Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 pounds were 10.00 to 20.00 lower, Feeder steers over 400 pounds were steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds were 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 400 pounds were steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.08/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −172.09 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$243.08

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$36.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.43

vs MS average

−51.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	249.20	1,357	28
Medium and Large 1-2	586	238.00	1,395	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	212.98	1,107	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $249 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 sale42 hd

243.08

—

MS average13 barns · 457 hd

253.51

−10.43

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−51.23

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−172.09

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	1,525	147.09	2,244	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	117.56	1,486	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	112.89	1,843	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	103.41	1,034	22

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)	1,082	$1,651	16
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,898	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,318.78/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,319	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	135.97/cwt	100.00–195.00	1,275	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	773	1,898.22/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	274.40/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	225.49/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,405	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	118.50/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	336.63/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	255.25/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	249.41/cwt	235.00–265.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	208.82/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,291	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,983.23/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	197.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	275.76/cwt	250.00–295.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	192.21/cwt	185.00–200.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	219.51/cwt	210.00–235.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,840	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	96.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	954	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	109.52/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,101	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	119.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,581	20
Bulls	—	—	1,457	143.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,087	10
Bulls	—	—	1,696	156.76/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	203.13/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	235.37/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,349	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	318.96/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	205.74/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	271.67/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,285	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	203.57/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	241.96/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	259.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,358	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	286.41/cwt	270.00–305.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	220.58/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	342.56/cwt	320.00–360.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.29/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	286.20/cwt	270.00–305.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	237.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	220.66/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,253	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	114.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,862	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	110.75/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.99/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	288.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	212.98/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.20/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,028	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 578Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 75Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 138

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,318.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,238	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,983.23
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	938	100.00–195.00	135.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,263	114.00–124.00	118.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,898.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	270.00–305.00	286.41
8	350–400	373	265.00–285.00	274.40
10	400–450	423	242.00–270.00	255.25
7	450–500	467	226.00–255.00	241.96
8	500–550	520	210.00–232.00	220.58
6	550–600	568	210.00–232.00	220.66
4	600–650	618	200.00–218.00	208.82
3	650–700	660	190.00–210.00	203.13
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	915	158.00	158.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	250.00–295.00	275.76
4	300–350	318	235.00–265.00	249.41
6	350–400	383	225.00–250.00	237.09
5	400–450	426	210.00–235.00	219.51
5	450–500	485	190.00–210.00	197.75
4	500–550	520	185.00–200.00	192.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	320.00–360.00	342.56
6	300–350	323	325.00–350.00	336.63
7	350–400	369	300.00–335.00	318.96
8	400–450	420	275.00–305.00	289.29
24	450–500	473	255.00–290.00	271.67
16	500–550	523	250.00–270.00	259.57
12	550–600	573	220.00–252.00	235.37
16	600–650	623	212.00–240.00	225.49
7	650–700	661	190.00–218.00	205.74
5	700–750	722	190.00–213.00	203.57
1	800–850	810	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	686	241.00	241.00
11	800–850	814	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
10	550–600	586	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	270.00–305.00	286.20
7	300–350	317	270.00–305.00	288.92
10	350–400	375	260.00–290.00	274.20
6	400–450	428	240.00–265.00	251.99
4	500–550	520	200.00–227.00	212.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	993	90.00–100.00	96.07
12	—	1,005	104.00–114.00	109.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,629	107.00–117.00	114.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,318	115.00–124.00	119.94
7	—	1,110	107.00–113.00	110.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,457	140.00–150.00	143.22
4	—	1,696	152.00–164.00	156.76

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle