Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-8 ; feeder heifers were lower 2-8 ; slaughter cows firmer ; slaughter bulls firmer

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.67/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$128.67

69 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$405

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

$31.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	293	140.17	411	10thin
Medium and Large 2	429	137.55	589	36
Medium and Large 2-3	541	111.29	602	7thin
Medium and Large 1	748	109.10	816	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.07/cwt here — about −$405 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 sale69 hd

128.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,042 hd

128.48

+0.19

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	1,640	89.29	1,464	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	60.13	729	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	58.68	816	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	43.26	388	18

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,250	80.40/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,005	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	93.74/cwt	88.00–97.70	1,720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.63/cwt	128.00–133.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.04/cwt	102.00–127.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	102.14/cwt	98.00–106.00	636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.80/cwt	50.00–56.50	551	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,269.34/cwt	850.00–1,550.00	13,455	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,018.36/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,507	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	137.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	141.95/cwt	136.00–147.00	388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	104.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.76/cwt	102.00–119.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.29/cwt	106.00–122.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.69/cwt	111.00–120.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	125.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	108.21/cwt	104.00–112.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	100.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.09/cwt	120.00–137.00	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.72/cwt	106.00–117.00	640	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.24/cwt	58.00–66.00	794	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	58.68/cwt	53.00–63.50	816	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	29.38/cwt	23.00–35.00	235	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.36/cwt	49.00–58.50	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.43/cwt	110.00–126.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.62/cwt	113.00–118.00	547	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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 185Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-8 ; feeder heifers were lower 2-8 ; slaughter cows firmer ; slaughter bulls firmer

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	72.00–86.00	80.40
12	—	1,835	88.00–97.70	93.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	50.00–56.50	53.80
36	—	1,275	58.00–66.00	62.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,390	53.00–63.50	58.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	23.00–35.00	29.38
10	—	975	49.00–58.50	54.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	128.00–133.00	130.63
6	—	523	102.00–127.00	115.04
6	—	623	98.00–106.00	102.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–144.00	137.49
6	—	273	136.00–147.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	100.00–108.00	104.11
12	—	723	102.00–119.00	110.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	150.00–156.00	153.25
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
10	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
6	—	623	106.00–122.00	114.29
8	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	113.00	113.00
4	—	555	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	111.00–120.00	115.69
8	—	623	97.00–104.00	100.63
10	—	323	120.00–137.00	129.09
10	—	573	106.00–117.00	111.72
8	—	423	110.00–126.00	118.43
8	—	473	113.00–118.00	115.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	120.00–130.00	125.41
6	—	423	104.00–112.00	108.21

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,060	850.00–1,550.00	1,269.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,130	800.00–1,150.00	1,018.36

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