Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold10.00-15.00 Higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher ( most classes) ; with discounts on Bulls and Brahma cross calves and yearlings ; Feeder Yearlings were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold Weaker to 2.00 Lower; Slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 2.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.96/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −158.73 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$213.96

42 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.61

vs MS average

−46.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	225.82	1,298	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	219.70	1,208	20
Medium and Large 3	550	202.35	1,113	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $186 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 sale42 hd

213.96

—

MS average13 barns · 352 hd

228.57

−14.61

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−46.50

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−158.73

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	1,549	139.17	2,156	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	114.97	1,711	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	113.55	1,297	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	108.02	1,107	10

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)	1,032	$1,612	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,536	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	425	265.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,535.80/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,536	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	120.59/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,326	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	233.07/cwt	225.00–240.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	252.38/cwt	215.00–295.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	257.66/cwt	255.00–260.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	208.64/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	193.03/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	269.14/cwt	260.00–277.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	296.30/cwt	292.00–300.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	313.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.94/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	228.31/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,084	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	208.94/cwt	200.00–217.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.64/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.26/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.35/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,301	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,318.78/head	1,075.00–1,485.00	1,319	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	119.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,521	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	108.44/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,112	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.02/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,107	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	114.97/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,711	14
Bulls	—	—	1,265	129.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	142.92/cwt	132.00–148.50	2,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	257.40/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	278.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	225.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	211.66/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	238.62/cwt	225.00–250.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	316.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	236.60/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	275.87/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,172	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	294.38/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,104	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	236.90/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,244	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	223.21/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,283	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	215.35/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	268.60/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	208.81/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	225.82/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	264.19/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,387	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	213.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.70/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	246.65/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,799.09/head	1,480.00–2,000.00	1,799	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	321.79/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	306.61/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	221.14/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	260.77/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,239	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	218.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	288.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	241.35/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,026	12

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 435Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 70Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 57Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	325	280.00–295.00	288.07
6	350–400	375	267.00–270.00	268.60
4	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.29
6	550–600	575	224.00–227.50	225.82
4	600–650	625	215.00–222.00	218.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	225.00–250.00	238.62
6	300–350	325	225.00–240.00	233.07
10	400–450	425	220.00–230.00	225.29
8	450–500	475	200.00–217.00	208.94
8	500–550	525	208.00–215.00	211.66
8	550–600	575	180.00–205.00	193.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
12	300–350	325	260.00–277.00	269.14
6	350–400	375	255.00–260.00	257.66
12	400–450	425	235.00–247.00	241.35
8	450–500	475	222.00–234.00	228.31
10	500–550	525	218.00–224.00	221.14
10	550–600	575	212.00–224.00	218.26
4	600–650	625	205.00–212.00	208.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
7	650–700	680	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	300.00–325.00	313.62
4	300–350	325	292.00–300.00	296.30
10	350–400	375	215.00–295.00	252.38
10	400–450	425	278.00–290.00	284.35
14	450–500	475	255.00–272.00	263.94
8	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	247.85
4	600–650	625	223.00–230.00	226.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	300.00–330.00	316.64
8	300–350	325	270.00–285.00	278.07
4	400–450	425	250.00–264.00	257.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	330.38
8	350–400	375	317.00–326.00	321.79
4	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	306.61
12	500–550	525	260.00–268.00	264.19
4	550–600	575	243.00–250.00	246.65
4	600–650	625	234.00–239.00	236.60
4	650–700	675	220.00–231.00	225.70
4	700–750	733	210.00–220.00	213.73
1	750–800	760	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	280.00–307.00	294.38
14	400–450	425	260.00–290.00	275.87
18	450–500	475	245.00–275.00	260.77
10	500–550	525	228.00–245.00	236.90
8	550–600	575	218.00–228.00	223.21
7	600–650	628	200.00–226.00	215.35
6	650–700	675	200.00–217.00	208.81

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)	12	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,535.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	1,480.00–2,000.00	1,799.09
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	1,075.00–1,485.00	1,318.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	112.00–126.00	120.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	114.00–124.00	119.29
18	—	1,025	102.00–113.00	108.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	101.00–113.00	108.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,488	112.00–117.50	114.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	128.00–131.00	129.81
10	—	1,663	132.00–148.50	142.92

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle