Sale reports / Mississippi / Tylertown Livestock Auction / 2024-12-17

Tylertown Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tylertown, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2118
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 231▲ 5 vs year ago 598 · +0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 100▼ 64 vs year ago 130 · −49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 58▼ 125 vs year ago 206 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 8-15 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.94/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −105.82 against this barn's trailing median of $388.76.
Average price
$282.94
31 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.43
vs MS average
−43.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542291.101,57918thin
Medium and Large 2520274.751,4296thin
Medium and Large 1-2576269.001,5497thin
One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd
282.94
—
MS average11 barns · 302 hd
294.37
−11.43
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−43.69
This barn, trailing median29 sales
388.76
−105.82
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
458408359309median 388.7603/2405/1907/2109/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $443.63, low $323.11, median $388.76 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—High1,493131.501,96417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154118.651,36911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472112.561,65711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06499.301,0579thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,0533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$1,7659
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,003$1,3332thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$1,9132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)824$1,6814thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,4502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)740$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,2524thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,17910
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)645$1,8502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$9751thin

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Tylertown Stockyard - Tylertown, 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220433.41/cwt420.00–450.009543
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225410.11/cwt405.00–415.009232
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1266409.66/cwt390.00–435.001,09011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273367.49/cwt350.00–385.001,0035
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319342.73/cwt325.00–360.001,0937
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327379.63/cwt370.00–400.001,2415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2359319.02/cwt315.00–330.001,1454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374365.84/cwt350.00–376.001,3688
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418303.23/cwt290.00–325.001,2688
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428340.09/cwt326.00–360.001,4566
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462286.42/cwt270.00–300.001,32310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477318.17/cwt305.00–327.001,51812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy485336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,6301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510309.67/cwt302.00–325.001,5797
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520274.75/cwt260.00–287.001,4296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563279.28/cwt265.00–290.001,57211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5497
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,65719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238336.10/cwt321.00–345.008003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268327.04/cwt322.00–335.008766
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323316.37/cwt300.00–335.001,02211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369305.97/cwt290.00–322.001,1298
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420291.42/cwt277.00–302.001,2248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420258.30/cwt250.00–267.001,0852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464255.75/cwt245.00–267.001,1875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519237.93/cwt234.00–250.001,2356
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565235.28/cwt223.00–248.001,3292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608227.53/cwt220.00–235.001,3832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Replacement618942.65/head935.00–950.009432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580248.19/cwt244.00–255.001,4403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,349125.78/cwt113.00–134.001,69711
Bulls——1,716140.38/cwt135.00–144.002,4095
Bulls——1,970150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04894.71/cwt90.00–100.009935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084105.03/cwt101.00–111.001,1394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110115.02/cwt111.00–119.001,2777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231125.00/cwt124.00–126.001,5394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475111.72/cwt106.00–117.001,64810
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-27401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,252.26/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,231.98/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2326
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,549.01/head1,200.00–1,950.001,5495
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0031,333.42/head1,175.00–1,450.001,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,052.51/head1,750.00–2,400.002,0533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,034.41/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0344
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2715975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800130.38/cwt110.00–150.001,0432
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27451,450.34/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28231,912.77/head1,500.00–2,200.001,9132
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28241,681.34/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6814

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.