Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 pounds were 10.00 lower. Feeder steers over 400 were firm and steady. Feeder heifers were also firm and steady this week. Slaughter cows were steady this week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A good solid set of calves bigger calves come in again this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.70/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.47 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$272.70

29 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

vs MS average

−27.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	278.00	1,582	12thin
Medium and Large 1	547	268.96	1,470	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $112 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 sale29 hd

272.70

—

MS average12 barns · 379 hd

288.60

−15.90

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−27.96

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−142.47

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	—	Average	1,631	159.04	2,595	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	140.26	1,779	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	133.04	1,976	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	125.13	1,249	15

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)	1,121	$2,087	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$2,446	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,214	147.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	164.92/cwt	159.00–169.00	3,035	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	136.67/cwt	132.50–140.00	2,039	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	132.79/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,362	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	142.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,926	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	992	1,738.71/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	297.58/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,582	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,261.67/head	2,030.00–2,425.00	2,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.85/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,639	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	147.83/cwt	115.00–168.00	1,515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	271.48/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	240.01/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.95/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	219.30/cwt	210.00–230.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	256.11/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	316.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	258.83/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	257.66/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	290.07/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	372.39/cwt	350.00–390.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	256.84/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.95/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	362.64/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	339.56/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	145.23/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	234.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	291.42/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	209.23/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	313.95/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,014	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	131.42/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,360	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	117.94/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	227.79/cwt	215.00–235.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	212.88/cwt	205.00–230.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	318.87/cwt	300.00–340.00	845	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,668.33/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,668	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 262Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 124Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 67Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	145.00–153.00	147.29
8	—	1,840	159.00–169.00	164.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	132.50–140.00	136.67
2	—	1,468	123.00–125.00	123.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	129.00–136.00	132.79
24	—	1,349	138.00–147.00	142.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	127.00–137.00	131.42
7	—	956	112.00–124.00	117.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	992	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,738.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,185	2,030.00–2,425.00	2,261.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,668.33
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,025	115.00–168.00	147.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,175	136.00–154.00	145.23

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	265	300.00–340.00	318.87
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	425	280.00–310.00	297.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	569	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	350.00–390.00	372.39
5	300–350	318	340.00–380.00	362.64
8	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	351.68
4	400–450	428	325.00–355.00	339.56
7	450–500	461	275.00–302.00	290.07
10	500–550	528	262.00–295.00	277.95
7	550–600	573	245.00–272.00	256.11
6	600–650	620	252.00–262.00	256.84
8	650–700	673	226.00–255.00	240.01
4	700–750	710	220.00–242.00	230.85
2	900–950	905	192.00–210.00	200.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	300.00–335.00	316.20
6	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	313.95
5	350–400	373	280.00–310.00	291.42
5	400–450	418	260.00–280.00	271.48
3	450–500	470	250.00–274.00	257.66
4	500–550	518	254.00–264.00	258.83
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	678	200.00–218.00	209.23
1	700–750	730	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	658	235.00	235.00
4	850–900	858	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	225.00–240.00	234.62
4	300–350	323	210.00–230.00	219.30
3	350–400	365	215.00–235.00	227.79
3	400–450	428	205.00–230.00	212.88

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle