Sale reports / Mississippi / Tylertown Livestock Auction / 2025-05-20

Tylertown Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tylertown, Mississippi · Tue, May 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2118
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
324 vs last sale 335 132 vs year ago 527 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
22 vs last sale 61 43 vs year ago 126 · 34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
10 vs last sale 57 23 vs year ago 90 · 25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.47/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 82.96 against this barn's trailing median of $379.43.
Average price
$296.47
37 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.44
vs MS average
37.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549314.161,7268thin
Medium and Large 1-2544295.721,60922
Medium and Large 2557278.621,5527thin
One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
437397357317median 379.4301/0602/1704/2807/1408/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.72, low $330.97, median $379.43 across 23 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 sale37 hd
296.47
MS average13 barns · 353 hd
311.91
−15.44
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−37.79
This barn, trailing median23 sales
379.43
−82.96
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
BullsHigh1,600183.312,93217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513152.652,30923
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152151.781,74827
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018128.851,3125thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$2,1194thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,0716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)665$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,8525
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,8355
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)947$2,0564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,8532thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,8502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)730$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)978$2,3254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,074$2,1248
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)738$2,3634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)615$1,7003thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)733$1,4974thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2600–650615284.50/cwt284.00–285.001,7502
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300287442.49/cwt425.00–455.001,2706
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340319.71/cwt300.00–340.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381321.16/cwt315.00–326.001,2245
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474296.92/cwt275.00–308.001,4076
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325396.06/cwt370.00–415.001,28711
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6061
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576271.17/cwt266.00–275.001,5624
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655268.56/cwt260.00–277.001,7592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450408297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400370345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850805252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,02970
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464328.27/cwt320.00–331.001,5238
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418313.83/cwt307.00–320.001,3124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570281.83/cwt272.00–300.001,6064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement400–4504101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement500–5505102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550507300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,52110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575292.16/cwt282.50–297.001,68012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0052,071.27/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0712
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532288.55/cwt277.00–297.001,5353
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29531,910.30/head1,475.00–2,250.001,9104
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-25702,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-35901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29601,901.04/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9012
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28081,850.15/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28451,852.96/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8532
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-27331,497.35/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4974
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2965133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2831
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28882,040.85/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504155.28/cwt153.00–158.002,33514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526148.57/cwt140.00–153.002,2679
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232156.67/cwt153.00–162.001,93013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077147.23/cwt142.00–152.001,58614
Bulls1,792190.67/cwt184.00–199.003,41710
Bulls1,359176.09/cwt168.00–183.002,3936
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250223445.51/cwt430.00–460.009932
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370358.36/cwt345.00–390.001,3268
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300282314.79/cwt300.00–325.008883
Bulls1,120153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7141
CowsLean 85-90%1,037122.42/cwt121.00–124.001,2693
CowsLean 85-90%990138.50/cwt138.00–139.001,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263372.66/cwt350.00–400.009805
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8431
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426362.82/cwt340.00–375.001,5467
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565302.38/cwt296.00–309.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6562
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431413.71/cwt400.00–445.001,7837
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250219497.55/cwt475.00–510.001,0907
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325454.08/cwt425.00–475.001,4765
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750709263.98/cwt254.00–271.001,8724
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900867250.66/cwt247.00–255.002,1733
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423338.63/cwt328.00–350.001,4326
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378425.60/cwt400.00–450.001,6097
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300281490.25/cwt475.00–520.001,3787
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613305.67/cwt305.00–307.001,8743
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359351.33/cwt340.00–365.001,2619
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600595317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8861
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508343.97/cwt325.00–355.001,7478
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718269.00/cwt267.00–270.001,9313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,074.69/head1,700.00–2,150.002,0755
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,880.85/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726265.55/cwt265.00–266.001,9289
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,179.97/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,292.49/head2,225.00–2,350.002,2923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543296.51/cwt295.00–298.001,6102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500460332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,5272
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780256.54/cwt253.00–260.002,0012
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310368.77/cwt352.00–400.001,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510323.83/cwt307.00–332.001,6523
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573308.35/cwt300.00–312.001,7675
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480369.02/cwt355.00–390.001,7714
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625274.72/cwt270.00–285.001,7174
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466323.64/cwt314.00–335.001,5086
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677271.46/cwt266.00–282.001,8383
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768266.44/cwt260.00–273.002,0462

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.