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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 214▼ 157 vs year ago 379 · −41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 115▼ 65 vs year ago 130 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 82▼ 22 vs year ago 76 · −28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed to 15.00 lower on calves under 400 pounds. Feeder heifers were also Steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher this week. With a good amount of grass currently , there was a lighter run of calves under 400 so harder to get a good read on market.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.59/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −135.65 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.

Average price

$230.59

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.57

vs MS average

−37.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	233.78	1,241	14thin
Medium and Large 2	567	215.70	1,223	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

230.59

—

MS average13 barns · 288 hd

246.16

−15.57

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−37.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

366.24

−135.65

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,614	149.07	2,405	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	117.47	1,399	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	111.95	1,643	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	105.60	986	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,434	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,753	7

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	349.59/cwt	330.00–365.00	937	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	334.20/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,096	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	322.21/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,179	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	269.50/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,019	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	305.58/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,262	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	251.90/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,058	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	274.36/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,289	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	244.68/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,162	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	232.46/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,181	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	262.92/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,375	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	248.98/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,544	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,523	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,788	6
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,115	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	298.12/cwt	290.00–305.00	814	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	231.13/cwt	215.00–240.00	717	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	305.10/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,028	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	279.36/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,045	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	247.17/cwt	235.00–260.00	939	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	254.20/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,075	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	209.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	891	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	243.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,137	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	212.10/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,039	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	233.91/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,216	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	233.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,330	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	218.55/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,263	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	214.50/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,341	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	211.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,394	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	196.00/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,397	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,449	144.52/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,094	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	156.64/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,957	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	94.15/cwt	90.00–100.00	805	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	110.51/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,069	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,239	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	118.08/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,416	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	111.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,643	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	111.55/cwt	78.00–136.00	959	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	970	1,194.85/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,195	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,706.34/head	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,706	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,108	1,338.35/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,064.43/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,064	4

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 214Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 115Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 82Year ago 76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	152.00–162.00	156.64
5	—	1,449	139.00–149.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	110.00–112.00	111.35
30	—	1,199	114.00–122.50	118.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	105.00–115.00	111.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	967	106.00–115.00	110.51
3	—	855	90.00–100.00	94.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	860	78.00–136.00	111.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	970	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,194.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,213	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,706.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,064.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,338.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	215.00–240.00	231.13
4	350–400	380	235.00–260.00	247.17
4	400–450	425	200.00–220.00	209.76
3	450–500	490	202.00–217.00	212.10
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	578	215.00–222.00	218.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	290.00–305.00	298.12
3	300–350	337	295.00–310.00	305.10
5	350–400	374	270.00–295.00	279.36
16	400–450	423	240.00–270.00	254.20
9	450–500	468	235.00–250.00	243.02
11	500–550	520	225.00–242.00	233.91
3	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	233.30
4	600–650	625	207.00–222.50	214.50
5	650–700	658	200.00–220.00	211.85
3	700–750	713	195.00–198.00	196.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	330.00–365.00	349.59
4	300–350	328	320.00–350.00	334.20
5	350–400	366	305.00–335.00	322.21
4	400–450	413	292.00–320.00	305.58
8	450–500	470	260.00–290.00	274.36
14	500–550	523	250.00–277.00	262.92
4	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	264.80
4	600–650	620	248.00–250.00	248.98
1	700–750	705	216.00	216.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	781	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	255.00–285.00	269.50
4	400–450	420	240.00–265.00	251.90
6	450–500	475	235.00–255.00	244.68
2	500–550	508	225.00–240.00	232.46

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.