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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 28
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 361▲ 195 vs year ago 222 · +87.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 64▲ 47 vs year ago 65 · +72.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 68▲ 59 vs year ago 54 · +109.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $337.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.61 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$337.00
15 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.98
vs MS average
−37.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546337.001,83915thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
337.00
—
MS average12 barns · 259 hd
338.98
−1.98
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−37.43
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−68.61
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—High1,608175.032,81410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145146.631,67917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490143.532,1398thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low959125.821,2076thin

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)1,270$2,54310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,6952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$2,86424
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)685$2,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,5034thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1221460.61/cwt425.00–500.001,0185
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267479.69/cwt450.00–500.001,2813
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275394.82/cwt390.00–400.001,0862
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323312.60/cwt300.00–325.001,0102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327435.13/cwt410.00–460.001,4236
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372429.75/cwt395.00–465.001,5996
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390363.70/cwt350.00–375.001,4184
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429368.47/cwt350.00–385.001,5817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474374.52/cwt345.00–455.001,7757
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480304.84/cwt300.00–310.001,4632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530343.68/cwt320.00–360.001,8229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569326.97/cwt315.00–345.001,8606
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626280.78/cwt250.00–315.001,7587
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653293.75/cwt292.50–295.001,9182
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720287.95/cwt275.00–291.002,07316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217375.46/cwt360.00–390.008153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283359.73/cwt350.00–370.001,0182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332396.42/cwt360.00–420.001,3167
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367382.81/cwt365.00–400.001,4055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411336.18/cwt300.00–355.001,3826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466315.53/cwt300.00–335.001,4707
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477283.22/cwt270.00–295.001,3513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516306.43/cwt290.00–320.001,5819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568287.44/cwt285.00–290.001,6332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571265.16/cwt235.00–280.001,5147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625268.06/cwt255.00–285.001,6755
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735225.09/cwt215.00–235.001,6543
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780209.81/cwt200.00–220.001,6372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432366.95/cwt350.00–390.001,5853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470349.52/cwt335.00–365.001,6432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513316.75/cwt310.00–320.001,6253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576305.84/cwt300.00–315.001,7628
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615291.86/cwt285.00–300.001,7958
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662275.03/cwt270.00–285.001,8213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725254.90/cwt250.00–260.001,8482
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,591169.25/cwt165.00–175.002,6937
Bulls——1,647188.53/cwt184.00–192.003,1053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%946129.73/cwt125.00–132.501,2274
Cows—Lean 85-90%985118.01/cwt117.00–119.001,1622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139151.57/cwt149.00–154.001,7267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149143.17/cwt137.00–147.001,64510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496141.89/cwt139.00–146.002,1237
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075150.08/cwt122.00–200.001,6139
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,503.04/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1562,847.46/head2,550.00–3,300.002,84722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,695.00/head1,190.00–2,200.001,6952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,543.19/head2,200.00–2,900.002,54310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.