Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-07-15

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 15
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 523▼ 139 vs year ago 427 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 153▼ 5 vs year ago 105 · −4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 88▼ 67 vs year ago 115 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 pounds were up to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were steady. Feeder heifers were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady 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 $280.77/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −124.83 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$280.77
23 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.52
vs MS average
−10.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512281.071,4387thin
Medium and Large 1536280.641,50316thin
One grade step is worth $0.44/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale23 hd
280.77
—
MS average13 barns · 358 hd
286.29
−5.52
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−10.32
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−124.83
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—High1,538166.492,56121
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231144.111,77446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,403141.371,9834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025119.411,22318

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)1,054$1,58822
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,42017

Every lot

55 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269371.22/cwt350.00–390.009997
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270316.20/cwt300.00–335.008544
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320359.06/cwt345.00–375.001,1498
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323311.28/cwt295.00–330.001,0056
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362289.35/cwt270.00–300.001,0473
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367338.17/cwt330.00–345.001,2417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3845
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418326.77/cwt310.00–345.001,3666
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420288.23/cwt275.00–300.001,2119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473292.14/cwt285.00–300.001,38210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4245
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523283.13/cwt275.00–292.001,48112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573273.15/cwt262.00–285.001,5654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623259.46/cwt245.00–275.001,61610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,7142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667260.18/cwt245.00–268.001,7353
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712233.98/cwt230.00–240.001,6665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716250.81/cwt247.50–252.501,7966
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815239.04/cwt236.00–242.001,9482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263325.32/cwt300.00–340.008563
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263277.15/cwt255.00–290.007293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323308.25/cwt295.00–325.009965
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330269.55/cwt265.00–280.008903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365316.21/cwt300.00–325.001,1543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380264.41/cwt250.00–280.001,0054
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423261.98/cwt250.00–275.001,1086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428228.07/cwt215.00–235.009763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455217.00/cwt217.00–217.009871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470260.80/cwt245.00–278.001,22610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523250.63/cwt240.00–262.001,3116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573233.17/cwt225.00–242.001,3368
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620214.68/cwt205.00–225.001,3316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730213.29/cwt210.00–220.001,5573
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4122
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775201.85/cwt195.00–216.001,5644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,246157.48/cwt154.00–164.001,9627
Bulls——1,684170.99/cwt167.00–177.002,87914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%851102.18/cwt98.00–108.008706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045134.63/cwt130.00–137.001,4075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071133.20/cwt130.00–141.001,4277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168120.78/cwt115.00–125.001,4115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254145.27/cwt140.00–149.001,82241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403141.37/cwt137.00–148.001,9834
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7051
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28901,830.34/head1,500.00–1,950.001,8303
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29902,258.08/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,762.31/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7628
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29831,323.92/head1,100.00–1,500.001,32410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,808.43/head1,650.00–1,950.001,80812
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2798143.34/cwt118.00–165.001,1444

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.