Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 pounds were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Over 600 pounds were steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds were 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 pounds were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 lower. A good set of calves right off the cow were offered this week with good moisture offered all last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $240.61/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −174.57 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$240.61

37 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

vs MS average

−26.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	244.01	1,337	30
Medium and Large 2	519	226.00	1,173	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $164 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 sale37 hd

240.61

—

MS average13 barns · 307 hd

243.71

−3.11

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−26.03

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−174.57

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	1,454	147.69	2,147	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	122.71	1,349	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	117.68	1,792	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	113.31	1,133	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)	1,084	$1,530	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,600	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	—	—	1,298	143.65/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,865	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	124.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,409	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	117.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,792	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	117.57/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,214	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	104.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	978	12
Bulls	—	—	1,743	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,705	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	963	1,315.71/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,316	12
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	898	124.28/cwt	78.00–152.50	1,116	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	236.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	308.52/cwt	290.00–330.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	283.95/cwt	270.00–300.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.29/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,102	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,743.88/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,744	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	247.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	287.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	218.94/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	221.96/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	269.36/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	323.89/cwt	310.00–340.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	343.79/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	303.52/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	251.96/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	237.06/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	186.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	246.83/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	200.71/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	229.37/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	331.55/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	368.35/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	289.63/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	266.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	186.08/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	216.30/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	926	115.23/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	237.03/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	221.13/cwt	205.00–230.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	226.00/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	230.08/cwt	210.00–245.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	209.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,002	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 380Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 60Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 43Year ago 177

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,298	138.00–149.00	143.65
7	—	1,743	150.00–160.00	155.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,134	118.00–128.00	124.21
5	—	926	114.00–116.00	115.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,523	112.00–120.00	117.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,033	112.00–122.00	117.57
12	—	933	100.00–109.00	104.80

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	963	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,315.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,205	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,743.88
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	898	78.00–152.50	124.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–340.00	323.89
5	300–350	316	270.00–300.00	287.09
4	350–400	368	250.00–285.00	266.67
10	400–450	423	235.00–260.00	246.83
12	450–500	473	225.00–250.00	236.90
10	500–550	523	210.00–235.00	221.96
5	550–600	568	205.00–229.00	218.94
4	600–650	625	208.00–225.00	216.30
8	650–700	668	190.00–212.00	200.71
5	700–750	709	180.00–200.00	186.08
2	750–800	763	180.00–192.00	186.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	508	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	240.00–260.00	247.41
5	350–400	366	210.00–245.00	230.08
3	400–450	413	205.00–230.00	221.13
4	450–500	478	200.00–220.00	209.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	290.00–330.00	308.52
6	300–350	323	270.00–300.00	283.95
3	350–400	357	270.00–300.00	289.63
6	400–450	425	245.00–275.00	259.29
8	450–500	468	225.00–250.00	237.03
7	500–550	519	215.00–235.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	368.35
7	300–350	319	325.00–360.00	343.79
6	350–400	370	315.00–350.00	331.55
9	400–450	420	285.00–320.00	303.52
12	450–500	470	255.00–285.00	269.36
14	500–550	523	240.00–265.00	251.96
16	550–600	570	225.00–250.00	237.06
4	600–650	625	224.00–235.00	229.37
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

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

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