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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 11
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
68 vs last sale 276 302 vs year ago 510 · 59.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
16 vs last sale 67 99 vs year ago 150 · 66.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
24 vs last sale 57 150 vs year ago 183 · 82.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher. Due to a lot of rain and mothers day weekend, there was a lighter run of cattle than usual.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.57/cwt on 21 head, up $47.20 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +40.39 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.
Average price
$455.57
47.20 vs prior sale
21 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$83.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.11
vs MS average
18.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501473.002,37014thin
Medium and Large 1547432.972,3695thin
Medium and Large 2548390.002,1352thin
One grade step is worth $83.00/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
483437391345median 415.1712/1502/2304/2006/0808/17
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 sale21 hd
455.57
MS average13 barns · 268 hd
444.46
+11.11
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−18.13
This barn, trailing median26 sales
415.17
+40.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,673213.433,5718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,126177.301,9958thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488174.872,6038thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,128162.341,8319thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,705$3,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,675$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$3,44410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)620$2,9002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)650$2,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410464.63/cwt450.00–480.001,9052
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427524.91/cwt510.00–550.002,2415
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550501473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,37014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3199
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29482,510.29/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5104
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523367.32/cwt355.00–380.001,9212
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725317.59/cwt305.00–330.002,3032
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575392.48/cwt390.00–395.002,2572
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473462.22/cwt455.00–470.002,1862
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1116
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433494.86/cwt490.00–500.002,1432
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470474.88/cwt470.00–480.002,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476438.86/cwt425.00–450.002,0894
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525332.26/cwt320.00–345.001,7442
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323485.12/cwt480.00–490.001,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295525.00/cwt520.00–530.001,5492
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8821
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 26202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1371
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680305.15/cwt295.00–315.002,0752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432182.46/cwt178.00–186.002,6133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555171.90/cwt169.00–175.002,6734
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,2801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163181.99/cwt180.00–184.002,1173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103174.48/cwt170.00–179.001,9255
Bulls1,653206.22/cwt203.00–210.003,4092
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350321574.71/cwt560.00–590.001,8454
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770319.89/cwt310.00–335.002,4633
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550543434.93/cwt420.00–450.002,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260605.29/cwt590.00–620.001,5742
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3803,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 19152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850838309.96/cwt305.00–315.002,5972
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1891
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550431.67/cwt425.00–440.002,3743
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500485530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,5711
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663333.48/cwt327.00–340.002,2112
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520445.14/cwt440.00–450.002,3152
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607403.24/cwt395.00–415.002,4483
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1804,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2454,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 16502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429508.78/cwt490.00–520.002,1834
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
Bred CowsLarge 11,6753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsLarge 11,7053,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400350455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375465.07/cwt460.00–470.001,7443
CowsLean 85-90%1,129158.29/cwt150.00–163.001,7874
CowsLean 85-90%1,136171.22/cwt167.00–176.001,9454
CowsLean 85-90%1,090143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5591
Bulls1,836229.78/cwt228.00–233.004,2194
Bulls1,368187.93/cwt185.00–190.002,5712
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.