Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 17
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 367▲ 229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 80▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 98▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago since no market were done last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 18.00 higher. A smaller but strong market this week even though we had lot of rain and wind with tornados in close by areas.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $315.42/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −90.18 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$315.42
25 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.19
vs MS average
−41.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548333.591,82816thin
Medium and Large 2550283.121,5569thin
One grade step is worth $50.46/cwt here — about $272 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 sale25 hd
315.42
—
MS average10 barns · 146 hd
325.61
−10.19
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−41.74
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−90.18
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—High1,690175.502,96512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220143.151,74614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,375135.001,8561thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low896122.791,1007thin

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)878$1,80822
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,423$3,0442thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$2,91515

Every lot

46 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 2270373.52/cwt355.00–395.001,0094
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273446.06/cwt430.00–465.001,2188
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323415.93/cwt395.00–440.001,3438
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373411.14/cwt390.00–435.001,53410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378359.07/cwt340.00–380.001,3578
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420389.05/cwt370.00–410.001,63412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422342.49/cwt325.00–355.001,4455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471348.80/cwt330.00–365.001,6439
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523350.36/cwt332.00–370.001,8328
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523284.64/cwt270.00–300.001,4894
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571281.91/cwt265.00–294.001,6105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573316.81/cwt300.00–335.001,8158
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625282.20/cwt270.00–295.001,7644
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720258.93/cwt240.00–268.001,8643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,7062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266359.74/cwt340.00–375.009575
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270298.89/cwt285.00–315.008074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320307.60/cwt285.00–320.009843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323373.60/cwt355.00–395.001,20712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365286.99/cwt275.00–300.001,0484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373363.79/cwt345.00–385.001,35714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423332.82/cwt317.00–350.001,4086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467315.39/cwt297.50–330.001,4737
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573269.89/cwt255.00–286.001,5466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619260.83/cwt245.00–272.001,6155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668247.17/cwt235.00–260.001,6514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,145168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683167.77/cwt165.00–170.002,8246
Bulls——1,696183.23/cwt177.00–188.003,1086
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850114.90/cwt108.00–118.009773
Cows—Lean 85-90%930128.71/cwt124.50–134.001,1974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175134.95/cwt133.00–137.001,5864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238146.43/cwt141.00–151.001,81310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8561
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4233,043.94/head2,200.00–3,600.003,0442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28722,726.15/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7265
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0082,970.80/head2,550.00–3,200.002,9719
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28181,716.21/head1,200.00–2,000.001,71618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,222.14/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2224
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2803160.59/cwt114.00–182.501,29025

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.