Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-06-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 24
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 199▼ 32 vs year ago 446 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 73▼ 41 vs year ago 197 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 44▲ 30 vs year ago 79 · +38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 10.00-20.00 higher; feeder steers over 500# sold Steady to weaker; feeder heifers under 550# sold 5.00-25.00 higher; feeder heifers over 550# sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and 3-4s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-9.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-10.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.67/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −132.57 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$233.67
35 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.63
vs MS average
−35.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513243.611,2505thin
Medium and Large 1525243.571,2796thin
Medium and Large 2558234.181,30712thin
Medium and Large 3558224.071,25112thin
One grade step is worth $19.54/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale35 hd
233.67
—
MS average11 barns · 231 hd
250.30
−16.63
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−35.61
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−132.57
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—High1,668167.802,79834
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094148.651,62694
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,587144.112,28712
CowsLean 85-90%Average941127.001,19516

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$1,92434
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,7498
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,04912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$2,36740
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,8502thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225413.32/cwt405.00–420.009302
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225341.64/cwt325.00–355.007694
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275360.45/cwt355.00–365.009914
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275348.17/cwt340.00–355.009576
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325390.76/cwt380.00–400.001,2706
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325355.76/cwt345.00–365.001,1566
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375357.99/cwt350.00–365.001,3424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375337.66/cwt335.00–340.001,2664
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375308.32/cwt295.00–320.001,1566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425310.58/cwt300.00–320.001,3206
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425297.64/cwt295.00–300.001,26512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475307.89/cwt300.00–315.001,4624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475287.63/cwt285.00–290.001,3668
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525263.80/cwt257.00–270.001,3854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575268.91/cwt265.00–272.501,5466
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625257.12/cwt254.00–260.001,6072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625253.12/cwt250.00–256.001,5822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675254.66/cwt250.00–259.001,7196
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723237.56/cwt220.00–248.001,7183
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1933180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225415.55/cwt410.00–420.009352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275335.45/cwt330.00–340.009222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275314.06/cwt295.00–330.008646
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325348.44/cwt335.00–360.001,1326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325305.76/cwt295.00–315.009944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325263.44/cwt250.00–275.008564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375323.32/cwt310.00–335.001,2124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375288.97/cwt265.00–310.001,08410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added390288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425281.52/cwt272.00–290.001,1966
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425259.16/cwt247.00–270.001,10114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425225.29/cwt220.00–230.009574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475249.05/cwt248.00–250.001,1834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475242.52/cwt237.00–247.501,15212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475227.89/cwt220.00–235.001,0824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513243.61/cwt240.00–246.001,2505
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525243.57/cwt240.00–247.501,2796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525234.19/cwt230.00–238.001,2294
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525221.78/cwt210.00–232.501,1644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575234.17/cwt230.00–238.001,3468
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575225.21/cwt220.00–230.001,2958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625229.72/cwt224.00–235.001,43610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675228.74/cwt222.00–235.001,5446
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675209.07/cwt200.00–217.501,4118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722216.57/cwt210.00–225.001,5643
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758209.93/cwt202.50–217.501,5912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3815179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825202.36/cwt195.00–210.001,6692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6271
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325333.07/cwt325.00–340.001,0824
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375308.97/cwt285.00–330.001,1594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425288.51/cwt270.00–305.001,2266
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475290.26/cwt285.00–295.001,37910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525268.32/cwt250.00–285.001,40914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575259.47/cwt248.00–270.001,49210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675248.74/cwt242.00–255.001,67910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050139.86/cwt132.00–147.001,4694
Bulls——1,750171.53/cwt157.00–179.503,00230
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800117.66/cwt115.00–120.009416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025136.10/cwt132.00–139.001,3958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025132.61/cwt125.00–138.001,35910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100149.82/cwt140.00–156.001,64886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573147.86/cwt140.00–154.002,32610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,658125.38/cwt122.00–128.002,0792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,722.97/head1,500.00–1,875.001,72314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,749.43/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7498
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2752,064.71/head1,800.00–2,300.002,06520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,976.35/head1,575.00–2,250.001,97622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,048.84/head2,550.00–3,375.003,04912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,845.35/head2,150.00–3,300.002,84518
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100152.00/cwt125.00–169.001,67210

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.