Mississippi Daily Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Mississippi reported 183 priced lines covering 1,738 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,944 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 401 head. replacement cattle receipts at 511 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,944Last week 3,310Year ago 2,876

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 454Year ago 430

Replacement CattleReceipts 511Last week 763Year ago 353

Cattle auctions at Forest (1,342), Grenada (205), Hattiesburg (-), Houston (155), Macon (145), Meridian (230), West Point (779). Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	130.00–150.00	140.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	762	735.00–1,200.00	983.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	928	800.00–1,700.00	1,231.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	108.00–130.00	120.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	855.00–1,100.00	991.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	107.00–110.00	108.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	972	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,314.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	122.00	122.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	866	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,459.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,075	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,305.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	898	1,000.00–1,725.00	1,453.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	900.00–1,100.00	1,001.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	109.00–118.00	113.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,813.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,327.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,392.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,501.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	750	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	913	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,250	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,200	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,843.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,213	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,183	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,876.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,547.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,260	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,260.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	325.00–400.00	379.25
12	250–300	269	332.50–407.50	379.05
17	300–350	319	345.00–380.00	364.73
37	350–400	375	327.50–380.00	357.59
42	400–450	422	300.00–370.00	351.69
20	450–500	469	290.00–350.00	317.59
30	500–550	522	275.00–318.00	300.05
21	550–600	571	262.00–300.00	277.97
14	600–650	605	262.00–287.00	276.99
17	650–700	672	250.00–260.00	253.01
3	700–750	703	232.50–260.00	243.35
2	750–800	765	227.50–242.00	234.80
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
5	850–900	868	220.00–230.00	225.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
10	300–350	339	377.50–380.00	377.99
20	400–450	437	359.00–361.00	360.33
23	500–550	508	310.00	310.00
22	550–600	560	262.50–274.50	270.53
32	600–650	604	267.00–280.50	277.51
25	650–700	670	235.00–268.00	257.34
15	700–750	722	234.00–250.00	242.71
3	800–850	803	230.00	230.00
9	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	370.00–373.00	371.52
16	400–450	420	312.50–330.00	322.11
16	450–500	472	272.50–317.50	289.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	542	255.00–258.00	256.01
1	550–600	590	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	342.50	342.50
6	300–350	319	320.00–335.00	329.16
5	350–400	380	300.00–335.00	322.96
13	400–450	425	262.00–327.50	297.89
16	450–500	471	300.00–315.00	306.56
5	500–550	518	270.00–285.00	280.05
3	550–600	590	252.50–275.00	265.85
3	600–650	627	230.00–255.00	238.94
5	650–700	674	240.00–262.00	256.41
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	225.00–227.50	226.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	376	270.00–295.00	279.65
3	400–450	418	280.00	280.00
13	450–500	462	250.00–267.00	257.78
26	550–600	553	240.50–241.50	241.19
3	650–700	658	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	236	305.00–335.00	315.16
18	250–300	278	310.00–335.00	320.53
26	300–350	318	300.00–345.00	317.46
37	350–400	368	265.00–318.00	297.96
40	400–450	423	250.00–300.00	275.90
60	450–500	473	247.50–285.00	263.50
50	500–550	520	237.50–260.00	250.60
55	550–600	573	225.00–252.50	238.51
18	600–650	618	225.00–242.50	232.18
8	650–700	668	215.00–236.00	227.74
3	700–750	717	200.00–217.50	207.40
2	750–800	778	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	247.50–315.00	283.36
6	250–300	272	250.00–308.00	289.31
15	300–350	328	230.00–302.00	279.56
19	350–400	372	260.00–300.00	277.33
16	400–450	424	235.00–272.50	258.18
13	450–500	470	235.00–271.00	252.17
6	500–550	518	220.00–245.00	233.19
15	550–600	580	175.00–243.00	231.23
1	600–650	600	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	660	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	716	135.00–211.00	185.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	222.50	222.50
6	300–350	321	215.00–283.00	248.22
5	350–400	377	200.00–280.00	246.97
1	400–450	445	202.50	202.50
2	500–550	513	200.00–223.00	211.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	365	265.00–307.50	293.26
11	400–450	434	260.00–280.00	268.85
3	450–500	475	247.50	247.50
14	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	257.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	350.00	350.00
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
11	250–300	278	320.00–360.00	342.45
12	300–350	316	315.00–367.50	344.81
14	350–400	368	317.50–380.00	348.75
22	400–450	422	285.00–350.00	317.42
19	450–500	469	275.00–315.00	287.48
15	500–550	522	269.00–290.00	275.51
12	550–600	569	240.00–283.00	259.16
8	600–650	623	230.00–272.50	245.46
5	650–700	658	220.00–235.00	229.95
8	700–750	722	185.00–230.00	213.17
6	750–800	773	170.00–217.50	200.92
2	800–850	815	155.00–217.50	185.87
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	346.63
5	400–450	436	285.00–292.50	288.01
5	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	260.00–265.00	262.55
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	335.00	335.00
6	300–350	323	250.00–345.00	287.80
6	350–400	375	277.00–320.00	301.77
12	400–450	423	235.00–345.00	274.29
5	450–500	465	260.00–288.00	276.71
11	500–550	524	240.00–260.00	250.20
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	618	223.00–233.00	227.86
3	650–700	678	125.00–200.00	175.49
2	700–750	738	210.00–224.00	217.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	430	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,045	78.00–125.00	105.63
3	—	852	71.00–79.00	74.86
14	—	893	66.00–97.00	88.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,098	80.00–127.00	114.73
3	—	1,253	97.00–109.00	104.49
54	—	1,281	116.00–132.00	123.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	97.00–125.50	116.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,779	136.00–155.00	144.37
36	—	1,358	125.00–144.00	131.94
7	—	1,269	114.00–126.00	120.90
2	—	1,358	122.00–126.00	124.17
2	—	1,348	125.00–128.00	126.53
2	—	1,958	135.00–140.00	137.51
18	—	1,493	115.00–136.50	125.88

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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