Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 2-8;feeder heifers under 400# were lower 1-5; feeder heifers over 400# were higher 2-5; slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.42/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$124.42

132 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	134.18	602	38
Medium and Large 2	449	125.11	561	38
Medium and Large 1-2	519	120.58	626	24
Medium and Large 3	428	114.89	492	32

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $110 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 sale132 hd

124.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,362 hd

123.30

+1.13

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	1,477	81.30	1,200	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	60.46	649	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	60.10	832	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	52.14	496	52

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	525	108.66/cwt	105.00–112.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.79/cwt	157.50–167.50	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.14/cwt	139.00–145.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.56/cwt	128.00–131.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.98/cwt	130.00–156.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.46/cwt	170.00–184.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.84/cwt	177.50–180.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.74/cwt	144.00–160.00	660	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	888	657.75/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,841	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,042.45/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	11,248	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,187.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	12,979	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	863	938.41/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	8,098	22
Bulls	—	—	1,703	85.81/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,461	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	76.80/cwt	66.00–84.00	960	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.37/cwt	114.00–130.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.58/cwt	128.00–148.00	589	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.26/cwt	152.50–172.50	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	156.01/cwt	145.00–165.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.82/cwt	106.00–117.00	475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	129.43/cwt	129.00–131.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.34/cwt	138.00–142.25	668	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.36/cwt	142.50–146.00	541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.76/cwt	112.00–123.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.50	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.65/cwt	110.00–130.00	452	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.84/cwt	55.50–59.50	593	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.95/cwt	59.50–64.00	681	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	60.10/cwt	58.00–62.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	40.18/cwt	38.00–42.00	331	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.31/cwt	45.00–61.50	530	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	98.65/cwt	94.00–103.00	715	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 736Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 75Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 2-8;feeder heifers under 400# were lower 1-5; feeder heifers over 400# were higher 2-5; slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	105.00–112.00	108.66
10	—	425	106.00–117.00	111.82
14	—	375	110.00–130.00	120.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	120.00	120.00
6	—	409	128.50	128.50
2	—	520	117.00	117.00
3	—	597	118.00	118.00
3	—	677	121.00	121.00
4	—	607	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	142.50–146.00	144.36
14	—	425	135.00–137.50	136.32
6	—	725	94.00–103.00	98.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	112.00–123.00	117.76
14	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.26
16	—	475	115.00–126.00	120.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	725	110.00–120.00	115.17
12	—	425	157.50–167.50	162.79
10	—	525	139.00–145.00	142.14
8	—	575	128.00–131.00	129.56
8	—	375	170.00–184.00	177.46
6	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.60
4	—	325	177.50–180.00	178.84
4	—	225	180.00–185.00	182.77
3	—	880	115.00	115.00
8	—	475	145.00–154.00	149.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	130.00–156.00	143.98
4	—	425	125.00–138.00	131.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	144.00–160.00	150.74
9	—	588	129.00–131.00	129.43
22	—	476	138.00–142.25	140.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	114.00–130.00	122.37
12	—	425	128.00–148.00	138.58
6	—	325	152.50–172.50	163.26
4	—	223	145.00–165.00	156.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	888	600.00–700.00	657.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,079	800.00–1,200.00	1,042.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,093	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,187.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	863	775.00–1,050.00	938.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,703	80.50–90.00	85.81
10	—	1,250	66.00–84.00	76.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	55.50–59.50	57.84
14	—	1,100	59.50–64.00	61.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	58.00–62.00	60.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	825	38.00–42.00	40.18
44	—	975	45.00–61.50	54.31

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