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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
44 vs last sale 371 138 vs year ago 465 · 29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
19 vs last sale 65 44 vs year ago 90 · 48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
24 vs last sale 116 20 vs year ago 112 · 17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $393.07/cwt on 11 head, down $13.14 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits 22.10 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.
Average price
$393.07
13.14 vs prior sale
11 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
46.30
vs MS average
75.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513417.432,1414thin
Medium and Large 2558379.152,1167thin
One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd
393.07
MS average11 barns · 281 hd
439.37
−46.30
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−75.39
This barn, trailing median26 sales
415.17
−22.10
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
BullsHigh1,585223.523,5435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232176.852,1796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485173.562,5779thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,107157.101,7399thin

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)1,482$3,5885
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$3,5715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$4,24512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$3,78210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)940$3,3002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$2,4913thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)753$1,9702thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565357.57/cwt350.00–365.002,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621361.38/cwt350.00–370.002,2444
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708355.05/cwt350.00–360.002,5142
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523343.34/cwt325.00–355.001,7963
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250233589.46/cwt580.00–600.001,3732
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513417.43/cwt400.00–430.002,1414
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800783340.05/cwt335.00–345.002,6632
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320473.49/cwt450.00–490.001,5153
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518387.46/cwt375.00–400.002,0074
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5921
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621369.96/cwt360.00–380.002,2974
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682369.80/cwt355.00–380.002,5223
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422428.20/cwt420.00–440.001,8073
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415477.50/cwt465.00–490.001,9822
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513387.68/cwt375.00–400.001,9892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 19582,490.78/head2,150.00–2,900.002,4913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28053,755.75/head3,500.00–3,950.003,7564
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566381.20/cwt370.00–390.002,1584
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2121
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2604,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2081
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614362.55/cwt355.00–370.002,2264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275180.05/cwt179.00–181.002,2962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211175.25/cwt174.00–176.002,1224
CowsLean 85-90%1,068144.74/cwt140.00–149.001,5462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380179.01/cwt178.00–180.002,4703
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,511174.30/cwt171.00–177.002,6344
Bulls1,650230.40/cwt226.00–236.003,8024
Bred CowsLarge 11,6054,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
CowsLean 85-90%1,125168.54/cwt165.00–171.001,8963
CowsLean 85-90%1,113154.71/cwt150.00–161.001,7224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590163.92/cwt162.00–166.002,6062
Bulls1,325196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,5971
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,3004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Bred CowsLarge 11,5373,780.64/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7813
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360509.72/cwt500.00–520.001,8352
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265525.28/cwt520.00–530.001,3922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19654,342.49/head4,000.00–4,700.004,3428
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1983,551.11/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 17531,969.60/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9702
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325484.92/cwt480.00–490.001,5762
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,2722
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590352.50/cwt340.00–365.002,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488442.54/cwt435.00–450.002,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430385.00/cwt370.00–400.001,6562
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424470.66/cwt455.00–490.001,9964
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0541
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000973320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1148
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473381.19/cwt360.00–405.001,8034
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374424.03/cwt410.00–440.001,5864
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320540.05/cwt530.00–550.001,7283
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578375.85/cwt360.00–390.002,1725
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550508387.39/cwt380.00–395.001,9682
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685337.39/cwt330.00–345.002,3112

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.