Mississippi Daily Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Mississippi reported 200 priced lines covering 2,126 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,310 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 454 head. replacement cattle receipts at 763 head. Counted as USDA files them — 147 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 26, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,310Last week 3,479Year ago 1,861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 454Last week 387Year ago 579

Replacement CattleReceipts 763Last week 407Year ago 1,163

Cattle auctions at Forest (1,716), Grenada (188), Hattiesburg (-), Houston (177), Macon (384), Meridian (418), West Point (1,644). Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	467	242.00–270.00	256.99
1	—	5,110	260.00	260.00
1	—	1,160	139.00	139.00
45	—	372	267.50–315.00	294.03
2	—	875	125.00–135.00	129.91
2	—	925	125.00–145.00	135.05
2	—	1,065	142.00–155.00	148.41
4	—	179	315.00–330.00	322.41
23	—	568	230.00–260.00	240.91
4	—	729	203.00–230.00	218.14
2	—	968	120.00–155.00	137.55
19	—	228	300.00–325.00	314.37
17	—	622	215.00–243.00	228.70
60	—	521	230.00–265.00	247.53
4	—	768	170.00–202.50	183.14
1	—	1,135	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,038	125.00–145.00	134.98
6	—	667	213.00–237.50	226.60
1	—	810	155.00	155.00
64	—	423	252.50–310.00	277.04
38	—	325	280.00–325.00	303.82
25	—	275	290.00–340.00	318.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	265.00–285.00	275.31
15	—	645	243.00	243.00
9	—	438	225.00–298.00	259.80
2	—	480	245.00	245.00
24	—	544	235.00–276.00	270.05
90	—	588	249.00–250.00	249.03
70	—	749	215.50	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	423	200.00–270.00	251.99
18	—	273	245.00–305.00	276.33
16	—	229	225.00–310.00	277.35
9	—	579	220.00–237.50	230.92
4	—	516	225.00–242.50	236.78
5	—	676	195.00–216.00	208.35
31	—	322	225.00–305.00	276.82
4	—	775	150.00–210.00	195.00
4	—	626	210.00–232.00	218.62
25	—	371	225.00–298.00	263.57
11	—	466	220.00–260.00	236.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	205.00–288.00	258.80
1	—	475	257.00	257.00
2	—	310	200.00–285.00	243.87
1	—	255	242.50	242.50
1	—	235	247.50	247.50
3	—	437	248.00–253.00	251.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	242.50–270.00	263.23
5	—	1,098	150.00	150.00
13	—	370	290.00–301.00	295.74
2	—	868	160.00	160.00
6	—	415	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	205.00	205.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	280.00	280.00
1	—	575	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	235.00	235.00
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
3	—	558	229.00–236.00	233.66
1	—	420	205.00	205.00
1	—	705	208.00	208.00
1	—	535	243.00	243.00
2	—	625	198.00–207.00	202.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	523	260.00–295.00	272.54
1	—	805	185.00	185.00
20	—	268	330.00–370.00	348.13
24	—	321	300.00–357.50	338.35
25	—	471	255.00–320.00	289.62
15	—	572	242.50–282.50	264.51
47	—	370	305.00–357.50	333.06
1	—	900	195.00	195.00
3	—	708	208.00–230.00	217.60
7	—	668	210.00–245.00	225.77
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
42	—	417	275.00–340.00	310.94
16	—	613	230.00–277.50	257.26
7	—	231	340.00–365.00	352.01
1	—	1,000	121.00	121.00
2	—	190	345.00–365.00	355.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	180.00–270.00	245.82
6	—	236	270.00–325.00	294.12
2	—	555	240.00–249.00	244.54
13	—	480	250.00–295.00	267.19
8	—	323	250.00–340.00	305.18
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
2	—	155	300.00	300.00
13	—	372	250.00–330.00	292.88
21	—	423	250.00–315.00	284.36
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	690	195.00–210.00	202.45
8	—	278	250.00–330.00	299.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	701	218.00	218.00
2	—	425	265.00	265.00
2	—	240	312.50	312.50
5	—	335	325.00	325.00
8	—	486	245.00–250.00	248.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	227.50	227.50
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
1	—	485	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	333.00–340.00	336.03
1	—	320	330.00	330.00
1	—	585	256.00	256.00
7	—	497	310.00	310.00
1	—	695	215.00	215.00
3	—	417	300.00–315.00	308.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	561	279.00–320.00	305.89
5	—	516	224.00	224.00
2	—	688	255.00	255.00
5	—	429	310.00–345.00	330.71
12	—	620	270.00–283.50	276.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	202.00–212.00	206.96
5	—	222	305.00–375.00	340.50
3	—	478	245.00–280.00	263.31
3	—	320	310.00–340.00	325.00
8	—	762	185.00–221.00	216.54
10	—	366	285.00–342.00	320.63
1	—	900	177.00	177.00
5	—	513	252.50–295.00	277.17
3	—	268	325.00–380.00	346.89
5	—	588	245.00–297.50	272.31
1	—	660	234.00	234.00
12	—	430	212.50–333.00	299.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	224.00–265.00	248.68
32	—	416	300.00–375.00	333.44
10	—	572	269.00–327.00	299.25
13	—	673	243.00–267.00	257.73
22	—	618	250.00–300.00	278.63
23	—	372	300.00–390.00	352.94
1	—	885	190.00	190.00
1	—	810	240.00	240.00
23	—	521	285.00–327.00	302.40
1	—	790	220.00	220.00
17	—	471	295.00–330.00	313.71
15	—	226	342.50–405.00	367.99
17	—	274	330.00–395.00	359.51
24	—	324	327.50–400.00	354.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	265.00	265.00
4	—	371	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.66
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,470.00	1,470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,008	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,798.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,082	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,712.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	950.00–1,275.00	1,150.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	936	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,570.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,088	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,881.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,039	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,822.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,000.00–1,165.00	1,088.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	925.00–2,175.00	1,665.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	880	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,232.95
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	750	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,410.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,075	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,648.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,144	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,172.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	964	1,300.00–2,450.00	2,308.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	1,313	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,485.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,150	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,444.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,246	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,916.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,097	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,414.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	815	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,606.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	112.00–136.00	122.24
32	—	1,499	110.00–137.00	127.79
4	—	1,260	112.00–120.00	116.57
19	—	1,813	134.00–151.00	144.90
1	—	1,330	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,153	100.00–124.00	112.76
51	—	1,408	115.00–130.00	124.25
2	—	1,080	103.00–107.00	105.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	106.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	725	72.00	72.00
49	—	1,048	70.00–125.00	100.85
23	—	887	50.00–96.00	81.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	101.00–120.50	112.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Mississippi barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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