Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 8
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 414▲ 63 vs year ago 460 · +13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 156▼ 38 vs year ago 191 · −19.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 109▼ 70 vs year ago 158 · −44.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 were 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds were mixed this week. Feeder heifers over 500 pounds were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were steady this week. A couple dispersals were offered this week so a good run of solid cows offered for breds, cow/calf pairs, and slaughter cows. Also some really nice solid bigger weight calves showed up this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $274.34/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.26 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$274.34
32 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.09
vs MS average
−28.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535284.001,5194thin
Medium and Large 1546279.691,52622
Medium and Large 2560248.271,3906thin
One grade step is worth $35.73/cwt here — about $130 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 sale32 hd
274.34
—
MS average7 barns · 206 hd
285.43
−11.09
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−28.57
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−131.26
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

29 sales
483426370313median 405.6003/0204/2707/0609/0710/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $327.18, median $405.60 across 29 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—High1,622168.482,73220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522153.182,33110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302151.201,96890
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004132.641,33223

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)1,095$1,69642
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,193$2,5092thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,41621
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,2452thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268322.39/cwt300.00–340.008645
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270378.52/cwt360.00–400.001,0226
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318304.81/cwt285.00–320.009695
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323363.60/cwt345.00–385.001,17410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370338.04/cwt320.00–355.001,25111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423326.57/cwt310.00–345.001,38112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423284.20/cwt270.00–300.001,20210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470262.18/cwt255.00–270.001,2326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471295.29/cwt280.00–310.001,39115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523286.96/cwt275.00–300.001,50112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543249.98/cwt245.00–255.001,3572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568247.42/cwt245.00–250.001,4054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573270.97/cwt258.00–285.001,55310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620259.52/cwt245.00–275.001,60914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665253.68/cwt240.00–268.001,6876
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723236.64/cwt230.00–250.001,7113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7743
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8021
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,9061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273318.35/cwt300.00–340.008698
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273273.76/cwt260.00–290.007476
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313275.96/cwt260.00–285.008643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323313.95/cwt300.00–330.001,01412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360307.50/cwt290.00–320.001,1075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378271.92/cwt260.00–285.001,0286
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423269.73/cwt256.00–285.001,14110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425232.86/cwt220.00–247.009906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478252.04/cwt240.00–265.001,20512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523246.96/cwt235.00–260.001,29212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570234.47/cwt220.00–250.001,3368
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631224.04/cwt210.00–235.001,4147
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688220.96/cwt217.00–225.001,5204
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5244
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730214.35/cwt207.00–222.001,5654
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773215.95/cwt214.00–218.001,6692
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829208.88/cwt200.00–220.001,73211
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,48810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438160.99/cwt155.00–166.002,3158
Bulls——1,744173.47/cwt168.00–178.003,02512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935128.99/cwt124.00–134.001,20616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123145.36/cwt138.00–148.001,63227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163140.97/cwt139.00–148.001,6397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378153.70/cwt150.00–160.002,11863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522153.18/cwt149.00–156.002,33110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,509.12/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27751,245.16/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28652,091.91/head1,800.00–2,300.002,09210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,709.94/head2,250.00–3,000.002,71011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,318.75/head850.00–1,600.001,31920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,039.29/head1,500.00–2,330.002,03922
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2975136.93/cwt122.00–148.001,3358
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220148.53/cwt135.00–158.001,8128

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.