Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were higher 4-15; feeder steers over 500# were lower 1-4; feeder heifers were higher 1-10;slaughter cows weaker; slaughter bulls were lower 1-3

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.46/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$147.46

168 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	156.51	748	90
Medium and Large 3	354	143.25	506	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	632	135.65	857	64

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale168 hd

147.46

—

MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd

140.60

+6.86

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	1,653	88.37	1,461	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	59.58	659	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	57.67	847	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	50.99	472	24

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.31/cwt	187.50–200.00	534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.12/cwt	135.00–154.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	137.24/cwt	136.50–137.50	900	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.36/cwt	167.50–186.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.56/cwt	176.00–197.50	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	824	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	605	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,538	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,047.19/cwt	825.00–1,185.00	9,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.70/cwt	118.00–136.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	816	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,007.94/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,894	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	790.73/cwt	700.00–855.00	8,105	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.31/cwt	45.00–61.50	530	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	41.02/cwt	38.00–43.50	318	6
Bulls	—	—	1,653	88.37/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,461	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.23/cwt	124.00–134.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.09/cwt	120.00–143.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	91.30/cwt	88.00–96.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	57.67/cwt	54.50–60.50	847	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.71/cwt	59.00–64.00	741	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	57.15/cwt	55.50–58.50	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	133.76/cwt	126.00–140.00	301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.08/cwt	90.00–115.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	396	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.71/cwt	124.00–125.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.40/cwt	108.00–122.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.56/cwt	123.00–126.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.59/cwt	126.00–131.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	100.98/cwt	99.00–105.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.17/cwt	123.00–129.00	536	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.99/cwt	129.00–142.00	442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 587Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 82Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were higher 4-15; feeder steers over 500# were lower 1-4; feeder heifers were higher 1-10;slaughter cows weaker; slaughter bulls were lower 1-3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	137.00	137.00
40	—	656	136.50–137.50	137.24
6	—	489	136.00–140.00	138.70
5	—	629	131.00	131.00
7	—	588	133.00	133.00
3	—	787	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	275	187.50–200.00	194.31
12	—	375	167.50–186.00	177.36
10	—	325	176.00–197.50	187.56
8	—	525	132.50–142.50	137.73
6	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.09
3	—	710	118.00–136.00	125.70
2	—	810	113.00–119.00	116.00
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
12	—	625	128.00–133.00	130.60
6	—	675	126.00–131.00	128.59
16	—	475	140.00–160.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	135.00–154.00	145.12
6	—	325	130.00–150.00	140.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	124.00–134.00	129.23
12	—	425	130.00–146.00	138.46
10	—	475	120.00–143.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	88.00–96.00	91.30
1	—	875	70.00	70.00
1	—	840	83.00	83.00
12	—	325	142.50–150.00	146.53
10	—	375	138.00–146.00	142.26
8	—	575	121.00–129.00	125.17
20	—	475	126.00–128.00	127.05
6	—	625	123.00–126.00	124.56
4	—	713	99.00–105.00	100.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	126.00–140.00	133.76
8	—	525	90.00–115.00	103.08
14	—	425	108.00–122.00	115.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	125.00	125.00
7	—	528	124.00–125.00	124.71
2	—	468	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	140.00–147.50	144.08
20	—	425	123.00–129.00	126.17
12	—	325	129.00–142.00	135.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	605	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	935	825.00–1,185.00	1,047.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,180	800.00–1,125.00	1,007.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,025	700.00–855.00	790.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	975	45.00–61.50	54.31
6	—	775	38.00–43.50	41.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	54.50–60.50	57.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,200	59.00–64.00	61.71
14	—	1,000	55.50–58.50	57.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,653	84.00–92.00	88.37

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