Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-09-23

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 23
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 302▼ 364 vs year ago 625 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 109▼ 155 vs year ago 221 · −70.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 106 vs year ago 175 · −60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed this week. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 12.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 15.00 lower this week. A nice set of bred cows and replacement type heifers were offered 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 $225.98/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −179.62 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$225.98
12 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,217
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.10
vs MS average
−48.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544234.131,2748thin
Medium and Large 2528209.671,1074thin
One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $167 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 sale12 hd
225.98
—
MS average11 barns · 259 hd
247.07
−21.10
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−48.31
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−179.62
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—High1,323131.121,7346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216113.021,37426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532103.951,59310
CowsLean 85-90%Low93686.2980718

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)1,155$1,50034
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)885$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$1,7096

Every lot

48 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273370.64/cwt350.00–395.001,0128
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273308.35/cwt290.00–330.008426
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320335.83/cwt315.00–355.001,0759
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335287.13/cwt275.00–300.009624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373321.74/cwt310.00–335.001,2004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383277.04/cwt260.00–289.001,0615
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425284.29/cwt270.00–300.001,20812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431250.27/cwt240.00–267.001,0795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473260.04/cwt248.00–273.001,2308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520237.02/cwt225.00–250.001,2334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528209.67/cwt200.00–220.001,1074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568231.24/cwt223.00–240.001,3134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629217.07/cwt208.00–231.001,3655
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668209.81/cwt200.00–220.001,4026
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724210.83/cwt202.00–217.001,5265
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268323.06/cwt310.00–345.008665
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270283.89/cwt270.00–300.007678
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322234.63/cwt225.00–250.007565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325294.08/cwt280.00–310.009568
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373266.44/cwt250.00–285.0099410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378225.76/cwt217.00–240.008535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417245.34/cwt230.00–258.001,0237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420212.38/cwt200.00–226.008924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement450267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473240.48/cwt230.00–252.001,13712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525231.10/cwt220.00–240.001,2137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Replacement543229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572220.57/cwt210.00–228.001,2625
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630209.76/cwt200.00–220.001,3214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,057125.11/cwt121.00–127.001,3223
Bulls——1,588137.12/cwt131.00–140.002,1773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84876.27/cwt73.00–79.006478
Cows—Lean 85-90%970103.34/cwt98.00–108.001,0024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03088.28/cwt83.00–92.509096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195107.09/cwt100.00–109.001,2808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225115.65/cwt110.00–120.001,41718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51894.41/cwt93.00–96.001,4332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536106.33/cwt103.00–114.001,6338
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0401,248.80/head1,000.00–1,450.001,24916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,723.46/head1,500.00–1,900.001,72318
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,864.18/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2898125.03/cwt80.00–152.501,12322

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.