Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 21
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 489▲ 147 vs year ago 214 · +68.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 73▼ 51 vs year ago 115 · −44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 68▼ 14 vs year ago 82 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 pounds were steady. Feeder steers over 650 pounds were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 20.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady this week. An excellent set of steer calves and replacements were offered this week keeping the quality and value very high 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 $305.82/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −99.79 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$305.82
57 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.98
vs MS average
−68.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549319.121,75341
Medium and Large 2558271.731,51716thin
One grade step is worth $47.39/cwt here — about $237 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 sale57 hd
305.82
—
MS average13 barns · 389 hd
333.79
−27.98
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−68.20
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−99.79
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—High1,709175.903,00619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,307147.851,93232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,548139.512,1608thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average985131.461,2954thin

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)1,143$2,21122
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,706$4,8734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$3,08223

Every lot

50 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268358.69/cwt340.00–380.009614
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273482.94/cwt460.00–510.001,31810
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325387.15/cwt380.00–395.001,2584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328428.93/cwt410.00–450.001,4078
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373413.49/cwt390.00–440.001,54210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375361.80/cwt345.00–380.001,3578
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421379.08/cwt355.00–400.001,5969
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425324.64/cwt310.00–345.001,3809
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463299.59/cwt285.00–315.001,3874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471347.83/cwt330.00–365.001,63815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523319.14/cwt300.00–340.001,66918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530267.15/cwt255.00–280.001,4166
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570319.10/cwt300.00–335.001,81923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575274.48/cwt260.00–290.001,57810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623281.87/cwt265.00–300.001,75616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673266.91/cwt250.00–285.001,79624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723260.90/cwt250.00–272.501,88610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775255.64/cwt242.00–270.001,9816
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821245.03/cwt240.00–250.002,0124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270351.20/cwt335.00–370.009484
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273422.94/cwt400.00–450.001,1556
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318388.90/cwt370.00–410.001,2374
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328337.74/cwt315.00–350.001,1083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369383.09/cwt360.00–400.001,4145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373321.44/cwt305.00–340.001,19910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415346.87/cwt330.00–365.001,4406
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423294.56/cwt280.00–310.001,2464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473316.67/cwt300.00–335.001,49812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523307.79/cwt292.00–325.001,61010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575299.48/cwt285.00–315.001,7226
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625259.68/cwt250.00–270.001,6238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement7031,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540171.05/cwt166.00–176.002,63412
Bulls——1,999184.22/cwt180.00–189.003,6837
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985131.46/cwt126.00–136.001,2954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250142.56/cwt137.00–147.001,78218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380154.64/cwt148.00–159.002,13414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548142.30/cwt138.00–148.002,2037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8601
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,135197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7064,872.89/head3,950.00–5,800.004,8734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29601,995.45/head1,600.00–2,200.001,99511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3262,425.70/head2,100.00–2,650.002,42611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27152,470.98/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28542,549.50/head2,100.00–2,900.002,5507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1983,435.70/head3,100.00–3,700.003,43614
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2935143.74/cwt112.00–165.001,34414

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.