Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were also steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. There was a good bit of moisture that come over the weekend firming up interest in replacement type cattle offered this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.02/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −136.15 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$279.02

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$45.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs MS average

−45.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	294.92	1,591	13thin
Medium and Large 2	548	249.50	1,368	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.42/cwt here — about $223 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 sale20 hd

279.02

—

MS average13 barns · 249 hd

293.83

−14.81

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−45.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−136.15

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	1,486	136.67	2,031	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	114.46	1,394	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	110.29	1,742	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	101.83	1,071	16

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)	1,140	$1,893	28
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,392	$2,220	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,607	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,749	144.92/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,535	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	91.77/cwt	88.00–98.00	884	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	117.82/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,488	14
Bulls	—	—	1,354	132.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,795	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	112.35/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	108.57/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,238	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,651.04/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,651	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	978	2,285.17/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	321.39/cwt	300.00–340.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,683	2,880.61/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	254.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	278.52/cwt	260.00–300.00	752	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	934	135.33/cwt	102.00–160.00	1,264	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,134.09/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,134	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	3,131.26/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	269.29/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,274	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	242.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.20/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	301.64/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	306.17/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	393.35/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	239.62/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	324.81/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	271.23/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	209.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,129	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	107.86/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	346.57/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,466	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	363.79/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,357	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	242.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,266	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	230.57/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,321	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	269.69/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	286.77/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	229.68/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	309.36/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	257.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	326.44/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,218	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	269.61/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	382.78/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	223.37/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	348.52/cwt	330.00–370.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.20/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	340.09/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	289.17/cwt	275.00–305.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	284.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,075	8

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,749	140.00–153.00	144.92
10	—	1,354	128.00–138.00	132.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	88.00–98.00	91.77
10	—	1,105	102.00–112.00	107.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,263	112.00–123.00	117.82
8	—	1,140	105.00–111.00	108.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	111.00–115.00	112.35
1	—	1,900	100.00	100.00

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)	14	—	960	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,651.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,320	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,134.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,285.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,131.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,683	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,880.61
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	934	102.00–160.00	135.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	300.00–340.00	321.39
5	300–350	318	305.00–340.00	324.81
7	350–400	366	285.00–315.00	301.64
4	400–450	418	270.00–305.00	286.77
5	450–500	485	260.00–285.00	269.69
3	500–550	513	255.00–280.00	271.23
4	550–600	575	225.00–242.00	233.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	375.00–415.00	393.35
5	300–350	316	360.00–400.00	382.78
16	350–400	373	345.00–385.00	363.79
12	400–450	423	330.00–365.00	346.57
10	450–500	470	295.00–325.00	309.36
9	500–550	526	290.00–320.00	306.17
4	550–600	570	255.00–285.00	269.61
7	600–650	623	245.00–275.00	257.39
4	650–700	668	235.00–250.00	242.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	696	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	260.00–300.00	278.52
4	300–350	318	275.00–305.00	289.17
8	350–400	378	270.00–300.00	284.30
4	400–450	420	240.00–270.00	254.29
5	450–500	477	225.00–250.00	239.62
4	500–550	538	200.00–220.00	209.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	330.00–370.00	348.52
5	300–350	324	320.00–355.00	340.09
12	350–400	373	310.00–345.00	326.44
8	400–450	423	285.00–315.00	299.20
14	450–500	473	255.00–285.00	269.29
13	500–550	521	230.00–255.00	242.92
16	550–600	573	220.00–242.00	230.57
4	600–650	620	220.00–240.00	229.68
5	650–700	666	214.00–230.00	223.37
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	393	330.00	330.00

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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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