Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 351▲ 434 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 71▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 92▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer were 10.00 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher this week. Slaughter cow were steady this week. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 tp 7.00 higher. A big selection of good replacement bred females were offered this week and with a few small showers continuing to come, replacement feeder cattle were firm to a good bit higher 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 $278.11/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.49 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$278.11
33 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.19
vs MS average
−47.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538284.431,53127
Medium and Large 2525249.711,3116thin
One grade step is worth $34.72/cwt here — about $220 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 sale33 hd
278.11
—
MS average6 barns · 228 hd
289.30
−11.19
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−47.26
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−127.49
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—Average1,574138.372,17820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,196114.341,36728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519108.831,6547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,027102.021,04819

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)1,115$1,83948
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,024$1,8364thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$2,1095

Every lot

49 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 1273388.35/cwt370.00–410.001,06020
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2274334.60/cwt320.00–360.009175
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320331.41/cwt315.00–350.001,0616
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323388.60/cwt370.00–410.001,25514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370339.19/cwt325.00–355.001,25510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375294.20/cwt280.00–310.001,1034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419277.40/cwt260.00–290.001,1625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423321.57/cwt305.00–340.001,36016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473305.24/cwt290.00–322.001,44412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484271.84/cwt255.00–285.001,3167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521290.24/cwt275.00–305.001,51217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525249.71/cwt240.00–260.001,3116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568274.54/cwt260.00–290.001,55910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623253.01/cwt240.00–267.001,57614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669239.98/cwt225.00–252.001,6057
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712235.32/cwt225.00–242.501,6755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273348.35/cwt330.00–370.0095112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277280.83/cwt270.00–300.007785
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320319.06/cwt305.00–335.001,0218
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333261.35/cwt250.00–280.008705
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365256.99/cwt245.00–270.009384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370303.39/cwt285.00–320.001,1239
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423276.83/cwt265.00–290.001,17114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427245.28/cwt235.00–260.001,0477
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472235.33/cwt225.00–250.001,1117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473274.29/cwt260.00–290.001,29712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523248.00/cwt237.00–260.001,29714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570243.03/cwt230.00–257.001,38510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618235.83/cwt230.00–240.001,4575
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663216.34/cwt208.00–225.001,4344
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498129.83/cwt126.00–136.001,9459
Bulls——1,636145.36/cwt140.00–150.002,37811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96596.13/cwt92.00–99.009289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060107.91/cwt105.00–110.001,1448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083107.33/cwt101.00–112.001,16210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250116.91/cwt112.00–121.001,46120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442111.88/cwt106.00–115.001,6135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713101.20/cwt100.00–102.501,7342
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0241,836.14/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8364
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2955121.50/cwt62.00–157.501,16024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29351,627.01/head1,250.00–1,850.001,62724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,050.19/head1,800.00–2,250.002,05024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29532,135.83/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.