Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week, feeder steers were lower 1-9; feeder heifers were lower 1-6; slaughter cows steady; slaughter bulls higher 1-4; feeder calf groups had shots and most were weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.21/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$134.21

73 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	135.95	765	47
Medium and Large 1-2	558	131.05	731	26

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $34 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 sale73 hd

134.21

—

MS average12 barns · 993 hd

137.36

−3.15

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	1,705	90.48	1,543	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	59.85	666	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	59.29	861	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	48.31	455	24

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.76/cwt	56.00–59.00	592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.69/cwt	112.00–119.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.52/cwt	150.00–166.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.47/cwt	100.00–122.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.09/cwt	115.00–138.00	604	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	18
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.48/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,543	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,133.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	11,560	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	815.92/cwt	725.00–875.00	7,302	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	858.15/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,551	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	900	652.08/cwt	550.00–725.00	5,869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.70/cwt	129.00–144.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.73/cwt	126.00–127.50	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.40/cwt	168.00–172.50	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.35/cwt	154.00–166.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	116.93/cwt	113.00–120.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	121.26/cwt	112.00–129.00	333	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.46/cwt	115.00–129.00	459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.09/cwt	120.00–124.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.94/cwt	59.50–64.00	743	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	59.29/cwt	56.00–62.00	861	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	39.57/cwt	35.00–43.00	346	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.68/cwt	44.50–59.00	514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.24/cwt	108.00–120.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.11/cwt	117.50–122.50	691	12

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 129Year ago 0

compared to last week, feeder steers were lower 1-9; feeder heifers were lower 1-6; slaughter cows steady; slaughter bulls higher 1-4; feeder calf groups had shots and most were weaned

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	56.00–59.00	57.76
12	—	1,200	59.50–64.00	61.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	56.00–62.00	59.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	875	35.00–43.00	39.57
16	—	975	44.50–59.00	52.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,705	86.00–94.00	90.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	112.00–119.00	115.69
12	—	625	123.00–130.00	126.64
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
2	—	775	110.00–113.00	111.49
14	—	575	125.00–129.00	127.09
6	—	375	168.00–172.50	170.40
8	—	425	154.00–166.00	160.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	130.00	130.00
4	—	658	124.00	124.00
5	—	477	129.00–144.00	134.70
8	—	574	126.00–127.50	126.73
2	—	808	118.00	118.00
3	—	410	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	150.00–166.00	158.52
8	—	575	100.00–122.00	111.47
12	—	475	115.00–138.00	127.09
18	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	113.00–120.00	116.93
3	—	418	123.00	123.00
3	—	457	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	112.00–129.00	121.26
12	—	375	115.00–129.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	120.00–124.00	122.09
8	—	625	108.00–120.00	114.24
12	—	575	117.50–122.50	120.11

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	10	—	1,020	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	895	725.00–875.00	815.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,113	750.00–925.00	858.15
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	900	550.00–725.00	652.08

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle