Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-09-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 462▼ 303 vs year ago 683 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 95▼ 172 vs year ago 232 · −74.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 102▼ 76 vs year ago 119 · −63.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to 6.00 lower; feeder heifers sold Mixed ; slaughter cows sold 2.00-7.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher;

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.11/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −142.13 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$224.11
36 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs MS average
−14.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550230.331,26716thin
Medium and Large 2550220.121,21116thin
Medium and Large 3525215.231,1304thin
One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $137 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 sale36 hd
224.11
—
MS average13 barns · 362 hd
224.85
−0.74
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−14.50
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−142.13
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—High1,770152.392,69714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,179126.491,49126
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,690122.202,0656thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average975112.131,09318

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)1,050$1,64114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,5806
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,4524thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)550$1,3774thin

Every lot

68 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275326.34/cwt310.00–340.008974
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325332.69/cwt330.00–335.001,0816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375283.32/cwt270.00–295.001,0628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425276.23/cwt272.00–280.001,1746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425262.64/cwt260.00–265.001,1168
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475282.63/cwt280.00–285.001,3424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475253.94/cwt250.00–257.501,2066
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525247.62/cwt245.00–250.001,3004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525242.62/cwt240.00–245.001,2744
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525232.76/cwt227.00–238.001,2226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575237.13/cwt234.00–240.001,3634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575232.61/cwt230.00–235.001,3384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625234.86/cwt232.00–237.501,4682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625227.12/cwt224.00–230.001,4204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675227.59/cwt225.00–230.001,5364
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675218.63/cwt215.00–222.001,4766
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725212.14/cwt208.00–216.001,53810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773206.26/cwt202.50–210.001,5942
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825205.30/cwt195.00–215.001,6944
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7781
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225305.55/cwt300.00–310.006872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275299.11/cwt290.00–310.008234
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275260.89/cwt250.00–270.007174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325288.44/cwt275.00–300.009374
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325263.07/cwt255.00–270.008554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375258.93/cwt252.00–265.009718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375237.99/cwt230.00–245.008928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425253.88/cwt247.00–260.001,0798
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425241.52/cwt232.00–250.001,0266
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425220.58/cwt210.00–230.009376
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475236.21/cwt232.00–240.001,1226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475232.26/cwt227.00–237.001,1038
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475215.52/cwt205.00–225.001,0248
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525233.18/cwt228.00–237.901,2248
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525222.62/cwt220.00–225.001,1698
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525215.23/cwt210.00–220.001,1304
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575227.47/cwt222.00–232.501,3088
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575217.61/cwt215.00–220.001,2518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625226.50/cwt220.00–232.501,4164
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625212.72/cwt207.00–218.001,3308
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675211.66/cwt207.00–216.001,4294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675198.63/cwt195.00–202.001,3414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683194.33/cwt180.00–217.001,3273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715193.77/cwt192.50–195.001,3852
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755188.31/cwt185.00–190.001,4223
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375277.99/cwt270.00–285.001,04210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425265.87/cwt250.00–280.001,13010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475253.84/cwt247.00–260.001,20612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525235.23/cwt230.00–240.001,23510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575230.43/cwt220.00–240.001,3256
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625210.39/cwt200.00–220.001,3158
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675197.59/cwt195.00–200.001,3344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250132.00/cwt120.00–140.001,6504
Bulls——1,978160.55/cwt150.00–167.003,17610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80089.44/cwt82.00–96.007164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025122.93/cwt120.00–125.001,26010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025118.61/cwt111.00–124.001,21614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275128.71/cwt125.00–132.001,64116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690122.20/cwt120.00–124.002,0656
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy5501,377.27/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3774
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925139.59/cwt117.00–155.001,29116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,452.33/head2,150.00–2,650.002,4524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,387.84/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,742.05/head1,650.00–1,800.001,74210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,580.11/head1,350.00–1,725.001,5806

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.