Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-03-03

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 218▲ 118 vs year ago 249 · +47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 43▼ 16 vs year ago 96 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 51▲ 17 vs year ago 81 · +21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady this week. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 7.00 lower this week. A couple small dispersals were offered this week so had some really nice cow/calf pairs and bred cows offered today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $313.11/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.50 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$313.11
26 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.06
vs MS average
−36.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536323.761,73612thin
Medium and Large 1-2511320.001,6356thin
Medium and Large 2523291.961,5278thin
One grade step is worth $31.80/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
313.11
—
MS average12 barns · 187 hd
326.17
−13.06
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−36.17
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−92.50
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—High1,499161.522,42110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,267150.131,90235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538136.682,10323
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,125122.631,38010

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)1,176$2,19640
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,353$2,6582thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,89515

Every lot

55 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265363.87/cwt345.00–385.009644
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270435.83/cwt415.00–460.001,1774
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318356.54/cwt340.00–375.001,1344
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323405.93/cwt385.00–430.001,31110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373403.79/cwt385.00–425.001,50612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375341.80/cwt325.00–360.001,2826
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420313.16/cwt295.00–330.001,31511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423356.57/cwt340.00–375.001,50810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4456
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475325.09/cwt310.00–345.001,54411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480284.69/cwt270.00–300.001,3674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519333.13/cwt312.50–350.001,7297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523291.96/cwt280.00–305.001,5278
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560310.63/cwt290.00–325.001,7405
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,7795
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620282.10/cwt270.00–295.001,7496
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,8361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727248.67/cwt230.00–265.001,8083
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,180180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270353.89/cwt340.00–370.009566
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273313.76/cwt300.00–330.008574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324359.26/cwt350.00–375.001,1645
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368287.61/cwt270.00–300.001,0585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373351.44/cwt335.00–370.001,31110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420326.67/cwt310.00–345.001,3726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424286.32/cwt275.00–305.001,2145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467267.55/cwt250.00–277.001,2493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469304.18/cwt285.00–320.001,4277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4166
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534272.77/cwt267.50–290.001,45720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573256.94/cwt247.00–267.501,4728
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625252.30/cwt240.00–265.001,5776
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680230.24/cwt217.00–237.001,5663
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815209.94/cwt200.00–220.001,7112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——968146.39/cwt144.00–149.001,4172
Bulls——1,632165.30/cwt159.00–169.002,6988
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978110.91/cwt105.00–116.001,0854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223130.44/cwt125.00–135.001,5956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236144.75/cwt139.00–149.001,78919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303156.52/cwt150.00–161.002,03916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537138.60/cwt135.00–145.002,13019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545127.54/cwt120.00–130.001,9704
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,657.67/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0982,852.39/head2,500.00–3,150.002,85210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,2272,467.93/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,748.87/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0231,844.13/head1,250.00–2,250.001,84420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,547.22/head2,200.00–2,825.002,54720
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2978144.76/cwt100.00–170.001,41636

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.