Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-05-26

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 26
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 614▲ 33 vs year ago 357 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 135▲ 78 vs year ago 136 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 94▲ 105 vs year ago 75 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market feeder calves were mixed to higher in spots. Slaughter cattle steady to higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $328.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −77.44 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$328.16
12 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.20
vs MS average
−45.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528348.581,8415thin
Medium and Large 2556326.001,8135thin
Medium and Large 3538282.501,5182thin
One grade step is worth $66.08/cwt here — about $323 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 sale12 hd
328.16
—
MS average12 barns · 216 hd
339.36
−11.20
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−45.98
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−77.44
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—High1,600184.112,94711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248153.251,91220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551139.832,1695thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low840111.4693610

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,725$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,9148
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,7846
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,324$3,4268
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$2,9708
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$2,79010

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230457.34/cwt450.00–460.001,0524
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230410.00/cwt400.00–420.009432
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3233380.11/cwt370.00–390.008862
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273428.30/cwt410.00–445.001,1692
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321445.25/cwt360.00–480.001,4298
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338409.78/cwt400.00–420.001,3852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345372.50/cwt350.00–395.001,2852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358459.58/cwt440.00–480.001,6452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3364374.74/cwt360.00–390.001,3644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380415.92/cwt410.00–435.001,5804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400416.25/cwt405.00–430.001,6654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420377.62/cwt370.00–385.001,5864
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433348.71/cwt347.50–350.001,5102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,6872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463339.04/cwt330.00–345.001,5705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519348.23/cwt345.00–352.501,8074
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621312.81/cwt290.00–317.501,94314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668291.22/cwt290.00–295.001,9454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773266.06/cwt255.00–278.002,0573
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1331
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863258.35/cwt256.00–260.002,2303
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3001
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,4351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205440.00/cwt440.00–440.009021
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228404.73/cwt400.00–410.009232
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283406.82/cwt400.00–420.001,1513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310413.44/cwt400.00–420.001,2823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363363.21/cwt360.00–370.001,3183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373343.77/cwt335.00–355.001,2825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3414300.44/cwt290.00–325.001,2444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426345.50/cwt335.00–352.001,4724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470313.29/cwt305.00–320.001,4725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472285.33/cwt285.00–286.001,3473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478354.01/cwt345.00–370.001,6924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517309.19/cwt305.00–315.001,5995
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523248.18/cwt240.00–257.501,2984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555308.33/cwt304.00–315.001,7113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583259.89/cwt255.00–265.001,5152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625295.80/cwt292.50–299.001,8492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680253.07/cwt250.00–256.001,7212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805251.48/cwt248.00–255.002,0242
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3631
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280445.27/cwt430.00–460.001,2472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383390.13/cwt380.00–400.001,4943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414380.49/cwt360.00–390.001,5757
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480339.00/cwt338.00–340.001,6272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3492273.34/cwt260.00–285.001,3453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515315.34/cwt310.00–320.001,6244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530265.91/cwt250.00–275.001,4094
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543291.24/cwt290.00–292.501,5812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7331
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617282.59/cwt280.00–288.001,7443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673230.04/cwt220.00–240.001,5482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677261.98/cwt260.00–266.001,7743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719266.17/cwt260.00–280.001,9144
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060160.58/cwt157.50–164.001,7022
Bulls——1,390182.45/cwt180.00–184.002,5364
Bulls——1,985194.86/cwt190.00–200.003,8685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%828124.77/cwt120.00–132.001,0335
Cows—Lean 85-90%84787.69/cwt85.00–90.007433
Cows—Lean 85-90%858113.82/cwt112.50–115.009772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122173.08/cwt158.00–195.001,9425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262150.82/cwt142.00–155.001,90311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366135.13/cwt130.00–138.001,8464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551139.83/cwt130.00–146.002,1695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29982,969.59/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9708
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,224.84/head2,900.00–3,500.003,2254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3243,425.87/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4268
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-25401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26651,170.68/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,783.62/head1,350.00–2,050.001,7846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,491.78/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.