Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 10.00-20.00 higher; feeder steers over 500# sold Steady to weaker; feeder heifers under 550# sold 5.00-25.00 higher; feeder heifers over 550# sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and 3-4s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-9.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-10.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.67/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −139.02 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$233.67

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.63

vs MS average

−35.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	243.61	1,250	5thin
Medium and Large 1	525	243.57	1,279	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	234.18	1,307	12thin
Medium and Large 3	558	224.07	1,251	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.54/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale35 hd

233.67

—

MS average11 barns · 231 hd

250.30

−16.63

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−35.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−139.02

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	1,668	167.80	2,798	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	148.65	1,626	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	144.11	2,287	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	127.00	1,195	16

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)	1,131	$1,924	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,749	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,049	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$2,367	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	650–700	675	209.07/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,411	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	171.53/cwt	157.00–179.50	3,002	30
Bulls	—	—	1,050	139.86/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	249.05/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	308.32/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	225.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	254.66/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	415.55/cwt	410.00–420.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.26/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	341.64/cwt	325.00–355.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	297.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,265	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	357.99/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	229.72/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	348.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.51/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.97/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,159	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,395	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	149.82/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,648	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	125.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	147.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,326	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	132.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,359	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	221.78/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	348.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	957	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,722.97/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,723	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,976.35/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,976	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	253.12/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	228.74/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	337.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	390	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	227.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	263.44/cwt	250.00–275.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	234.17/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	287.63/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	263.80/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	314.06/cwt	295.00–330.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	234.19/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	242.52/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,152	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.16/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	333.07/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	268.32/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,409	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	268.91/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	248.74/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	259.47/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,492	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	243.57/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	281.52/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	257.12/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	413.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	237.56/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,718	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	152.00/cwt	125.00–169.00	1,672	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,749.43/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	209.93/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	323.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	243.61/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,048.84/head	2,550.00–3,375.00	3,049	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,064.71/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,065	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	216.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	202.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	307.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.76/cwt	295.00–315.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.97/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,721	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,845.35/head	2,150.00–3,300.00	2,845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	5

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 199Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 73Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 44Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	250.00–275.00	263.44
4	400–450	425	220.00–230.00	225.29
4	450–500	475	220.00–235.00	227.89
4	500–550	525	210.00–232.50	221.78
8	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	225.21
8	650–700	675	200.00–217.50	209.07
1	800–850	815	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	410.00–420.00	415.55
2	250–300	275	330.00–340.00	335.45
6	300–350	325	335.00–360.00	348.44
4	350–400	375	310.00–335.00	323.32
6	400–450	425	272.00–290.00	281.52
4	450–500	475	248.00–250.00	249.05
6	500–550	525	240.00–247.50	243.57
10	600–650	625	224.00–235.00	229.72
3	700–750	722	210.00–225.00	216.57
2	750–800	758	202.50–217.50	209.93
2	800–850	825	195.00–210.00	202.36
1	850–900	870	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	295.00–330.00	314.06
4	300–350	325	295.00–315.00	305.76
10	350–400	375	265.00–310.00	288.97
14	400–450	425	247.00–270.00	259.16
12	450–500	475	237.00–247.50	242.52
4	500–550	525	230.00–238.00	234.19
8	550–600	575	230.00–238.00	234.17
6	650–700	675	222.00–235.00	228.74
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	240.00–246.00	243.61
5	600–650	645	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	325.00–355.00	341.64
6	250–300	275	340.00–355.00	348.17
6	350–400	375	295.00–320.00	308.32
12	400–450	425	295.00–300.00	297.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	405.00–420.00	413.32
6	300–350	325	380.00–400.00	390.76
4	350–400	375	350.00–365.00	357.99
4	450–500	475	300.00–315.00	307.89
6	550–600	575	265.00–272.50	268.91
2	600–650	625	254.00–260.00	257.12
6	650–700	675	250.00–259.00	254.66
3	700–750	723	220.00–248.00	237.56
2	900–950	933	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	355.00–365.00	360.45
6	300–350	325	345.00–365.00	355.76
4	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	337.66
6	400–450	425	300.00–320.00	310.58
8	450–500	475	285.00–290.00	287.63
4	500–550	525	257.00–270.00	263.80
2	600–650	625	250.00–256.00	253.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	265.00	265.00
5	650–700	691	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	325.00–340.00	333.07
4	350–400	375	285.00–330.00	308.97
6	400–450	425	270.00–305.00	288.51
10	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	290.26
14	500–550	525	250.00–285.00	268.32
10	550–600	575	248.00–270.00	259.47
10	650–700	675	242.00–255.00	248.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,750	157.00–179.50	171.53
4	—	1,050	132.00–147.00	139.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	132.00–139.00	136.10
86	—	1,100	140.00–156.00	149.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	122.00–128.00	125.38
10	—	1,573	140.00–154.00	147.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	125.00–138.00	132.61
6	—	800	115.00–120.00	117.66

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)	14	—	925	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,722.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,749.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,275	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,064.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,976.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,075	2,550.00–3,375.00	3,048.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,075	2,150.00–3,300.00	2,845.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	125.00–169.00	152.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle