Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steer under 500 pounds were mixed to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds were steady this week. Feeder heifers over 500 pounds were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. An excellent run of over 200 head group value added calves were offered this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −168.22 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$246.95

28 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$12.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.45

vs MS average

−23.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	257.50	1,295	4thin
Medium and Large 1	536	245.19	1,313	24

One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about −$18 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

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 sale28 hd

246.95

—

MS average13 barns · 405 hd

260.40

−13.45

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−23.55

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−168.22

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	1,597	164.61	2,628	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	142.17	2,027	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	138.77	1,672	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	118.14	1,223	36

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)	1,069	$1,741	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,317	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	314.06/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	217.62/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	311.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	232.45/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,462	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	246.90/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	236.35/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,345	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,845.27/head	1,715.00–1,950.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	229.72/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	225.96/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,625	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	250.96/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,689	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,847.26/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	250.41/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,563	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	261.66/cwt	250.00–280.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	253.78/cwt	250.00–262.00	939	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	988	1,637.34/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,637	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	137.24/cwt	100.00–162.00	1,160	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,008	1,963.80/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,805	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	133.11/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,544	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	110.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,134	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	142.17/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	169.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	158.42/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	294.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	249.39/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	251.57/cwt	240.00–265.00	679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	125.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,322	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	99.72/cwt	98.00–100.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	230.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	274.32/cwt	260.00–290.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	237.01/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	328.52/cwt	310.00–350.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	227.05/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,415	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	233.36/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.92/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,297	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	346.69/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	227.26/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	259.20/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,096	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	294.47/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	232.06/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	284.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	221.01/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,297	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	212.18/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	237.07/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,733	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	378.24/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,260	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 288Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 55Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–350.00	328.52
4	300–350	333	367.00–390.00	378.24
6	350–400	378	330.00–365.00	346.69
6	400–450	425	280.00–310.00	294.47
12	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	274.29
18	500–550	523	235.00–262.00	247.92
6	550–600	573	225.00–250.00	237.01
10	600–650	623	215.00–240.00	227.05
7	650–700	667	220.00–244.00	233.36
3	700–750	702	218.00–225.00	221.01
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	214.00	214.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
19	750–800	791	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	257.50	257.50
35	600–650	624	244.00–256.00	250.41
14	650–700	681	248.00	248.00
21	700–750	731	235.00–240.00	237.07
14	750–800	792	229.00–231.00	229.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	250.00–280.00	261.66
10	350–400	378	280.00–310.00	294.30
10	400–450	428	235.00–265.00	249.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	300.00–320.00	311.45
8	300–350	320	300.00–330.00	314.06
8	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	284.09
14	400–450	423	245.00–275.00	259.20
10	450–500	473	235.00–260.00	246.90
6	500–550	530	215.00–240.00	227.26
10	550–600	570	220.00–245.00	232.06
5	600–650	619	210.00–223.00	217.62
4	650–700	678	200.00–225.00	212.18
1	700–750	705	203.00	203.00
2	750–800	788	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	250.00–252.00	250.96
6	550–600	569	230.00–243.00	236.35
45	600–650	629	229.00–235.00	232.45
9	650–700	683	231.00	231.00
19	700–750	719	221.00–229.00	225.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	240.00–265.00	251.57
4	300–350	330	260.00–290.00	274.32
3	350–400	370	250.00–262.00	253.78
5	400–450	434	225.00–240.00	230.88
1	450–500	450	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	710	244.00	244.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,150	1,715.00–1,950.00	1,845.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	988	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,637.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,963.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,847.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	166.00	166.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	845	100.00–162.00	137.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,250	140.00–150.00	144.42
16	—	1,160	127.00–137.00	133.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	107.00–115.00	110.78
23	—	1,056	119.00–129.00	125.18
6	—	968	98.00–100.00	99.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	137.00–146.00	142.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,798	165.00–175.00	169.26
3	—	1,328	154.00–164.00	158.42

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

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