Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-03-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 24
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 229▼ 51 vs year ago 412 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 35▼ 24 vs year ago 89 · −27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 65▲ 51 vs year ago 38 · +134.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower. Even with showers all through the night and this morning, we had a good selection of replacement females in cow/calf pairs and bred cows in a couple small herd sell outs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $321.58/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −84.03 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$321.58
17 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.08
vs MS average
−42.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556333.621,85611thin
Medium and Large 2528299.501,5816thin
One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $274 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 sale17 hd
321.58
—
MS average11 barns · 201 hd
337.66
−16.08
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−42.40
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−84.03
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—High1,465170.012,49112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206145.221,75130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428140.132,0016thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low963123.331,18814

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)1,089$1,91332
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$2,67638

Every lot

45 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 2268398.69/cwt380.00–420.001,0686
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273468.35/cwt450.00–490.001,27910
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310439.35/cwt420.00–460.001,3628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375416.30/cwt395.00–440.001,5616
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377353.00/cwt340.00–375.001,3315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410396.02/cwt370.00–410.001,6243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420338.16/cwt320.00–355.001,42011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470309.36/cwt295.00–325.001,4548
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473354.05/cwt335.00–375.001,67512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518350.27/cwt330.00–365.001,8145
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528299.50/cwt285.00–315.001,5816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588319.74/cwt300.00–340.001,8806
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623284.46/cwt270.00–300.001,77212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670274.55/cwt260.00–290.001,8398
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718250.18/cwt240.00–256.001,7963
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273372.94/cwt350.00–400.001,0188
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274322.77/cwt300.00–340.008845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320311.41/cwt295.00–330.009974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323378.91/cwt360.00–400.001,2246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367371.79/cwt350.00–390.001,3647
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383316.93/cwt300.00–335.001,2146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423336.57/cwt320.00–355.001,42412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424289.50/cwt275.00–300.001,2275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465272.10/cwt260.00–285.001,2654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475316.76/cwt300.00–335.001,50512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523301.75/cwt285.00–320.001,57814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575285.68/cwt270.00–302.501,64310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620261.13/cwt245.00–275.001,6199
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678254.71/cwt247.00–260.001,7275
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,283164.69/cwt162.00–172.002,1138
Bulls——1,829180.65/cwt176.00–185.003,3044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928117.28/cwt112.00–122.001,0888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010131.40/cwt126.00–136.001,3276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120138.58/cwt133.00–143.001,55212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263149.64/cwt144.00–154.001,89018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428140.13/cwt134.00–144.002,0016
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,080179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,7231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27652,355.07/head1,450.00–2,900.002,35514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29952,863.32/head2,200.00–3,300.002,86324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29431,703.65/head1,025.00–2,100.001,70422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,373.40/head2,000.00–2,650.002,37310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2848151.62/cwt106.00–180.001,28614

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.