Sale reports / Mississippi / Tylertown Livestock Auction / 2024-12-17

Tylertown Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tylertown, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2118
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
372 vs last sale 231 5 vs year ago 598 · +0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
34 vs last sale 100 64 vs year ago 130 · 49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
23 vs last sale 58 125 vs year ago 206 · 60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 8-15 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $282.94/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 124.57 against this barn's trailing median of $407.52.
Average price
$282.94
31 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.43
vs MS average
43.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542291.101,57918thin
Medium and Large 2520274.751,4296thin
Medium and Large 1-2576269.001,5497thin
One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $29 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
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 sale31 hd
282.94
MS average11 barns · 302 hd
294.37
−11.43
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−43.69
This barn, trailing median26 sales
407.52
−124.57
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,493131.501,96417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154118.651,36911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472112.561,65711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06499.301,0579thin

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)1,095$2,0533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$1,7659
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,003$1,3332thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$1,9132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)824$1,6814thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,4502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)740$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,2524thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,17910
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)645$1,8502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369305.97/cwt290.00–322.001,1298
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238336.10/cwt321.00–345.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608227.53/cwt220.00–235.001,3832
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477318.17/cwt305.00–327.001,51812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220433.41/cwt420.00–450.009543
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420291.42/cwt277.00–302.001,2248
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565235.28/cwt223.00–248.001,3292
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300266409.66/cwt390.00–435.001,09011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,231.98/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2326
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7521
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600580248.19/cwt244.00–255.001,4403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110115.02/cwt111.00–119.001,2777
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231125.00/cwt124.00–126.001,5394
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475111.72/cwt106.00–117.001,64810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7421
CowsLean 85-90%1,084105.03/cwt101.00–111.001,1394
CowsLean 85-90%1,04894.71/cwt90.00–100.009935
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28101,549.01/head1,200.00–1,950.001,5495
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800130.38/cwt110.00–150.001,0432
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-26451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2715975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28241,681.34/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6814
BullsSmall and Medium 1-27401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28231,912.77/head1,500.00–2,200.001,9132
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0031,333.42/head1,175.00–1,450.001,3332
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300273367.49/cwt350.00–385.001,0035
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520274.75/cwt260.00–287.001,4296
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,252.26/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27451,450.34/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,034.41/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0344
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5497
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350319342.73/cwt325.00–360.001,0937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500495278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement600–650618942.65/head935.00–950.009432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450440289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350338307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650606273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,65719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,052.51/head1,750.00–2,400.002,0533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6091
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225410.11/cwt405.00–415.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418303.23/cwt290.00–325.001,2688
Bulls1,970150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9551
Bulls1,716140.38/cwt135.00–144.002,4095
Bulls1,349125.78/cwt113.00–134.001,69711
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519237.93/cwt234.00–250.001,2356
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510309.67/cwt302.00–325.001,5797
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500485336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,6301
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420258.30/cwt250.00–267.001,0852
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400359319.02/cwt315.00–330.001,1454
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462286.42/cwt270.00–300.001,32310
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563279.28/cwt265.00–290.001,57211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327379.63/cwt370.00–400.001,2415
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323316.37/cwt300.00–335.001,02211
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428340.09/cwt326.00–360.001,4566
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464255.75/cwt245.00–267.001,1875
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374365.84/cwt350.00–376.001,3688
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268327.04/cwt322.00–335.008766

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.