Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold mixed ; Feeder heifers sold mixed ; Feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value ; and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.82/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −160.87 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$211.82

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$42.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.33

vs MS average

−55.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	230.44	1,280	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	222.62	1,169	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	187.82	1,033	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale20 hd

211.82

—

MS average13 barns · 227 hd

240.15

−28.33

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−55.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−160.87

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	—	Low	1,645	143.78	2,365	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	122.37	1,543	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	120.34	1,947	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	104.25	860	8thin

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)	1,013	$1,566	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,638	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$968	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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%	—	1,200	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,431	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,000	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,213	136.44/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,655	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,715	13
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,327.70/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	234.96/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	352.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	220.31/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	690	1,404.35/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,508.11/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508	12
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	967.57/head	700.00–1,150.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	268.57/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	286.46/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	217.47/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.82/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	233.30/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,668	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,144.19/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	246.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	227.72/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	233.74/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	272.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,805.11/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	—	2,325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	3,662	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	120.34/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	193.90/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	256.54/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	240.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.38/cwt	295.00–305.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	276.90/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	293.62/cwt	280.00–305.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	181.73/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	255.87/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	255.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	234.44/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	267.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	238.59/cwt	235.00–245.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	272.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,159	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 222Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 65Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 54Year ago 81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,200	117.00–120.00	119.21
13	—	1,350	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	107.00–111.00	109.00
2	—	750	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	118.00–122.00	120.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	123.50	123.50
16	—	1,213	133.00–148.00	136.44
13	—	2,325	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,327.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,805.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,404.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,144.19
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	700.00–1,150.00	967.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	295.00–305.00	300.38
4	400–450	425	250.00–252.50	251.32
5	450–500	479	240.00–250.00	246.25
3	500–550	516	230.00–244.00	234.96
5	550–600	579	224.00–230.00	227.72
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–240.00	220.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	643	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	280.00–305.00	293.62
4	350–400	375	260.00–275.00	267.99
3	400–450	416	235.00–245.00	238.59
4	500–550	525	220.00–225.00	222.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	250.00–260.00	255.33
4	500–550	525	185.00–202.00	193.90
4	550–600	575	170.00–192.50	181.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–355.00	352.71
6	450–500	475	277.00–295.00	286.46
4	500–550	525	267.00–270.00	268.57
2	600–650	625	244.00–247.50	245.82
3	700–750	715	230.00–238.00	233.30
1	800–850	830	221.00	221.00
2	850–900	880	212.00–223.00	217.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	648	263.00	263.00
5	750–800	791	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.76
4	350–400	375	290.00–310.00	300.65
4	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	272.64
4	500–550	525	250.00–262.50	256.54
4	650–700	675	222.00–246.00	234.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	230.00–250.00	240.76
4	400–450	425	240.00–270.00	255.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	265.00–287.50	276.90
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.62
4	650–700	675	227.00–240.00	233.74

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 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle