Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-03-25

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 25
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 210▲ 75 vs year ago 337 · +22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 47▼ 16 vs year ago 105 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 38▼ 34 vs year ago 72 · −47.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 500 pound were steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves under 500 were 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mixed this week throughout different weights. Slaughter cows were 10.00 to 12.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were also up to 10.00 higher this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.93/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −124.31 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$241.93
17 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,299
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.84
vs MS average
−24.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536249.821,33913thin
Medium and Large 2540216.291,1674thin
One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $172 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
241.93
—
MS average13 barns · 234 hd
259.76
−17.84
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−24.94
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−124.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
425381337293median 366.2403/0204/2707/1308/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $306.82, median $366.24 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,432145.102,07814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241131.791,63655
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436126.191,8124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044114.961,20010

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)1,228$2,8003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$1,74910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)827$1,2919
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,318$2,4672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)999$2,88314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$1,8818

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270335.13/cwt320.00–350.0090511
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271377.22/cwt360.00–395.001,02215
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320368.75/cwt350.00–390.001,1804
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367329.07/cwt310.00–345.001,2087
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373369.06/cwt350.00–390.001,3776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416290.19/cwt270.00–305.001,2075
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423324.47/cwt315.00–335.001,37312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473299.29/cwt285.00–315.001,41612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477264.43/cwt255.00–280.001,2615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520299.15/cwt285.00–312.001,55611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570289.65/cwt280.00–300.001,6516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620270.48/cwt255.00–287.001,6776
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668253.51/cwt250.00–257.001,6932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271342.08/cwt325.00–360.0092717
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273293.76/cwt280.00–310.0080210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319348.79/cwt330.00–365.001,1137
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319296.11/cwt280.00–310.009457
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370299.19/cwt285.00–315.001,1078
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370256.82/cwt245.00–270.009506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418267.87/cwt255.00–280.001,12013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419238.63/cwt225.00–250.001,0007
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468232.03/cwt220.00–245.001,0864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473269.29/cwt255.00–285.001,27410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528253.29/cwt240.00–267.501,33710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533213.38/cwt200.00–220.001,1373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement5501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563238.25/cwt235.00–245.001,3413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615248.28/cwt245.00–250.001,5273
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,119125.38/cwt121.00–128.001,4034
Bulls——1,316145.92/cwt138.00–148.001,9204
Bulls——1,719157.69/cwt153.00–163.002,7116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988112.03/cwt108.00–115.001,1077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043119.88/cwt113.00–123.001,2508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173121.81/cwt119.00–129.001,4293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214131.17/cwt125.00–135.001,59234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385129.92/cwt127.00–137.001,7993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435140.73/cwt138.00–148.002,01913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,466.89/head2,000.00–2,950.002,4672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28271,291.20/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,748.66/head1,450.00–1,950.001,74910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2282,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27402,203.38/head1,650.00–2,700.002,2034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28701,881.03/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1033,154.65/head2,400.00–3,700.003,15510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870114.36/cwt77.00–142.0099514

This sale against other markets

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.