large 2	480	132.27	635	44
Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.80	830	47
Medium and Large 2-3	757	93.40	707	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $8 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 sale161 hd

122.48

—

MS average12 barns · 1,469 hd

126.50

−4.02

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	1,690	90.45	1,529	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	61.28	967	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	59.53	734	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	50.18	489	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,690	90.45/cwt	83.50–96.00	1,529	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.11/cwt	52.00–57.50	634	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.74/cwt	57.50–65.50	787	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	61.28/cwt	56.00–65.50	967	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.18/cwt	42.00–56.50	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	82.01/cwt	80.00–84.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	96.57/cwt	94.00–99.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.21/cwt	162.00–168.00	534	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,039.04/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,565	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,498.87/cwt	1,125.00–1,700.00	18,211	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	825	916.82/cwt	640.00–1,075.00	7,564	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	960.10/cwt	775.00–1,060.00	11,646	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.63/cwt	136.00–141.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.14/cwt	119.00–127.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	101.57/cwt	99.00–104.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.22/cwt	121.00–131.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.12/cwt	152.00–156.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.13/cwt	131.00–137.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.24/cwt	114.00–126.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.74/cwt	114.00–123.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.78/cwt	107.00–120.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.76/cwt	110.00–121.00	548	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	103.75/cwt	103.75–103.75	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	138.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.22/cwt	95.00–107.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 611Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 185Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,690	83.50–96.00	90.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,150	52.00–57.50	55.11
28	—	1,275	57.50–65.50	61.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,578	56.00–65.50	61.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	42.00–56.50	50.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	80.00–84.00	82.01
4	—	323	135.00–142.00	138.74
8	—	423	124.00–134.00	129.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	118.00–127.00	122.77
8	—	423	114.00–123.00	118.74
8	—	573	107.00–112.00	109.60
14	—	523	107.00–120.00	113.78
16	—	473	110.00–121.00	115.76
4	—	623	95.00–107.00	101.22
6	—	323	120.00–135.00	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	80.00	80.00
3	—	607	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	94.00–99.00	96.57
6	—	323	162.00–168.00	165.21
10	—	623	119.00–127.00	123.14
4	—	773	99.00–104.00	101.57
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.62
4	—	573	125.00–128.00	126.56
4	—	673	116.00–119.00	117.55
6	—	430	141.00–146.00	142.72
8	—	373	152.00–156.00	154.12
10	—	523	131.00–137.00	134.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
10	—	423	136.00–141.00	138.63
6	—	523	121.00–131.00	126.22
6	—	323	150.00–156.00	153.21
14	—	573	114.00–126.00	120.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	142.00	142.00
7	—	510	135.00	135.00
22	—	940	89.50	89.50
13	—	808	103.75	103.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	98.50	98.50
6	—	817	90.00	90.00

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	18	—	1,113	900.00–1,125.00	1,039.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,215	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,498.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	825	640.00–1,075.00	916.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,213	775.00–1,060.00	960.10

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