Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 500 pound were steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves under 500 were 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mixed this week throughout different weights. Slaughter cows were 10.00 to 12.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were also up to 10.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.93/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −130.76 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$241.93

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.84

vs MS average

−24.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	249.82	1,339	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	216.29	1,167	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $172 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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $372.69 across 21 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

241.93

—

MS average13 barns · 234 hd

259.76

−17.84

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−24.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−130.76

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	1,432	145.10	2,078	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	131.79	1,636	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	126.19	1,812	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	114.96	1,200	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,749	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	827	$1,291	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$2,467	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$2,883	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,881	8

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 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	270.48/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	293.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,292	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,228	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	2,203.38/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,203	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,748.66/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	299.29/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,416	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	213.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	296.11/cwt	280.00–310.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	342.08/cwt	325.00–360.00	927	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	289.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	264.43/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	290.19/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,466.89/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,467	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	827	1,291.20/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,291	9
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	114.36/cwt	77.00–142.00	995	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,881.03/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,881	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	3,154.65/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,155	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	121.81/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,429	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	140.73/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,019	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	129.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	157.69/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,711	6
Bulls	—	—	1,316	145.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,119	125.38/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	299.19/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	238.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	267.87/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	299.15/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	253.29/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	348.79/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	369.06/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	377.22/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,022	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	324.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,373	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	550	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	269.29/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	335.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	256.82/cwt	245.00–270.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	232.03/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	238.63/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	368.75/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,609	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	112.03/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,107	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	131.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,592	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	119.88/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	329.07/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 210Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 47Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	271	360.00–395.00	377.22
4	300–350	320	350.00–390.00	368.75
6	350–400	373	350.00–390.00	369.06
12	400–450	423	315.00–335.00	324.47
12	450–500	473	285.00–315.00	299.29
11	500–550	520	285.00–312.00	299.15
6	550–600	570	280.00–300.00	289.65
6	600–650	620	255.00–287.00	270.48
2	650–700	668	250.00–257.00	253.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	270	320.00–350.00	335.13
7	350–400	367	310.00–345.00	329.07
5	400–450	416	270.00–305.00	290.19
5	450–500	477	255.00–280.00	264.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	280.00–310.00	293.76
7	300–350	319	280.00–310.00	296.11
6	350–400	370	245.00–270.00	256.82
7	400–450	419	225.00–250.00	238.63
4	450–500	468	220.00–245.00	232.03
3	500–550	533	200.00–220.00	213.38
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	271	325.00–360.00	342.08
7	300–350	319	330.00–365.00	348.79
8	350–400	370	285.00–315.00	299.19
13	400–450	418	255.00–280.00	267.87
10	450–500	473	255.00–285.00	269.29
10	500–550	528	240.00–267.50	253.29
3	550–600	563	235.00–245.00	238.25
3	600–650	615	245.00–250.00	248.28
1	650–700	665	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	550–600	550	1,200.00	1,200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,118	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,748.66
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	827	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,291.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	740	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,203.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,103	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,154.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	870	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,881.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,318	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,466.89
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	870	77.00–142.00	114.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	119.00–129.00	121.81
7	—	988	108.00–115.00	112.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,435	138.00–148.00	140.73
34	—	1,214	125.00–135.00	131.17
8	—	1,043	113.00–123.00	119.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	127.00–137.00	129.92
1	—	1,590	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,719	153.00–163.00	157.69
4	—	1,316	138.00–148.00	145.92
4	—	1,119	121.00–128.00	125.38

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle