Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 3-7; feeder heifers mixed; feeder calf groups were mostly weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls were higher 1-3

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.42/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$139.42

159 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$15.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	146.28	631	32
Medium and Large 1	526	146.23	768	58
Medium and Large 1-2	653	130.51	853	69

One grade step is worth $15.77/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale159 hd

139.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd

140.75

−1.33

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	1,590	91.55	1,456	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	62.32	713	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	61.92	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	56.03	546	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.08/cwt	119.00–123.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	671	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.62/cwt	136.00–141.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	389	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,062.30/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	10,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.57/cwt	177.50–192.50	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.63/cwt	111.00–124.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	136.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.59/cwt	132.00–133.00	761	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	705	592.06/cwt	410.00–750.00	4,174	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	934.35/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,306	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	817.54/cwt	650.00–925.00	8,421	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.15/cwt	59.00–68.50	770	30
Bulls	—	—	1,590	91.55/cwt	81.50–97.50	1,456	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.64/cwt	116.00–132.50	654	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.91/cwt	152.50–170.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.16/cwt	131.50–133.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.75/cwt	117.00–125.50	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.20/cwt	129.00–133.50	879	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.44/cwt	105.00–106.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	146.81/cwt	140.00–152.50	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.38/cwt	128.00–138.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.17/cwt	122.00–128.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.31/cwt	106.00–124.00	615	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	61.92/cwt	59.00–64.50	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.03/cwt	47.00–63.00	546	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	56.82/cwt	54.00–59.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	148.84/cwt	147.50–150.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	712	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 515Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	119.00–123.00	121.08
8	—	525	130.00–134.00	132.09
6	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.77
10	—	325	152.50–170.00	161.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	127.00	127.00
6	—	498	135.00–139.00	136.33
5	—	574	132.00–133.00	132.59
7	—	540	138.00	138.00
7	—	617	131.50–133.00	132.16
15	—	768	117.00–125.50	122.75
26	—	670	129.00–133.50	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	150.00–165.00	157.93
12	—	625	125.00–132.50	128.90
12	—	525	136.00–141.00	138.62
10	—	325	177.50–192.50	185.57
6	—	765	111.00–124.00	117.63
4	—	723	122.00–127.00	124.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	525	116.00–132.50	124.64
16	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.29
10	—	625	120.00–126.00	123.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	125.00	125.00
5	—	605	120.00	120.00
7	—	668	105.00–106.00	105.44
16	—	580	119.00–124.00	121.04
2	—	488	123.00	123.00
2	—	783	97.00	97.00
4	—	444	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	100.00	100.00
8	—	275	140.00–152.50	146.81
8	—	325	128.00–138.00	133.38
12	—	425	122.00–128.00	125.17
15	—	533	106.00–124.00	115.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	160.00–170.00	165.55
4	—	325	147.50–150.00	148.84
10	—	575	120.00–127.50	123.91

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	6	—	945	975.00–1,125.00	1,062.30
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	705	410.00–750.00	592.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,103	750.00–1,050.00	934.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,030	650.00–925.00	817.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,200	59.00–68.50	64.15
10	—	975	54.00–59.00	56.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,473	59.00–64.50	61.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	47.00–63.00	56.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,590	81.50–97.50	91.55

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle