Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer were 10.00 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher this week. Slaughter cow were steady this week. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 tp 7.00 higher. A big selection of good replacement bred females were offered this week and with a few small showers continuing to come, replacement feeder cattle were firm to a good bit higher this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.11/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.06 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$278.11

33 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$34.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.19

vs MS average

−47.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	284.43	1,531	27
Medium and Large 2	525	249.71	1,311	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.72/cwt here — about $220 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 sale33 hd

278.11

—

MS average6 barns · 228 hd

289.30

−11.19

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−47.26

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−137.06

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	1,574	138.37	2,178	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	114.34	1,367	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	108.83	1,654	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	102.02	1,048	19

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)	1,115	$1,839	48
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$1,836	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,109	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,498	129.83/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,945	9
Bulls	—	—	1,636	145.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,378	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	96.13/cwt	92.00–99.00	928	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,144	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	116.91/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,461	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	111.88/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,613	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	121.50/cwt	62.00–157.50	1,160	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	261.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	245.28/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	235.33/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,111	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,627.01/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,627	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	953	2,135.83/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,136	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,836.14/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	276.83/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,171	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.00/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,297	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	249.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,311	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,050.19/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	319.06/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	339.19/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	274.54/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	280.83/cwt	270.00–300.00	778	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	290.24/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,297	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	239.98/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.39/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	243.03/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	348.35/cwt	330.00–370.00	951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.01/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	235.32/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.24/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	388.60/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	277.40/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	331.41/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	216.34/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	388.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	321.57/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,360	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	101.20/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	107.33/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	271.84/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	294.20/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	334.60/cwt	320.00–360.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	256.99/cwt	245.00–270.00	938	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,498	126.00–136.00	129.83
11	—	1,636	140.00–150.00	145.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	965	92.00–99.00	96.13
10	—	1,083	101.00–112.00	107.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,060	105.00–110.00	107.91
20	—	1,250	112.00–121.00	116.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	106.00–115.00	111.88
2	—	1,713	100.00–102.50	101.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	955	62.00–157.50	121.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	935	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,627.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,295	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,024	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,836.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	270.00–300.00	280.83
5	300–350	333	250.00–280.00	261.35
4	350–400	365	245.00–270.00	256.99
7	400–450	427	235.00–260.00	245.28
7	450–500	472	225.00–250.00	235.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	330.00–370.00	348.35
8	300–350	320	305.00–335.00	319.06
9	350–400	370	285.00–320.00	303.39
14	400–450	423	265.00–290.00	276.83
12	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	274.29
14	500–550	523	237.00–260.00	248.00
10	550–600	570	230.00–257.00	243.03
5	600–650	618	230.00–240.00	235.83
4	650–700	663	208.00–225.00	216.34
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	320.00–360.00	334.60
6	300–350	320	315.00–350.00	331.41
4	350–400	375	280.00–310.00	294.20
5	400–450	419	260.00–290.00	277.40
7	450–500	484	255.00–285.00	271.84
6	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	249.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	273	370.00–410.00	388.35
14	300–350	323	370.00–410.00	388.60
10	350–400	370	325.00–355.00	339.19
16	400–450	423	305.00–340.00	321.57
12	450–500	473	290.00–322.00	305.24
17	500–550	521	275.00–305.00	290.24
10	550–600	568	260.00–290.00	274.54
14	600–650	623	240.00–267.00	253.01
7	650–700	669	225.00–252.00	239.98
5	700–750	712	225.00–242.50	235.32

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