Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-10-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 7
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 578▼ 322 vs year ago 672 · −47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 75▼ 65 vs year ago 142 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 60▼ 85 vs year ago 138 · −61.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 pounds were 10.00 to 20.00 lower, Feeder steers over 400 pounds were steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds were 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 400 pounds were steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $243.08/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −162.52 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$243.08
42 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.43
vs MS average
−51.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544249.201,35728
Medium and Large 1-2586238.001,39510thin
Medium and Large 2520212.981,1074thin
One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $249 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 sale42 hd
243.08
—
MS average13 barns · 457 hd
253.51
−10.43
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−51.23
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−162.52
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—Average1,525147.092,24414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,264117.561,48627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,632112.891,8438thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,000103.411,03422

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)1,082$1,65116
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)773$1,8982thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1266342.56/cwt320.00–360.009115
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270286.20/cwt270.00–305.007736
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317288.92/cwt270.00–305.009167
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323336.63/cwt325.00–350.001,0876
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369318.96/cwt300.00–335.001,1777
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375274.20/cwt260.00–290.001,02810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420289.29/cwt275.00–305.001,2158
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428251.99/cwt240.00–265.001,0796
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2966
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473271.67/cwt255.00–290.001,28524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520212.98/cwt200.00–227.001,1074
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523259.57/cwt250.00–270.001,35816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573235.37/cwt220.00–252.001,34912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,39510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623225.49/cwt212.00–240.001,40516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661205.74/cwt190.00–218.001,3607
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6537
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722203.57/cwt190.00–213.001,4705
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,84011
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262275.76/cwt250.00–295.007225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318249.41/cwt235.00–265.007934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320286.41/cwt270.00–305.009176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373274.40/cwt265.00–285.001,0248
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383237.09/cwt225.00–250.009086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423255.25/cwt242.00–270.001,08010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426219.51/cwt210.00–235.009355
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467241.96/cwt226.00–255.001,1307
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485197.75/cwt190.00–210.009595
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520220.58/cwt210.00–232.001,1478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520192.21/cwt185.00–200.009994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568220.66/cwt210.00–232.001,2536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618208.82/cwt200.00–218.001,2914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660203.13/cwt190.00–210.001,3413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4462
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,457143.22/cwt140.00–150.002,08710
Bulls——1,696156.76/cwt152.00–164.002,6594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99396.07/cwt90.00–100.0095410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005109.52/cwt104.00–114.001,10112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110110.75/cwt107.00–113.001,2297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318119.94/cwt115.00–124.001,58120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,629114.30/cwt107.00–117.001,8627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7051
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29251,318.78/head1,050.00–1,500.001,3198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,983.23/head1,600.00–2,300.001,9838
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2938135.97/cwt100.00–195.001,27524
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263118.50/cwt114.00–124.001,4976
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27731,898.22/head1,850.00–1,950.001,8982

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.