Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-02-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 17
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 558▼ 388 vs year ago 589 · −65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 105▼ 76 vs year ago 128 · −59.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 162▼ 109 vs year ago 164 · −66.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mixed this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Due to a wet weekend and now cooler temperature, a lighter run showed up this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.83/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −93.41 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$272.83
26 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.47
vs MS average
−25.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513290.001,48811thin
Medium and Large 1535266.801,42711thin
Medium and Large 2528242.201,2794thin
One grade step is worth $47.80/cwt here — about $209 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 sale26 hd
272.83
—
MS average12 barns · 178 hd
261.36
+11.47
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
−25.00
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−93.41
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—Average1,456167.192,4348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276146.261,86726
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453138.242,0093thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014123.111,24912

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)1,066$1,99912
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)878$2,4342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$2,2518

Every lot

48 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 1273418.35/cwt400.00–440.001,1426
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320296.41/cwt280.00–315.009494
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325400.35/cwt380.00–415.001,3015
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370294.39/cwt280.00–310.001,0894
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373374.09/cwt360.00–390.001,3958
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423348.93/cwt330.00–370.001,4766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423286.57/cwt270.00–305.001,2126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480306.95/cwt290.00–325.001,4736
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523294.35/cwt280.00–310.001,53910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575301.89/cwt285.00–320.001,7368
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619264.06/cwt248.00–277.001,6357
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673244.61/cwt230.00–260.001,6464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723243.32/cwt230.00–257.501,7592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7391
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270363.89/cwt350.00–380.009834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270306.20/cwt290.00–325.008274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315309.05/cwt290.00–320.009743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323366.28/cwt350.00–385.001,1836
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375336.57/cwt320.00–355.001,2626
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383289.51/cwt275.00–305.001,1096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419259.50/cwt245.00–270.001,0875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422296.45/cwt280.00–310.001,2517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463287.16/cwt275.00–300.001,3304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473251.90/cwt240.00–265.001,1916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,48811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519277.41/cwt262.00–290.001,4407
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528242.20/cwt230.00–255.001,2794
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563248.24/cwt237.00–260.001,3984
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635233.23/cwt220.00–240.001,4813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678228.83/cwt220.00–238.001,5514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718220.18/cwt212.00–237.001,5813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763196.02/cwt195.00–197.001,4962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,209160.33/cwt154.00–164.001,9384
Bulls——1,703174.04/cwt171.00–178.002,9644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953107.80/cwt102.00–112.001,0274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045130.77/cwt125.00–135.001,3678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245140.93/cwt136.00–145.001,75514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313152.47/cwt147.00–157.002,00212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453138.24/cwt136.00–140.002,0093
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28782,433.76/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28831,638.17/head1,025.00–2,000.001,6386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,358.92/head2,150.00–2,525.002,3596
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,000142.16/cwt100.00–168.001,42226
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29031,923.27/head1,450.00–2,300.001,9234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0452,579.67/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5804

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.