Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Most classes had few head count . Real light run of cattle due to bad weather conditions . Compared to last weeks sale with few numbers. Feeder steers sold Steady to Firm; feeder heifers sold Steady to Firmer; feeder calf group was weaned with shots this gave them added value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 Higher; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 3.00 Higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.12/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −104.57 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$268.12

9 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs MS average

−36.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	272.55	1,441	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	252.62	1,326	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $114 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

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 sale9 hd

268.12

—

MS average13 barns · 304 hd

262.98

+5.14

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−36.30

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−104.57

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	1,513	148.77	2,250	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	131.81	1,607	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	125.91	1,812	3thin

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)	1,030	$1,877	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,195	132.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	153.61/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,470	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	134.35/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,713	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,260	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,877	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,718.92/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,719	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	142.00/cwt	120.00–157.00	1,314	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	338.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.76/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	249	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,982.27/head	1,160.00–2,500.00	1,982	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	347.93/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.65/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	275.47/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	410.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	267.62/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	361.31/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.63/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 400Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 70Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 161Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	130.00–136.00	132.65
10	—	1,608	144.00–159.00	153.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	128.00–140.00	134.35
4	—	1,025	120.00–125.00	122.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,474	118.00–123.00	120.37
1	—	1,370	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,718.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	1,160.00–2,500.00	1,982.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	120.00–157.00	142.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	249	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	275	330.00–345.00	338.17
2	500–550	525	250.00–255.00	252.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	305.00–325.00	315.65
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	282.63
6	500–550	525	265.00–285.00	275.47
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	275.00–285.00	280.33
2	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	375.00–395.00	385.76
2	350–400	375	340.00–380.00	361.31
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	400.00–415.00	410.58
2	400–450	425	340.00–355.00	347.93
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	475	307.50	307.50
4	500–550	525	265.00–270.00	267.62
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle