Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-01-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 400▼ 203 vs year ago 286 · −71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 70▼ 67 vs year ago 101 · −66.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 161▼ 24 vs year ago 58 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Most classes had few head count . Real light run of cattle due to bad weather conditions . Compared to last weeks sale with few numbers. Feeder steers sold Steady to Firm; feeder heifers sold Steady to Firmer; feeder calf group was weaned with shots this gave them added value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 Higher; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 3.00 Higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.12/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −98.12 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$268.12
9 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,415
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs MS average
−36.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529272.551,4417thin
Medium and Large 2525252.621,3262thin
One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd
268.12
—
MS average13 barns · 304 hd
262.98
+5.14
National average149 barns · 17,148 hd
304.42
−36.30
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−98.12
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

25 sales
425381337293median 366.2403/0204/2707/1308/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $306.82, median $366.24 across 25 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—Average1,513148.772,25013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219131.811,60718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439125.911,8123thin

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)1,030$1,87720
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$2,1501thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283410.58/cwt400.00–415.001,1623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325385.76/cwt375.00–395.001,2542
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375361.31/cwt340.00–380.001,3552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425347.93/cwt340.00–355.001,4792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475297.63/cwt295.00–300.001,4142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200320.00/cwt320.00–320.006401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2249345.00/cwt345.00–345.008591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275338.17/cwt330.00–345.009302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375315.65/cwt305.00–325.001,1844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375280.33/cwt275.00–285.001,0512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425265.29/cwt260.00–270.001,1272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475282.63/cwt280.00–285.001,3424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525275.47/cwt265.00–285.001,4466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525252.62/cwt250.00–255.001,3262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525267.62/cwt265.00–270.001,4054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195132.65/cwt130.00–136.001,5853
Bulls——1,608153.61/cwt144.00–159.002,47010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025122.93/cwt120.00–125.001,2604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275134.35/cwt128.00–140.001,71314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474120.37/cwt118.00–123.001,7742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,718.92/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,982.27/head1,160.00–2,500.001,98212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925142.00/cwt120.00–157.001,31414

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.