Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed; feeder heifers were higher 1-5; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were lower 1-2; slaughter bulls were lower 1-4

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.23/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$134.23

176 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$325

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

$7.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	275	139.80	384	6thin
Medium and Large 2	400	139.20	557	20
Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.48	771	127
Medium and Large 1	535	132.57	710	23

One grade step is worth $7.23/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale176 hd

134.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,005 hd

132.78

+1.45

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	1,561	75.05	1,171	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	43.64	600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	41.69	427	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	37.91	343	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	120.76/cwt	116.00–125.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.26/cwt	146.00–154.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.59/cwt	117.50–135.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	671	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	893	791.18/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,065	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.17/cwt	124.00–132.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.30/cwt	130.00–130.50	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.08/cwt	134.00–136.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.76/cwt	109.00–120.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	89.36/cwt	67.00–101.00	721	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	668.92/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,188	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	143.62/cwt	130.00–155.00	395	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.34/cwt	104.00–120.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.76/cwt	103.00–116.00	686	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,022.55/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	12,250	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	920.02/cwt	575.00–1,075.00	10,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	139.80/cwt	130.00–148.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	133.19/cwt	114.00–135.50	661	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	118.64/cwt	105.00–129.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	87.57/cwt	70.00–100.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	123.07/cwt	110.00–134.00	338	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.58/cwt	132.50–144.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.33/cwt	108.00–131.00	716	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	99.73/cwt	95.00–104.00	474	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.42/cwt	34.50–45.00	394	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	40.21/cwt	34.00–45.00	392	28
Bulls	—	—	1,250	65.20/cwt	55.00–72.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	78.99/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,331	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	46.85/cwt	45.50–48.00	562	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	43.64/cwt	41.00–46.00	600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	32.27/cwt	30.00–34.00	242	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.92/cwt	145.00–156.00	490	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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 565Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 73Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 99Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	129.00	129.00
42	—	485	130.00–140.00	138.39
15	—	580	130.00–130.50	130.30
5	—	520	130.00	130.00
45	—	614	130.00–135.00	134.31
7	—	701	122.00	122.00
4	—	778	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	146.00–154.00	150.26
4	—	625	117.50–135.00	126.59
4	—	475	128.00–140.00	134.31
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.44
6	—	575	124.00–132.00	128.17
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	130.00–148.00	139.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	132.50–144.00	138.58
6	—	475	120.00–128.00	124.21
8	—	325	145.00–156.00	150.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	116.00–125.00	120.76
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
2	—	725	90.00–100.00	95.03
4	—	325	134.00–136.00	135.08
3	—	807	67.00–101.00	89.36
4	—	765	70.00–100.00	87.57
6	—	375	130.00–139.00	134.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	496	114.00–135.50	133.19
7	—	521	105.00–129.00	118.64
43	—	562	108.00–131.00	127.33
12	—	434	120.00–127.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	110.00–134.00	123.07
8	—	475	95.00–104.00	99.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	109.00–120.00	114.76
10	—	275	130.00–155.00	143.62
8	—	575	104.00–120.00	112.34
8	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.63
4	—	625	103.00–116.00	109.76

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	18	—	893	700.00–850.00	791.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	925	550.00–750.00	668.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,198	700.00–1,200.00	1,022.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,105	575.00–1,075.00	920.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	975	34.50–45.00	40.42
8	—	750	30.00–34.00	32.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	975	34.00–45.00	40.21
8	—	1,200	45.50–48.00	46.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	41.00–46.00	43.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	55.00–72.00	65.20
10	—	1,685	74.00–83.00	78.99

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