Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 1-12; feeder heifers were higher 2-7; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were lower 1-4;slaughter bulls lower 1-2

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.20/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$134.20

89 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	138.95	668	60
Medium and Large 3	406	124.71	507	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	124.00	758	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale89 hd

134.20

—

MS average13 barns · 1,427 hd

131.45

+2.75

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	—	Average	1,350	72.54	980	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	43.92	656	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	43.27	457	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	38.55	361	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	604	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.16/cwt	120.00–127.50	591	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.82/cwt	119.00–122.50	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.81/cwt	122.50–125.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	85.23/cwt	80.00–90.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	119.77/cwt	115.00–123.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.57/cwt	134.00–142.50	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	64.66/cwt	60.00–70.00	586	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.08/cwt	35.00–44.00	391	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	43.92/cwt	42.00–45.50	656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	69.60/cwt	60.00–76.00	870	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	42.06/cwt	36.50–46.00	431	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	33.19/cwt	30.00–36.00	266	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	82.33/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,387	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.13/cwt	46.00–50.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	104.45/cwt	101.00–107.00	655	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	637.71/cwt	600.00–660.00	5,580	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	875	697.14/cwt	600.00–770.00	6,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	109.41/cwt	100.00–112.50	422	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	613.85/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,428.49/cwt	950.00–1,750.00	15,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.59/cwt	130.00–148.00	523	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	104.50/cwt	100.00–107.50	447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	86.44/cwt	66.00–98.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.92/cwt	137.50–144.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	137.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.63/cwt	98.00–103.00	478	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,045.95/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	11,798	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.16/cwt	105.00–122.50	599	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	69.28/cwt	60.00–76.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.33/cwt	128.00–146.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	143.48/cwt	130.00–152.50	397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	105.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.41/cwt	160.00–177.50	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	118.50/cwt	114.00–122.50	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.76/cwt	114.00–127.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	169.53/cwt	160.00–177.50	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.65/cwt	144.00–164.00	580	8

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 669Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 147Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 144Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	120.00	120.00
2	—	683	127.00	127.00
2	—	758	117.00	117.00
4	—	513	129.00–135.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	119.00–122.50	120.82
12	—	525	122.50–125.00	123.81
8	—	475	137.50–144.00	140.92
1	—	1,000	84.00	84.00
10	—	325	160.00–177.50	169.41
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
6	—	625	114.00–127.00	120.76
4	—	275	160.00–177.50	169.53
8	—	375	144.00–164.00	154.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	115.00–123.00	119.77
5	—	420	120.00–129.00	123.85
3	—	216	130.00–150.00	137.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	110.00	110.00
7	—	518	110.00	110.00
3	—	641	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	60.00	60.00
8	—	325	134.00–142.50	138.57
3	—	907	60.00–70.00	64.66
9	—	627	101.00–107.00	104.45
4	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.33
3	—	728	66.00–98.00	86.44
3	—	827	60.00–76.00	69.28
4	—	425	114.00–122.50	118.50
6	—	275	140.00–147.50	144.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	80.00–90.00	85.23
11	—	386	100.00–112.50	109.41
7	—	428	100.00–107.50	104.50
6	—	475	98.00–103.00	100.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	120.00–127.50	124.16
16	—	375	130.00–148.00	139.59
8	—	325	130.00–150.00	140.76
16	—	525	105.00–122.50	114.16
11	—	427	128.00–146.00	138.33
9	—	277	130.00–152.50	143.48
8	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	35.00–44.00	40.08
4	—	800	30.00–36.00	33.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	42.00–45.50	43.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	36.50–46.00	42.06
6	—	1,175	46.00–50.00	48.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,250	60.00–76.00	69.60
6	—	1,685	76.50–87.00	82.33

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)	24	—	875	600.00–660.00	637.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	975	500.00–700.00	613.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,128	750.00–1,225.00	1,045.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	875	600.00–770.00	697.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,058	950.00–1,750.00	1,428.49

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle