Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were lower 3-6 while feeder steers over 500# were higher 5-8 ; feeder heifers were higher 3-10 , feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.47/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$119.47

140 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	126.42	549	52
Medium and Large 1-2	598	116.42	696	38
Medium and Large 1	597	114.55	684	50

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale140 hd

119.47

—

MS average13 barns · 1,270 hd

119.48

−0.02

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	—	Average	1,617	89.80	1,452	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	61.40	747	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	60.98	981	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	50.79	497	36

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.82/cwt	132.50–135.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.14/cwt	138.00–144.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.34/cwt	133.00–152.50	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.25/cwt	116.00–130.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.36/cwt	140.00–157.50	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.66/cwt	138.00–143.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.51/cwt	167.50–175.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.17/cwt	170.00–174.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.33/cwt	126.00–133.00	673	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	965.00/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	10,856	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,361.41/cwt	1,125.00–1,500.00	15,656	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	762	9
Bulls	—	—	1,248	79.59/cwt	73.00–84.00	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	118.86/cwt	116.00–120.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	113.09/cwt	107.00–117.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.00/cwt	58.50–67.00	803	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.22/cwt	53.00–58.50	576	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.49/cwt	43.00–59.50	525	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.19/cwt	34.00–40.00	298	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	60.98/cwt	56.50–64.50	981	16
Bulls	—	—	1,765	93.89/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,657	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	87.27/cwt	77.00–97.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	87.17/cwt	81.00–93.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.09/cwt	124.00–128.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	94.70/cwt	88.00–101.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.75/cwt	103.00–118.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.76/cwt	116.00–127.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.22/cwt	114.00–124.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.56/cwt	130.00–146.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.01/cwt	134.00–152.50	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.73/cwt	101.00–114.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.44/cwt	117.00–126.00	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	100.85/cwt	99.00–103.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.88/cwt	127.00–132.50	614	10

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 686Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 238Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	132.50–135.00	133.82
6	—	823	77.00–97.00	87.27
6	—	773	81.00–93.00	87.17
6	—	573	118.00–126.00	122.16
6	—	523	124.00–128.00	126.09
4	—	723	88.00–101.00	94.70
4	—	673	103.00–118.00	110.75
10	—	473	127.00–132.50	129.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	116.00–127.00	121.76
10	—	523	114.00–124.00	119.22
8	—	423	120.00–131.00	125.79
6	—	373	126.00–136.00	131.30
6	—	323	130.00–146.00	138.56
6	—	273	134.00–152.50	144.01
4	—	623	101.00–114.00	107.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	117.00–126.00	121.44
13	—	712	99.00–103.00	100.85
9	—	462	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	138.00–144.00	141.14
10	—	373	133.00–152.50	143.34
8	—	623	116.00–130.00	123.25
6	—	323	140.00–157.50	149.36
12	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.21
11	—	520	126.00–133.00	129.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	127.00–135.00	133.67
6	—	483	138.00–143.00	139.66
5	—	655	126.00	126.00
9	—	556	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	160.00–174.00	167.42
4	—	323	167.50–175.00	171.51
4	—	273	170.00–174.00	172.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	116.00–120.00	118.86
5	—	635	107.00–117.00	113.09
4	—	712	111.00	111.00
4	—	558	120.00	120.00
3	—	538	118.00	118.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,125	825.00–1,050.00	965.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	80	—	1,150	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,361.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	73.00–84.00	79.59
20	—	1,765	89.00–97.50	93.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,275	58.50–67.00	63.00
16	—	1,025	53.00–58.50	56.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,000	43.00–59.50	52.49
4	—	800	34.00–40.00	37.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,608	56.50–64.50	60.98

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle