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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 317 vs last sale 261▲ 176 vs year ago 402 · +43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 66▼ 111 vs year ago 186 · −59.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 69▼ 65 vs year ago 125 · −52.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer under 600 pounds were 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 pounds were steady. Feeder heifers were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were 6.00 to12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 15.00 higher this week. This week there were several stout and uniform value added groups of cattle offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $241.18/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.43 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.

Average price

$241.18

60 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs MS average

−45.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	244.86	1,332	27
Medium and Large 1-2	561	240.00	1,346	29
Medium and Large 2	525	224.81	1,180	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $152 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 sale60 hd

241.18

—

MS average12 barns · 312 hd

248.48

−7.31

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−45.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

405.60

−164.43

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,487	146.38	2,177	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	118.10	1,729	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	117.02	1,331	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	939	99.24	932	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,244	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

59 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	313.72/cwt	295.00–330.00	838	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	380.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,028	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	353.60/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,142	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	298.95/cwt	285.00–314.00	996	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	326.44/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,218	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	286.93/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,099	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	287.78/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,217	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	254.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,082	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,288	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	237.31/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,111	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	271.67/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,285	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,215	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	254.38/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,325	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	224.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,180	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,346	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	232.97/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,335	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	217.10/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,357	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,413	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	211.25/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,428	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	199.72/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,454	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,598	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	328.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	896	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	278.35/cwt	260.00–300.00	760	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	301.82/cwt	290.00–315.00	975	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	251.63/cwt	240.00–265.00	813	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	249.98/cwt	232.00–265.00	917	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	286.57/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,075	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	249.99/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,047	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	211.98/cwt	200.00–225.00	897	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	238.04/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,119	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,147	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	217.40/cwt	204.00–232.00	1,137	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	196.50/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,039	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	209.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,201	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,304	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	206.57/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,287	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	191.74/cwt	182.00–202.00	1,281	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	675	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	192.67/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,391	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,397	140.81/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,967	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,488	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	75.34/cwt	70.00–80.00	603	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	97.05/cwt	90.00–102.00	841	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	109.53/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,141	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	111.34/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,177	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	121.94/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,472	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	120.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,749	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,642	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	923	131.28/cwt	78.00–165.00	1,212	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	911	1,173.26/head	600.00–1,450.00	1,173	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,546.82/head	1,430.00–1,650.00	1,547	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	740	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Sep 30, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 261Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 66Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 69Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	475	243.00	243.00
22	550–600	577	226.00	226.00
5	600–650	610	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	310.00–350.00	328.35
4	300–350	323	290.00–315.00	301.82
10	350–400	375	270.00–305.00	286.57
7	400–450	419	238.00–260.00	249.99
11	450–500	470	225.00–250.00	238.04
18	500–550	523	204.00–232.00	217.40
14	550–600	573	200.00–220.00	209.61
22	600–650	623	195.00–219.00	206.57
4	650–700	668	182.00–202.00	191.74
6	700–750	722	188.00–200.00	192.67
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	260.00–300.00	278.35
6	300–350	323	240.00–265.00	251.63
7	350–400	367	232.00–265.00	249.98
4	400–450	423	200.00–225.00	211.98
7	500–550	529	192.00–200.00	196.50
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
4	650–700	675	1,500.00	1,500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	270	360.00–400.00	380.58
6	300–350	323	335.00–375.00	353.60
8	350–400	373	310.00–345.00	326.44
14	400–450	423	275.00–302.00	287.78
20	450–500	473	255.00–290.00	271.67
15	500–550	521	238.00–270.00	254.38
12	550–600	573	220.00–247.00	232.97
16	600–650	625	205.00–230.00	217.10
7	650–700	676	200.00–220.00	211.25
7	700–750	728	190.00–210.00	199.72
2	750–800	780	200.00–210.00	204.90
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	295.00–330.00	313.72
6	300–350	333	285.00–314.00	298.95
10	350–400	383	270.00–305.00	286.93
5	400–450	425	240.00–265.00	254.65
5	450–500	468	220.00–250.00	237.31
4	500–550	525	220.00–230.00	224.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	452	285.00	285.00
29	550–600	561	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	725	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	496	245.00	245.00
12	600–650	633	220.00–230.00	223.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,057	106.00–115.00	111.34
15	—	1,207	116.00–126.00	121.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,450	117.00–127.00	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	70.00–80.00	75.34
8	—	867	90.00–102.00	97.05
11	—	1,042	106.00–117.00	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	150.00–160.00	154.18
7	—	1,397	137.00–147.00	140.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	923	78.00–165.00	131.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	1,430.00–1,650.00	1,546.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	911	600.00–1,450.00	1,173.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.