Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-7.00. Feeder calf groups were weaned. feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-12.00. Slaughter cows sold firmer. Slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.32/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$99.32

72 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$15.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	100.35	507	56
Medium and Large 3	460	96.41	443	15thin
Medium and Large 1	765	85.00	650	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.35/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale72 hd

99.32

—

MS average13 barns · 1,004 hd

108.37

−9.06

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	1,459	73.29	1,069	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	48.96	547	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	47.16	729	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	38.46	375	24

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	906.38/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	9,952	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	718.28/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	93.70/cwt	88.00–99.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	110.73/cwt	106.00–115.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	136.34/cwt	120.00–150.00	375	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	915.71/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	8,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.59/cwt	106.00–111.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	99.47/cwt	88.00–110.00	572	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	870	642.24/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,587	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	101.14/cwt	92.50–109.00	531	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,193.07/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,384	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.38/cwt	118.00–128.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	102.05/cwt	96.00–107.50	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.31/cwt	115.00–155.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	91.97/cwt	89.00–97.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	94.39/cwt	84.00–104.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	99.80/cwt	93.00–106.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	99.93/cwt	92.00–107.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.27/cwt	104.00–148.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	89.21/cwt	84.00–94.00	513	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	69.40/cwt	55.00–79.00	868	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	50.46/cwt	46.50–53.50	580	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.35/cwt	106.00–118.00	477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	86.56/cwt	85.00–88.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	149.08/cwt	145.00–152.50	410	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	79.77/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,442	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	47.16/cwt	41.00–52.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	94.07/cwt	92.00–95.00	454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	120.88/cwt	120.00–121.00	649	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.46/cwt	30.00–45.00	375	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	42.58/cwt	37.50–46.50	415	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 769Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 162Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 160Year ago 124

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-7.00. Feeder calf groups were weaned. feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-12.00. Slaughter cows sold firmer. Slaughter bulls sold weaker

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	74	—	1,098	600.00–1,100.00	906.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	930	600.00–800.00	718.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	870	500.00–750.00	642.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	800.00–1,025.00	915.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,038	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,193.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	88.00–99.00	93.70
8	—	475	106.00–115.00	110.73
10	—	275	120.00–150.00	136.34
6	—	575	88.00–110.00	99.47
10	—	525	92.50–109.00	101.14
6	—	375	115.00–155.00	136.31
6	—	625	84.00–104.00	94.39
10	—	425	104.00–148.00	127.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	106.00–111.00	108.59
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
3	—	820	89.00–97.00	91.97
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.66
3	—	705	104.00–110.00	106.66
6	—	275	145.00–152.50	149.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	129.00	129.00
4	—	609	113.00	113.00
11	—	585	119.50	119.50
17	—	537	120.00–121.00	120.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	118.00–128.00	123.38
8	—	475	96.00–107.50	102.05
10	—	525	93.00–106.00	99.80
14	—	575	84.00–94.00	89.21
10	—	425	106.00–118.00	112.35
8	—	625	85.00–88.00	86.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	92.00–107.00	99.93
9	—	483	92.00–95.00	94.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,250	55.00–79.00	69.40
12	—	1,808	74.50–83.50	79.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,150	46.50–53.50	50.46
8	—	975	37.50–46.50	42.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,545	41.00–52.00	47.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	975	30.00–45.00	38.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle