Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-20,00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-16.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; also quality of calves and yearling was better this week; slaughter cows sold 5.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-9.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.90/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.27 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$277.90

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$5.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs MS average

−32.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	280.78	1,561	9thin
Medium and Large 1	555	275.30	1,528	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about $33 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

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 sale19 hd

277.90

—

MS average13 barns · 352 hd

289.55

−11.65

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−32.87

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−137.27

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	1,573	158.22	2,489	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	135.50	1,935	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	128.51	1,514	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	117.78	1,207	6thin

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)	1,000	$1,734	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$989	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,806	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,698	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	225.31/cwt	224.00–226.50	1,537	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	266.47/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.73/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	213.90/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,426	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	289.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	232.79/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	217.47/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	244.21/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,160	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	975	989.10/head	975.00–1,000.00	989	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	950	1,806.14/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,806	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	867	1,535.58/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,536	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	123.78/cwt	100.00–140.00	1,145	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	8
Bulls	—	—	1,573	158.22/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,489	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	117.78/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,207	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	135.50/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	133.60/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,714	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	119.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	208.50/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	306.66/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.77/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	277.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.46/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	310.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	244.08/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	240.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	224.55/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	219.98/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	218.29/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	309.69/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	262.72/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	210.63/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	316.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	208.25/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	258.41/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	193.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	295.43/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	271.38/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	281.19/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	260.16/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	199.02/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	290.48/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	244.09/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,281	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	915	1,698.09/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	226.74/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	225.57/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,419	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,883.52/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,808	9

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 194Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 80Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 53Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	504	251.00	251.00
10	550–600	598	247.00	247.00
31	650–700	682	224.00–226.50	225.31
3	800–850	817	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	260.00	260.00
21	600–650	624	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	267.00–274.00	270.73
6	450–500	475	240.00–248.00	244.21
8	550–600	575	206.00–228.00	217.47
4	600–650	625	210.00–217.50	213.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	310.00–320.00	316.99
3	350–400	383	285.00–300.00	295.43
5	400–450	429	252.00–265.00	260.16
6	450–500	475	250.00–266.00	258.41
4	500–550	525	242.00–246.00	244.09
5	600–650	629	220.00–229.00	225.57
2	650–700	675	220.00–233.00	226.74
2	700–750	715	198.00–200.00	199.02
3	750–800	775	190.00–200.00	193.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	287.00	287.00
13	600–650	637	262.50–273.00	266.47
9	700–750	741	244.00	244.00
4	850–900	888	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	308.00	308.00
4	500–550	548	273.00	273.00
16	600–650	649	257.00	257.00
2	650–700	663	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	325.00–345.00	335.89
4	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	310.70
4	350–400	375	300.00–312.50	306.66
6	400–450	425	280.00–297.50	289.26
2	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	280.26
2	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	232.79
1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	330.38
3	400–450	433	300.00–314.00	309.69
3	450–500	483	286.00–292.50	290.48
4	500–550	525	277.00–285.00	281.19
6	550–600	575	262.00–280.00	271.38
2	600–650	625	257.00–268.00	262.72
3	700–750	710	214.00–226.00	218.29
3	750–800	763	210.00–230.00	219.98
6	800–850	826	200.00–218.00	208.25
2	850–900	865	204.00–213.00	208.50
3	900–950	913	205.00–218.00	210.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	277.66
4	450–500	475	240.00–270.00	255.77
4	600–650	625	217.00–227.50	222.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	275.00–285.00	280.33
8	400–450	425	270.00–285.00	277.93
4	500–550	525	230.00–250.00	240.47
4	550–600	575	230.00–257.00	244.08
4	600–650	625	210.00–238.00	224.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	975.00–1,000.00	989.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	867	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,535.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,883.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,806.14
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	100.00–140.00	123.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	915	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,698.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,573	145.00–166.00	158.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	109.00–124.00	117.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	132.00–138.00	135.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	126.00–139.00	133.60
5	—	990	115.00–124.00	119.36

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle