Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 450# were higher 4-20 ;over 450# were higher 3-9 ; feeder heifers were higher 5-11; ( groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s ) ; slaughter cows were higher 1-3 ; slaughter bulls were higher 1-4

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.12/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$138.12

154 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	144.44	737	32
Medium and Large 2	446	142.45	635	48
Medium and Large 1-2	595	132.58	788	74

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale154 hd

138.12

—

MS average12 barns · 1,338 hd

132.50

+5.63

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	1,611	89.55	1,442	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	62.95	766	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	61.00	967	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	52.66	540	18

Every lot, as filed

41 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	79.40/cwt	71.00–85.00	993	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	93.90/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,657	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.34/cwt	55.00–59.00	588	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.92/cwt	59.50–68.00	799	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	61.00/cwt	56.00–64.50	967	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.66/cwt	43.00–59.50	540	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.13/cwt	113.00–133.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.88/cwt	126.50–127.00	882	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,478.86/cwt	1,200.00–1,650.00	16,534	128
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,063.73/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	11,914	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.25/cwt	110.00–126.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.26/cwt	124.00–136.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	106.60/cwt	106.00–107.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	170.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	686	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	162.04/cwt	155.00–168.00	442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.16/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.26/cwt	112.00–124.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.36/cwt	160.00–172.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	112.07/cwt	108.00–115.00	748	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.07/cwt	105.00–109.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	149.20/cwt	140.00–157.00	407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.70/cwt	114.00–125.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.30/cwt	122.00–122.50	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	170.83/cwt	160.00–180.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	738	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 375Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	71.00–85.00	79.40
14	—	1,765	87.00–99.00	93.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	55.00–59.00	57.34
46	—	1,250	59.50–68.00	63.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,585	56.00–64.50	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	43.00–59.50	52.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	119.50	119.50
11	—	610	113.00–133.00	129.13
13	—	695	126.50–127.00	126.88
2	—	783	110.00	110.00
5	—	843	106.00–107.00	106.60
6	—	389	155.00	155.00
25	—	483	140.00–143.00	142.03
3	—	510	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	110.00–126.00	118.25
6	—	823	106.00–109.00	107.54
4	—	223	165.00–175.00	170.51
4	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.64
6	—	273	170.00–180.00	175.41
6	—	373	160.00–172.00	166.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	148.00–158.00	153.30
10	—	423	142.00–148.00	145.16
12	—	523	124.00–136.00	130.26
8	—	273	155.00–168.00	162.04
8	—	623	119.00–129.00	124.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	122.00–128.00	125.16
10	—	523	112.00–124.00	118.26
4	—	623	105.00–109.00	107.07
8	—	273	140.00–157.00	149.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	667	108.00–115.00	112.07
9	—	526	114.00–125.00	118.70
9	—	701	111.75	111.75
10	—	573	122.00–122.50	122.30
3	—	437	117.00	117.00
3	—	607	118.00	118.00
4	—	811	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	160.00–180.00	170.83
4	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52
9	—	430	130.00–145.00	135.17

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	128	—	1,118	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,478.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	—	1,120	800.00–1,225.00	1,063.73

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