Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 288▼ 96 vs year ago 482 · −19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 100▼ 30 vs year ago 140 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 48▲ 27 vs year ago 72 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer were mixed this week throughout weight classes. Feeder heifers were also mixed this week. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A couple dispersals were offered this week so several really nice commercial replacement breds and cow/calf pair were offered along with several 550 weight and up group feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.84/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.77 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$271.84
38 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,470
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.36
vs MS average
−25.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526286.001,5049thin
Medium and Large 1540276.521,49322
Medium and Large 2561238.911,3417thin
One grade step is worth $47.09/cwt here — about $163 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 sale38 hd
271.84
—
MS average12 barns · 424 hd
283.20
−11.36
National average149 barns · 6,483 hd
297.82
−25.99
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−133.77
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—High1,609164.212,64320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280135.441,73447
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541132.362,04011
CowsLean 85-90%Average955119.011,13722

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)1,090$1,96848
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,380$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$2,44824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,7874thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273380.64/cwt360.00–405.001,0396
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273331.06/cwt315.00–350.009046
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319361.11/cwt345.00–375.001,1527
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337309.64/cwt300.00–325.001,0435
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362319.35/cwt300.00–330.001,1563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370358.92/cwt340.00–380.001,3288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420266.47/cwt250.00–275.001,1193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423319.20/cwt305.00–335.001,35012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465246.59/cwt240.00–250.001,1473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471292.31/cwt276.00–308.001,37715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523283.40/cwt270.00–298.001,48214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5049
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535256.06/cwt250.00–262.001,3702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570264.47/cwt250.00–280.001,5078
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572232.05/cwt225.00–237.001,3275
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617256.67/cwt250.00–265.001,5847
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6608
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668255.84/cwt250.00–260.001,7095
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6571
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8551
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270333.89/cwt320.00–350.009024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320310.13/cwt297.00–325.009926
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335264.78/cwt250.00–280.008874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368255.92/cwt250.00–267.009423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372292.45/cwt282.00–300.001,0885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423262.78/cwt250.00–277.001,11210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1597
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435235.79/cwt230.00–245.001,0265
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465263.74/cwt252.00–272.001,2265
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480235.88/cwt230.00–242.001,1324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520243.77/cwt238.00–250.001,2684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Replacement550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570227.24/cwt220.00–235.001,2958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616218.77/cwt210.00–225.001,3485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666218.78/cwt210.00–225.001,4575
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765220.73/cwt200.00–242.001,6892
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863201.55/cwt196.00–207.001,7392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5008
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,322154.96/cwt152.00–162.002,0498
Bulls——1,801170.38/cwt164.00–174.503,06912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%783100.91/cwt95.00–105.007903
Cows—Lean 85-90%961117.94/cwt113.00–123.001,13312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019128.61/cwt125.00–136.001,3117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227131.44/cwt127.00–133.501,61317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310137.71/cwt135.00–144.001,80430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555134.40/cwt129.50–140.002,09010
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,373175.26/cwt170.00–180.002,4062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29801,576.53/head1,350.00–1,750.001,57724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,358.59/head1,800.00–2,775.002,35924
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29802,281.89/head2,000.00–2,500.002,28212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,614.38/head2,450.00–2,750.002,61412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,866.59/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8673
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810112.25/cwt72.00–142.5090914

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.