Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 300 pounds were 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 300 pounds were steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. A good bit of rain and an artic cool snap come in the area today to start the new year since we had the last couple of weeks off for Christmas and the New Year Day holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.87/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −131.30 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$283.87

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$22.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

vs MS average

−58.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	289.35	1,575	22
Medium and Large 2	525	266.65	1,400	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.70/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

283.87

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

−10.89

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−58.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−131.30

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	1,468	142.94	2,098	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	117.91	1,466	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	108.93	1,618	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	104.74	1,086	12

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)	929	$1,546	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$2,333	5

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,374	132.33/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	153.54/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,397	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	110.26/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,206	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	121.10/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,580	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	112.71/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,696	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,251	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	144.92/cwt	92.00–175.00	1,369	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	848	1,444.54/head	800.00–1,750.00	1,445	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,068	2,522.95/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	249.43/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	338.35/cwt	320.00–360.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	266.65/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	212.21/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,131	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,105.92/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	287.45/cwt	270.00–300.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	227.11/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	259.54/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	318.79/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.82/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	359.18/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	319.27/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.61/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	398.35/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	213.26/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	274.47/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	259.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.20/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,266	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	276.20/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.75/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	235.02/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	381.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	389.53/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.20/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	306.69/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	231.69/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	334.20/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	222.31/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	363.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	111.89/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,055	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	97.58/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	301.20/cwt	285.00–320.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	320.08/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	301.77/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	270.45/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,249	5

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 439Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 97Year ago 101

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	129.00–139.00	132.33
5	—	1,561	147.00–157.00	153.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	107.00–112.00	110.26
12	—	1,305	116.00–125.00	121.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	106.00–116.00	112.71
1	—	1,390	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	107.00–116.00	111.89
6	—	1,130	90.00–100.00	97.58

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	22	—	945	92.00–175.00	144.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	848	800.00–1,750.00	1,444.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,373	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,105.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,522.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	285.00–320.00	301.20
5	300–350	325	270.00–300.00	287.45
6	350–400	375	260.00–290.00	274.20
5	400–450	421	235.00–260.00	249.43
4	450–500	475	215.00–240.00	227.11
6	500–550	533	200.00–225.00	212.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	350.00–380.00	363.76
6	300–350	328	320.00–350.00	334.20
8	350–400	373	300.00–340.00	318.79
10	400–450	423	285.00–315.00	299.20
9	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	276.20
5	500–550	521	245.00–270.00	259.54
4	550–600	565	235.00–255.00	244.82
5	600–650	616	220.00–240.00	231.69
4	650–700	675	210.00–235.00	222.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	320.00–360.00	338.35
5	300–350	319	300.00–335.00	320.08
4	350–400	378	290.00–325.00	306.69
6	400–450	418	285.00–320.00	301.77
5	450–500	462	250.00–285.00	270.45
7	500–550	525	250.00–280.00	266.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	273	380.00–420.00	398.35
14	300–350	323	370.00–412.00	389.53
9	350–400	368	360.00–400.00	381.15
10	400–450	428	340.00–380.00	359.18
7	450–500	467	300.00–335.00	319.27
12	500–550	523	285.00–320.00	301.75
10	550–600	570	260.00–290.00	274.47
4	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	259.72
8	650–700	678	220.00–250.00	234.61
6	700–750	723	220.00–251.00	235.02
3	750–800	792	205.00–230.00	213.26
1	900–950	905	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