Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 500# were higher 1-6; feeder steers over 500# were lower 3-5; feeder heifers were mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows were higher 1-4; slaughter bulls were higher 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.29/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$115.29

128 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	122.16	539	39
Medium and Large 2	449	112.60	506	54
Medium and Large 3	286	112.60	322	28
Medium and Large 1-2	540	108.50	586	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale128 hd

115.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,291 hd

113.50

+1.79

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	1,558	74.99	1,168	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	46.73	529	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	44.59	693	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	34.85	331	60

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	725	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	953	772.83/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,365	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,152.33/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	13,632	112
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	880.36/cwt	620.00–1,025.00	9,244	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.15/cwt	110.00–150.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	898	660.10/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,928	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.31/cwt	118.00–130.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	102.51/cwt	90.00–114.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	103.08/cwt	90.00–115.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	121.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.50/cwt	156.00–162.50	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.89/cwt	100.00–120.00	305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	93.64/cwt	90.00–97.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.14/cwt	122.50–127.50	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	114.84/cwt	108.00–121.00	545	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	146.81/cwt	140.00–152.50	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	95.73/cwt	90.00–101.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.46/cwt	116.00–130.00	463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.72/cwt	120.00–132.50	412	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.86/cwt	144.00–147.50	547	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	68.10/cwt	57.00–75.50	851	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	41.86/cwt	37.50–45.50	460	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.67/cwt	108.00–122.50	492	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.18/cwt	30.00–44.50	372	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	44.59/cwt	40.00–48.00	693	8
Bulls	—	—	1,828	81.01/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,481	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	49.39/cwt	46.00–52.50	568	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	25.71/cwt	20.00–30.00	225	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	87.13/cwt	73.00–100.00	457	4

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 701Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 77Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 108Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	85.00–90.00	87.50
8	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.26
6	—	325	130.00–138.00	134.30
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
10	—	425	122.50–127.50	125.14
12	—	475	108.00–121.00	114.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	225	110.00–130.00	121.09
10	—	275	100.00–120.00	110.89
4	—	525	73.00–100.00	87.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	90.00–97.00	93.64
10	—	575	90.00–101.00	95.73
8	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.62
12	—	375	116.00–130.00	123.46
12	—	325	120.00–132.50	126.72
8	—	425	108.00–122.50	115.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	108.50	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	110.00–113.00	111.50
12	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.33
6	—	325	156.00–162.50	159.50
4	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.18
4	—	675	110.00–114.00	112.07
8	—	475	130.00–140.00	135.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	118.00–130.00	124.31
8	—	275	140.00–152.50	146.81
6	—	375	144.00–147.50	145.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	120.00	120.00
5	—	547	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	110.00–150.00	131.15
6	—	575	90.00–114.00	102.51
12	—	525	90.00–115.00	103.08

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	12	—	953	650.00–875.00	772.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	—	1,183	800.00–1,350.00	1,152.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,050	620.00–1,025.00	880.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	898	500.00–775.00	660.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,250	57.00–75.50	68.10
16	—	1,828	76.00–84.50	81.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,100	37.50–45.50	41.86
44	—	1,150	46.00–52.50	49.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	975	30.00–44.50	38.18
16	—	875	20.00–30.00	25.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,555	40.00–48.00	44.59

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