Sale reports / Mississippi / Tylertown Livestock Auction / 2024-04-02

Tylertown Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tylertown, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2118
Feeder Cattle receipts
515 head
64 vs last sale 451 167 vs year ago 682 · 24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
60 vs last sale 126 5 vs year ago 191 · 2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
27 vs last sale 133 22 vs year ago 128 · 17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 3-7 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $288.89/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 118.63 against this barn's trailing median of $407.52.
Average price
$288.89
13 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.82
vs MS average
21.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539294.051,5847thin
Medium and Large 1-2572286.001,6363thin
Medium and Large 2505279.741,4133thin
One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $171 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
467423379335median 407.5212/1602/2405/1207/0708/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.75, low $348.75, median $407.52 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 sale13 hd
288.89
MS average11 barns · 112 hd
291.71
−2.82
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−21.87
This barn, trailing median26 sales
407.52
−118.63
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
BullsHigh1,688152.222,56921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,104130.631,44338
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448128.721,86437
CowsLean 85-90%Low935106.0599222

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,6663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,036$1,4749
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)929$1,3678
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,2932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,2812thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)825$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,0952thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$1,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,610$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,2634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,05320
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,178$1,7004thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)750$1,6754thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)653$7753thin

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Tylertown Stockyard - Tylertown, 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 1-2Value Added800–850832215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,5658
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550538264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,4237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500455284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708242.97/cwt240.00–252.001,7208
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450414295.41/cwt285.00–305.001,22310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement550–6005951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,124.85/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2653774.68/head650.00–900.007753
BullsMedium and Large 1-29501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2521,714.91/head1,500.00–1,800.001,7153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,832.55/head1,675.00–1,975.001,8332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27151,095.10/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0952
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29151,374.59/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3752
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28581,212.44/head700.00–1,450.001,2126
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-26951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27551,280.96/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2812
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-27501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2725850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29551,293.26/head1,150.00–1,425.001,2932
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29281,353.12/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3536
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171136.11/cwt130.00–141.001,59415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,061127.06/cwt119.00–132.001,34823
CowsLean 85-90%91492.28/cwt87.00–98.008438
Bulls1,833158.38/cwt149.00–163.002,90315
Bulls1,363140.58/cwt137.00–144.001,9165
Bulls1,130118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505279.74/cwt268.00–287.001,4133
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400361327.42/cwt310.00–340.001,1824
CowsLean 85-90%947113.92/cwt104.00–118.001,07914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450125.65/cwt119.00–130.001,82221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428133.86/cwt131.00–141.001,91215
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568274.49/cwt272.00–277.001,5592
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415337.50/cwt325.00–350.001,4012
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350324340.67/cwt320.00–357.001,1049
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270331.25/cwt330.00–335.008944
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421246.23/cwt230.00–257.001,0376
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372271.28/cwt262.00–282.001,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328320.56/cwt305.00–335.001,0515
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475270.39/cwt260.00–279.001,2846
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374358.60/cwt350.00–377.001,3417
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527301.87/cwt292.00–315.001,5915
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424279.78/cwt275.00–295.001,1865
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359301.61/cwt285.00–310.001,0837
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471312.92/cwt307.00–320.001,47410
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323373.95/cwt360.00–390.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527259.92/cwt252.00–266.001,3706
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576244.49/cwt230.00–256.001,4084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700698216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400366304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,1134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500495288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement500–5505251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610272.00/cwt270.00–274.001,6593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650640227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450415327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3593
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2062,269.33/head1,800.00–2,600.002,2698

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.