Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed this week. Feeder heifers were also mixed this week. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.96/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.21 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$272.96

17 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$4.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.24

vs MS average

−40.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	273.94	1,475	13thin
Medium and Large 2	518	269.76	1,397	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.18/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $359.33, median $415.17 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

272.96

—

MS average7 barns · 125 hd

286.19

−13.24

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−40.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−142.21

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	—	Low	1,427	132.70	1,893	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	116.33	1,366	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	111.72	1,651	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	97.32	950	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,500	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$1,922	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,772	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,232	114.94/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	109.88/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	119.31/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,485	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	111.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	89.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	101.26/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	309.27/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,138	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,679.08/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,679	16
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	817	102.04/cwt	92.00–110.00	834	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	878	1,294.59/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,295	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	848	1,614.29/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	247.93/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	282.31/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	303.76/cwt	290.00–320.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	288.76/cwt	275.00–305.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	193.25/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	321.57/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,360	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,772.43/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,772	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,256.04/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,256	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	286.74/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	372.39/cwt	350.00–390.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	130.60/cwt	111.00–145.00	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	369.81/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	353.79/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,320	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	329.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	321.98/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	301.59/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	251.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	268.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	268.63/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	277.17/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	274.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	230.89/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	229.68/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	220.87/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,247	128.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,604	16
Bulls	—	—	1,715	142.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	144.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	269.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	284.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	252.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	933	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	114.00–117.00	114.94
16	—	1,247	125.00–135.00	128.62
12	—	1,715	138.00–148.00	142.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,022	104.00–114.00	109.88
26	—	1,245	116.00–126.00	119.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	105.00–115.00	111.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	85.00–92.00	89.45
8	—	1,056	99.00–108.00	101.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	290.00–320.00	303.76
5	300–350	327	275.00–300.00	284.17
5	350–400	368	295.00–320.00	309.27
5	400–450	416	265.00–295.00	282.31
4	450–500	473	265.00–290.00	277.17
4	500–550	518	260.00–280.00	269.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	788	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	350.00–390.00	372.39
5	300–350	318	350.00–385.00	369.81
8	350–400	373	335.00–375.00	353.79
14	400–450	423	305.00–340.00	321.57
7	450–500	465	285.00–315.00	301.59
8	500–550	520	270.00–285.00	277.21
5	550–600	568	260.00–275.00	268.71
4	600–650	623	240.00–265.00	252.05
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	320.00–340.00	329.26
5	300–350	318	305.00–335.00	321.98
6	350–400	373	275.00–300.00	286.74
7	400–450	419	255.00–280.00	268.63
6	450–500	470	235.00–262.00	247.93
5	500–550	516	240.00–260.00	251.63
4	550–600	565	227.00–235.00	230.89
4	600–650	625	220.00–240.00	229.68
3	700–750	712	207.00–228.00	220.87
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	275.00–305.00	288.76
5	300–350	318	260.00–285.00	274.15
4	350–400	370	240.00–265.00	252.16
3	550–600	553	180.00–200.00	193.25
3	700–750	725	135.00–150.00	144.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,195	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,679.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	878	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,294.59
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	817	92.00–110.00	102.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,063	111.00–145.00	130.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	848	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,614.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,772.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,138	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,256.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	130.00	130.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle