Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 4 higher; feeder heifers were mixed; slaughter cows lower 1-4; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.70/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$125.70

129 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	127.26	632	101
Medium and Large 3	389	120.08	467	28

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $165 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 sale129 hd

125.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,205 hd

124.22

+1.48

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	1,670	90.38	1,509	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	60.53	672	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	59.70	937	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	51.32	476	22

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	656	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.13/cwt	134.00–138.00	510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.95/cwt	105.00–128.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.40/cwt	127.50–150.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.61/cwt	124.00–129.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	605	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.90/cwt	119.00–136.00	671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.24/cwt	126.00–138.00	827	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,226.14/cwt	950.00–1,400.00	13,488	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	825	921.36/cwt	725.00–1,085.00	7,601	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	739.73/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,532	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,054.24/cwt	775.00–1,225.00	11,807	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	185.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.41/cwt	115.00–132.50	404	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.95/cwt	132.50–154.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.41/cwt	175.00–192.50	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.03/cwt	135.00–142.50	452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.06/cwt	129.00–131.00	553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.42/cwt	119.00–127.50	771	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	55.65/cwt	45.50–63.50	543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.31/cwt	108.00–120.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	79.04/cwt	77.00–81.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	108.31/cwt	103.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	103.41/cwt	90.00–113.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	8
Bulls	—	—	1,670	90.38/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,509	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	57.67/cwt	54.00–60.50	562	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.44/cwt	60.00–64.50	749	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	59.70/cwt	56.50–62.00	937	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.78/cwt	35.00–44.00	318	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 590Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 63Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 4 higher; feeder heifers were mixed; slaughter cows lower 1-4; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	135.00–141.00	138.15
10	—	625	126.00–138.00	132.24
12	—	275	180.00–190.00	185.45
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
10	—	575	131.00–136.00	133.61
12	—	325	175.00–192.50	184.41
12	—	425	150.00–156.00	153.17
14	—	525	134.00–138.00	136.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–150.00	140.76
8	—	375	132.50–154.00	143.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	134.00–138.00	136.13
12	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.19
14	—	325	135.00–142.50	139.03
18	—	425	129.00–131.00	130.06
18	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.05
20	—	625	119.00–127.50	123.42
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
2	—	815	77.00–81.00	79.04
3	—	707	103.00–116.00	108.31
3	—	757	90.00–113.00	103.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	325	115.00–132.50	124.41
12	—	475	108.00–120.00	114.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	105.00–128.00	116.95
10	—	425	127.50–150.00	139.40
10	—	575	124.00–129.00	126.61
14	—	475	120.00–134.00	127.36
14	—	525	119.00–136.00	127.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	134.00	134.00
8	—	490	126.00	126.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	950.00–1,400.00	1,226.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	825	725.00–1,085.00	921.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	883	700.00–775.00	739.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,120	775.00–1,225.00	1,054.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	975	45.50–63.50	55.65
6	—	800	35.00–44.00	39.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	54.00–60.50	57.67
18	—	1,200	60.00–64.50	62.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	56.50–62.00	59.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	84.00–95.00	90.38

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