Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-06-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 2
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 390▼ 37 vs year ago 430 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 214▲ 26 vs year ago 77 · +33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 180▲ 29 vs year ago 42 · +69.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows sold steady to $ 6 higher. Slaughter bulls sold higher $2-$10.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $311.77/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −43.67 against this barn's trailing median of $355.44.
Average price
$311.77
20 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530325.001,7237thin
Medium and Large 1552312.911,7279thin
Medium and Large 2564286.031,6134thin
One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $110 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 sale20 hd
311.77
—
MS average11 barns · 132 hd
316.15
−4.38
This barn, trailing median13 sales
355.44
−43.67
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

13 sales
425384342300median 355.4405/0406/0807/2708/3110/12
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.44, low $314.40, median $355.44 across 13 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—High1,647197.633,25413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233156.791,93416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535152.632,3438thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average890122.321,0895thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$2,4263thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,1423thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$3,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,10022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,6502thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380388.67/cwt385.00–395.001,4774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429388.35/cwt380.00–405.001,6664
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447359.19/cwt347.50–365.001,6063
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475354.79/cwt350.00–360.001,6852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508344.97/cwt338.00–352.001,7522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575317.03/cwt314.00–320.001,8232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615318.70/cwt300.00–345.001,9603
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683279.20/cwt270.00–285.001,9073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715270.98/cwt270.00–272.001,9382
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765271.63/cwt268.00–274.002,0783
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790257.39/cwt244.00–274.002,03314
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218439.20/cwt430.00–450.009572
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225392.17/cwt385.00–400.008822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268344.86/cwt340.00–350.009242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330377.73/cwt370.00–385.001,2472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333396.83/cwt390.00–405.001,3213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417347.14/cwt340.00–365.001,4486
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423320.06/cwt318.00–322.001,3542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470318.66/cwt318.00–320.001,4983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,7011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6297
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514328.98/cwt310.00–346.001,6917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553317.00/cwt316.00–318.001,7532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585305.34/cwt302.50–307.501,7863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613294.29/cwt292.50–296.001,8042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663292.73/cwt287.50–298.001,9412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663252.85/cwt247.50–258.001,6762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8003
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220388.64/cwt375.00–400.008552
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283329.60/cwt285.00–375.009332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333443.14/cwt410.00–480.001,4767
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366379.08/cwt370.00–395.001,3876
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385431.67/cwt420.00–445.001,6623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410405.09/cwt377.50–440.001,66110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471340.50/cwt325.00–348.001,6046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523319.87/cwt307.50–328.001,6734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7237
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575307.35/cwt285.00–325.001,7675
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580289.71/cwt285.00–292.001,6803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628274.94/cwt270.00–280.001,7272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630289.96/cwt277.50–303.001,8273
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8641
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8811
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878223.04/cwt220.00–226.001,9582
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9861
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,033202.44/cwt197.50–207.502,0912
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,382184.47/cwt176.00–191.502,5495
Bulls——1,812205.86/cwt196.00–212.503,7308
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890122.32/cwt120.00–126.001,0895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,004137.34/cwt135.00–140.001,3794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233151.59/cwt147.00–157.001,8694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348169.11/cwt161.00–178.002,2808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535152.63/cwt146.00–157.502,3438
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,142.08/head1,650.00–2,350.002,1423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,425.50/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26781,819.00/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1693,384.70/head2,300.00–3,900.003,38518
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,077209.72/cwt202.00–216.002,2593

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.