Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 400# sold 5.00-10.00 lower, steers over 400# sold 5.00-14.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned and reported as #1-2s , and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-9.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.49/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −142.20 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$230.49

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$4.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs MS average

−10.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	232.62	1,254	14thin
Medium and Large 2	557	228.36	1,272	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.26/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

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 sale28 hd

230.49

—

MS average13 barns · 529 hd

231.25

−0.76

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−10.20

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−142.20

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	1,449	142.58	2,066	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	129.29	1,607	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	123.85	1,719	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	116.15	1,098	33

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)	1,036	$1,684	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,657	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,243	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,757	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	550–600	570	230.24/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,312	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	308.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	380.45/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	285.64/cwt	267.00–302.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	318.82/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	242.76/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.57/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.29/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	250.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	266.21/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	256.58/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.79/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	372.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	231.11/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	243.26/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	262.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	314.15/cwt	255.00–365.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.64/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	316.72/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,188	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	233.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	236.54/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	209.25/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	252.09/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,197	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	213.51/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	261.73/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,112	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,524	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	119.21/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,169	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,719	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,823	10
Bulls	—	—	2,165	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	141.17/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,856	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,656.82/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,657	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,845.45/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,845	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,406.76/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,407	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	867	1,732.69/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,051.16/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,051	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	118.70/cwt	108.00–126.00	1,098	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	1,757.41/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,757	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,562.79/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	299.41/cwt	290.00–307.50	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	223.22/cwt	210.00–235.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	266.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	258.82/cwt	240.00–275.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	208.83/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	382	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	246.46/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.08/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	330.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	226.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	223.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	224.73/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	267.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	254.23/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.73/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.66/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,174	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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 268Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 104Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 63Year ago 195

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	300.00–315.00	308.17
2	300–350	325	290.00–307.50	299.41
8	350–400	375	260.00–275.00	267.99
6	400–450	425	238.00–247.00	242.76
4	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	223.66
10	550–600	570	224.00–237.00	230.24
4	600–650	625	200.00–217.00	208.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	250.00–280.00	266.34
6	300–350	325	240.00–275.00	258.82
12	350–400	375	240.00–250.00	245.33
8	400–450	425	210.00–235.00	223.22
8	450–500	475	220.00–229.00	224.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	254.00	254.00
3	600–650	602	233.00	233.00
3	650–700	682	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	710	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	320.00–340.00	330.89
4	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	322.69
4	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	297.99
4	400–450	425	250.00–258.00	254.23
6	450–500	475	237.00–255.00	246.46
10	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	235.23
4	550–600	575	224.00–228.00	226.09
2	600–650	625	225.00–229.00	227.08
7	700–750	722	190.00–216.00	209.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	355.00–365.00	360.45
4	300–350	325	255.00–365.00	314.15
12	350–400	375	305.00–327.00	316.72
12	400–450	425	270.00–285.00	277.93
6	450–500	475	255.00–258.00	256.58
4	500–550	525	237.00–240.00	238.57
4	550–600	575	230.00–235.00	232.61
2	600–650	625	222.00–229.00	225.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	375.00–385.00	380.45
2	300–350	325	370.00–375.00	372.69
2	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	340.33
6	400–450	425	285.00–295.00	290.29
4	450–500	475	262.00–270.00	266.21
4	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	250.22
6	550–600	575	235.00–246.00	240.73
2	600–650	625	233.00–248.00	240.79
4	650–700	675	228.00–234.00	231.11
6	700–750	716	220.00–230.00	223.80
2	750–800	775	215.00–220.00	217.50
1	800–850	815	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	318.82
6	350–400	375	267.00–302.00	285.64
2	400–450	425	260.00–265.00	262.64
4	450–500	475	238.00–248.00	243.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	262.50	262.50
5	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	425	230.00–290.00	261.73
8	450–500	475	235.00–267.50	252.09
10	500–550	525	230.00–242.50	236.54
4	550–600	575	230.00–237.50	233.91
8	600–650	625	200.00–226.00	213.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	850	108.00	108.00
24	—	981	116.00–123.00	119.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,200	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,350	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	120.00–127.00	123.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,165	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,315	136.00–146.00	141.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,656.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,845.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,406.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,732.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,051.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,562.79
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	108.00–126.00	118.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,757.41

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

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