Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.71/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$128.71

183 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	131.04	576	30
Medium and Large 1	453	129.86	589	131
Medium and Large 3	343	118.69	407	22

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $169 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 sale183 hd

128.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,538 hd

121.84

+6.87

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	1,267	74.60	945	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	50.90	742	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	48.91	571	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	39.95	409	18

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.30/cwt	150.00–166.00	678	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	111.80/cwt	105.00–118.00	587	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.22/cwt	162.50–170.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	102.47/cwt	90.00–114.00	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.04/cwt	105.00–128.00	614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	178.62/cwt	165.00–190.00	491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.94/cwt	142.50–158.00	415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	106.69/cwt	102.00–111.00	613	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.70/cwt	117.50–127.50	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.46/cwt	118.00–136.00	605	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	682.14/cwt	525.00–800.00	5,969	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.78/cwt	143.00–154.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.76/cwt	135.00–146.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	756.59/cwt	500.00–925.00	8,118	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	941.26/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	11,041	90
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,215.24/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	12,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.22/cwt	90.00–115.00	439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	52.15/cwt	49.00–55.00	660	26
Bulls	—	—	1,293	84.20/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,089	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	50.90/cwt	49.00–52.50	742	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	44.23/cwt	37.50–49.00	453	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.33/cwt	126.00–131.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	68.20/cwt	58.00–75.00	853	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	39.95/cwt	30.00–47.00	409	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	129.40/cwt	128.00–134.00	564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	166.80/cwt	160.00–168.50	602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.76/cwt	140.00–160.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.33/cwt	138.00–148.00	537	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	153.97/cwt	140.00–167.50	488	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.35/cwt	126.00–138.00	562	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.65/cwt	130.00–150.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	137.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.91/cwt	167.50–185.00	575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.21/cwt	116.00–126.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	103.31/cwt	95.00–111.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	86.60/cwt	74.00–93.00	754	5

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 718Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 78Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 103Year ago 258

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
5	—	519	145.00	145.00
2	—	490	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	431	150.00–166.00	157.30
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
9	—	366	162.50–170.00	165.22
12	—	275	165.00–190.00	178.62
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
6	—	625	117.50–127.50	122.70
12	—	475	143.00–154.00	148.78
6	—	525	135.00–146.00	140.76
12	—	325	167.50–185.00	176.91
8	—	575	116.00–126.00	121.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	126.00–134.00	130.23
4	—	325	140.00–160.00	150.76
4	—	375	130.00–150.00	140.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	105.00–118.00	111.80
10	—	275	142.50–158.00	150.94
8	—	575	102.00–111.00	106.69
24	—	475	118.00–136.00	127.46
2	—	773	90.00–92.00	90.99
2	—	708	85.00–90.00	87.51
22	—	375	138.00–148.00	143.33
20	—	317	140.00–167.50	153.97
18	—	425	126.00–138.00	132.35
6	—	625	95.00–111.00	103.31
5	—	871	74.00–93.00	86.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	112.00	112.00
4	—	368	146.00	146.00
9	—	466	126.00–131.00	129.33
8	—	436	128.00–134.00	129.40
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	321	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	90.00–115.00	103.22
6	—	325	120.00–130.00	125.38
6	—	225	135.00–140.00	137.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	90.00–114.00	102.47
10	—	525	105.00–128.00	117.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	361	160.00–168.50	166.80
6	—	486	140.00	140.00

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	3	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,025	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,215.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	875	525.00–800.00	682.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,073	500.00–925.00	756.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	—	1,173	750.00–1,050.00	941.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,265	49.00–55.00	52.15
18	—	1,025	37.50–49.00	44.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	49.00–52.50	50.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	30.00–47.00	39.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	80.00–90.00	84.20
12	—	1,250	58.00–75.00	68.20

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