Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 445▼ 182 vs year ago 557 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 76▼ 82 vs year ago 167 · −49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 69▼ 2 vs year ago 95 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders steers under 500 pounds were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds were 10.00 to15.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 pounds were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady this week. This week a excellent set of high quality replacement bred cows were offered and several cow/calf pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $239.56/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −166.04 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$239.56
20 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.58
vs MS average
−62.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551239.561,32020
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
239.56
—
MS average12 barns · 357 hd
257.13
−17.58
National average187 barns · 26,509 hd
301.85
−62.29
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−166.04
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—High1,561135.582,11613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,148113.391,30128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,537112.481,7288thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058101.981,07930

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)1,157$1,67450
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,4614thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$2,04513

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260369.23/cwt350.00–390.009604
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268316.36/cwt300.00–335.008486
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318286.98/cwt270.00–300.009135
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323331.28/cwt315.00–350.001,07010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373323.23/cwt310.00–335.001,2069
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380280.15/cwt270.00–295.001,0657
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423311.83/cwt300.00–325.001,3198
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423274.47/cwt265.00–285.001,1614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469254.55/cwt240.00–265.001,1945
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473284.29/cwt270.00–300.001,34512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523249.35/cwt235.00–265.001,3048
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570233.03/cwt220.00–247.001,32812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617223.89/cwt210.00–235.001,3817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4833
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670211.64/cwt200.00–224.001,4186
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,5062
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7967
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8393
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8051
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268301.79/cwt285.00–315.008095
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270261.57/cwt250.00–275.007064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320305.63/cwt290.00–320.009789
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323263.95/cwt250.00–280.0085310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371227.22/cwt210.00–240.008435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373264.09/cwt250.00–280.009858
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418258.30/cwt245.00–270.001,0809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428226.99/cwt215.00–240.0097212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Replacement440800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466211.59/cwt200.00–220.009865
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473238.97/cwt225.00–252.001,13013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523211.48/cwt200.00–224.001,1068
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523172.18/cwt165.00–180.009016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567211.68/cwt197.00–222.001,2005
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678198.29/cwt187.00–210.001,3444
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718208.13/cwt200.00–222.001,4943
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Replacement9401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502130.13/cwt125.00–135.001,9557
Bulls——1,630141.93/cwt138.00–147.002,3136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01595.37/cwt90.00–100.0096816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,022105.21/cwt100.00–108.001,0755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108109.53/cwt104.00–114.001,21414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175115.17/cwt109.00–119.001,35323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512114.26/cwt109.00–118.001,7287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29231,176.69/head600.00–1,550.001,17720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,005.33/head1,600.00–2,300.002,00530
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28631,761.74/head1,150.00–2,200.001,7628
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,623.19/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,461.39/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4614
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2965107.46/cwt60.00–140.001,03722

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.