Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 424▲ 201 vs year ago 357 · +56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 72▼ 2 vs year ago 107 · −1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 52▲ 66 vs year ago 96 · +68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 25.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A large cattle farm dispersal was offer this week allowing lots of top quality bred and cow/calf pairs to be offered as replacement females 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 $282.46/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −123.15 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$282.46
31 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$50.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.17
vs MS average
−56.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518310.001,6063thin
Medium and Large 1547292.461,59917thin
Medium and Large 2539259.481,40011thin
One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $206 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 sale31 hd
282.46
—
MS average13 barns · 281 hd
300.62
−18.17
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−56.21
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−123.15
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—Average1,420156.382,2209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245143.191,78364
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,543133.162,05411
CowsLean 85-90%Average987121.581,20015

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)1,210$2,54464
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,313$2,8462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,90064

Every lot

58 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273455.64/cwt435.00–480.001,24410
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273378.35/cwt360.00–400.001,03310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320404.06/cwt385.00–425.001,2936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323341.55/cwt325.00–360.001,1038
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366382.95/cwt360.00–400.001,4025
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373321.44/cwt305.00–340.001,19916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423353.93/cwt335.00–375.001,4976
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423311.83/cwt300.00–325.001,31912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468269.44/cwt255.00–285.001,2616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473311.90/cwt300.00–325.001,47514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522266.58/cwt250.00–280.001,3927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523299.57/cwt290.00–310.001,5678
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568286.14/cwt270.00–300.001,6259
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570247.06/cwt235.00–260.001,4084
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625264.64/cwt250.00–280.001,6544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665249.89/cwt245.00–255.001,6624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,6624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7523
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732227.80/cwt210.00–238.001,6673
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8836
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830224.53/cwt220.00–229.001,8642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270361.20/cwt345.00–380.009758
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270311.20/cwt295.00–330.008404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320348.75/cwt330.00–370.001,1168
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333299.55/cwt280.00–320.009984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360325.42/cwt305.00–340.001,1725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366277.21/cwt260.00–290.001,0155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423289.20/cwt275.00–305.001,2238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423252.78/cwt240.00–267.001,06912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468294.44/cwt280.00–310.001,3786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473251.90/cwt240.00–265.001,19114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520237.02/cwt225.00–250.001,23312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530274.58/cwt260.00–290.001,4556
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568221.28/cwt205.00–230.001,2573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570254.47/cwt240.00–270.001,4504
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623222.05/cwt210.00–235.001,38314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673219.67/cwt210.00–230.001,4786
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720231.27/cwt230.00–233.001,6657
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733200.17/cwt190.00–210.001,4672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818191.36/cwt185.00–198.001,5654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,304144.93/cwt143.00–153.001,8905
Bulls——1,564170.70/cwt166.00–175.002,6704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963112.73/cwt106.00–120.001,0867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008129.33/cwt123.00–134.001,3048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220137.59/cwt132.00–143.001,67934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273149.54/cwt144.00–154.001,90430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532134.48/cwt128.00–138.002,06010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9801
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,846.10/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0202,232.84/head1,500.00–2,800.002,23320
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,084.58/head2,400.00–3,600.003,08526
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,376.35/head2,850.00–3,800.003,37618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29581,783.29/head1,500.00–2,000.001,78314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,757.23/head2,200.00–3,100.002,75750
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2910132.70/cwt90.00–157.001,20828

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.