Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A solid set of stout replacement bred cows was offered this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.64/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −182.53 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$232.64

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.97

vs MS average

−35.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	232.64	1,279	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale26 hd

232.64

—

MS average12 barns · 374 hd

252.62

−19.97

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−35.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−182.53

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	1,600	163.76	2,621	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	135.02	1,748	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	134.16	2,046	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	119.33	1,192	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	$1,661	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,082	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,001	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	450–500	473	236.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	312.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	206.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	284.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	358.75/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,148	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,778.06/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,778	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,000.55/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	224.61/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	234.32/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	249.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	278.76/cwt	265.00–295.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	272.33/cwt	255.00–285.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	206.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,247	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,406.96/head	875.00–1,750.00	1,407	16
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	133.44/cwt	112.00–148.00	1,221	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	1,582.11/head	925.00–1,800.00	1,582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,863.63/head	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,864	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	94.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	115.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,096	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	126.48/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,338	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	129.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,596	18
Bulls	—	—	1,722	167.57/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	284.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	299.32/cwt	285.00–315.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	222.14/cwt	210.00–235.00	962	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	136.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,045	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	139.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,877	22
Bulls	—	—	1,357	156.14/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	346.67/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	245.50/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	283.76/cwt	270.00–300.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	215.84/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	215.71/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	321.06/cwt	305.00–340.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	623	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	228.05/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,307	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	375.92/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	265.33/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	238.00/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	252.78/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	226.00/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	226.33/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	284.29/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,208	10

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 488Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 86Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 36Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	305.00–340.00	321.06
4	300–350	313	300.00–325.00	312.00
10	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	284.09
8	400–450	423	240.00–267.00	252.78
10	450–500	473	225.00–250.00	236.90
12	500–550	523	215.00–238.00	226.00
12	550–600	573	215.00–235.00	224.61
6	600–650	620	207.00–225.00	215.71
3	650–700	667	200.00–220.00	206.50
1	850–900	855	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	265.00–295.00	278.76
5	300–350	322	255.00–285.00	272.33
4	350–400	378	240.00–260.00	249.54
6	400–450	433	210.00–235.00	222.14
3	450–500	463	200.00–210.00	206.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	623	245.00–250.00	247.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	274.00	274.00
2	700–750	708	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	360.00–390.00	375.92
4	300–350	320	340.00–380.00	358.75
6	350–400	368	330.00–365.00	346.67
10	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	284.29
10	450–500	473	252.00–280.00	265.33
12	500–550	523	227.00–250.00	238.00
14	550–600	573	217.00–240.00	228.05
13	600–650	621	218.00–234.00	226.33
6	650–700	673	210.00–222.00	215.84
1	750–800	780	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	850	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	270.00–300.00	283.76
4	300–350	330	285.00–315.00	299.32
6	350–400	378	270.00–300.00	284.30
5	400–450	418	230.00–257.00	245.50
7	450–500	472	220.00–246.00	234.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,778.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,000.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	535	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	925.00–1,800.00	1,582.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	880	875.00–1,750.00	1,406.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,220	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,863.63
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	915	112.00–148.00	133.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	90.00–100.00	94.59
12	—	948	110.00–120.00	115.65
20	—	1,058	121.00–131.00	126.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	117.00	117.00
8	—	1,500	130.00–141.00	136.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,233	125.00–133.00	129.48
22	—	1,345	134.00–144.00	139.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,722	162.00–172.00	167.57
5	—	1,357	151.00–161.00	156.14

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle