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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 24

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 267▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 77▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 95▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed , feeder heifers were mixed , some classes of feeder calves had good interest and some not as much ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls weaker

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.04/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$151.04

54 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	161.15	628	24
Medium and Large 3	223	146.52	327	8thin
Medium and Large 2	450	141.67	638	22

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale54 hd

151.04

—

MS average13 barns · 805 hd

154.46

−3.41

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	1,603	87.71	1,406	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	61.26	888	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	57.66	677	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	49.65	459	16

Every lot

26 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	146.52/cwt	130.00–160.00	327	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	173.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	146.58/cwt	140.00–152.50	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	140.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	663	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	146.30/cwt	145.00–147.50	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	136.77/cwt	130.00–142.50	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	146.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	116.46/cwt	104.00–127.50	434	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	128.11/cwt	126.00–130.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	585	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	111.43/cwt	102.00–120.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	129.56/cwt	128.00–131.00	678	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	669	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	87.71/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,406	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	49.65/cwt	41.00–57.00	459	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	51.65/cwt	45.50–56.00	529	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	60.66/cwt	56.50–64.50	758	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	61.26/cwt	58.50–63.50	888	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	975	869.23/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,475	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,204.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	12,350	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	902.87/cwt	700.00–1,035.00	9,733	52

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 95Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed , feeder heifers were mixed , some classes of feeder calves had good interest and some not as much ; slaughter cows were weaker ;slaughter bulls weaker

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,603	80.00–94.50	87.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	45.50–56.00	51.65
16	—	1,250	56.50–64.50	60.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	58.50–63.50	61.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	925	41.00–57.00	49.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	142.50–150.00	146.48
4	—	523	128.00–131.00	129.56
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	104.00–127.50	116.46
8	—	473	102.00–120.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	130.00–142.50	136.77
4	—	623	100.00–109.00	104.66
6	—	423	126.00–130.00	128.11
10	—	473	119.00–128.00	123.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.67
4	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.16
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.73
8	—	473	137.50–142.50	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	130.00–160.00	146.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–152.50	146.58
4	—	523	145.00–147.50	146.30
8	—	323	165.00–180.00	173.02
8	—	373	160.00–167.50	163.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,204.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	975	700.00–1,000.00	869.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,078	700.00–1,035.00	902.87

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.