Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 2.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned and had 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.52/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$152.52

148 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	154.40	608	128
Medium and Large 3	370	140.50	520	20

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $88 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 sale148 hd

152.52

—

MS average13 barns · 1,780 hd

143.47

+9.05

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	49.33	612	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	47.64	768	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	39.59	386	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	45.00/cwt	42.00–47.50	495	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	50.41/cwt	47.50–53.00	643	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	47.64/cwt	46.50–48.50	768	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.59/cwt	30.00–47.00	386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	128.63/cwt	122.50–134.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	109.94/cwt	100.00–119.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.91/cwt	107.50–133.00	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	151.09/cwt	140.00–160.00	340	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	75.02/cwt	73.00–77.00	619	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	840	552.23/cwt	400.00–675.00	4,639	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.46/cwt	156.00–170.00	613	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.75/cwt	114.00–140.00	543	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	138.71/cwt	130.00–146.00	381	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	159.80/cwt	150.00–168.00	439	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.52/cwt	148.00–166.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.52/cwt	152.50–185.00	384	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.68/cwt	130.00–148.00	454	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.05/cwt	141.00–152.50	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.08/cwt	121.00–146.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.46/cwt	128.00–144.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.59/cwt	110.00–113.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.70/cwt	119.00–138.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.45/cwt	157.50–176.00	544	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	597.15/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,512	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	839.24/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,358	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.15/cwt	132.50–152.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 1,063Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 151Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 190Year ago 134

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	42.00–47.50	45.00
48	—	1,275	47.50–53.00	50.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	46.50–48.50	47.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	30.00–47.00	39.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	122.50–134.00	128.63
12	—	525	100.00–119.00	109.94
16	—	475	107.50–133.00	120.91
22	—	225	140.00–160.00	151.09
2	—	825	73.00–77.00	75.02
30	—	425	114.00–140.00	127.75
16	—	275	130.00–146.00	138.71
16	—	325	130.00–148.00	139.68
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	110.00–113.00	111.59
6	—	375	100.00–115.00	107.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	156.00–170.00	163.46
18	—	275	150.00–168.00	159.80
18	—	425	148.00–166.00	157.52
14	—	225	152.50–185.00	170.52
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
8	—	475	141.00–152.50	147.05
10	—	525	121.00–146.00	134.08
15	—	566	119.00–138.00	125.70
20	—	325	157.50–176.00	167.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	140.00–150.00	145.45
10	—	425	128.00–144.00	136.46
4	—	375	132.50–152.50	143.15

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)	26	—	840	400.00–675.00	552.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	923	500.00–650.00	597.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,115	700.00–925.00	839.24

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle