Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-06-23

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 23
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 198▲ 51 vs year ago 414 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 54▼ 66 vs year ago 156 · −42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 109 · +2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold firmer to 20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-20.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $339.38/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −66.22 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$339.38
63 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs MS average
−30.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554347.791,92542
Medium and Large 1-2503327.001,6459thin
Medium and Large 2525325.851,7114thin
Medium and Large 3525315.901,6588thin
One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $267 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 sale63 hd
339.38
—
MS average13 barns · 333 hd
338.56
+0.81
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−30.20
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−66.22
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—High1,472184.322,71414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225153.921,88650
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498143.402,14816
CowsLean 85-90%Low935126.361,18110

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)1,077$2,63146
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$2,21524
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,4234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$3,12914

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225355.55/cwt350.00–360.008004
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275490.89/cwt480.00–500.001,3506
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275417.70/cwt400.00–432.501,1494
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325472.15/cwt470.00–474.001,5344
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325381.72/cwt375.00–387.501,2416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375398.85/cwt385.00–411.001,4968
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375392.66/cwt390.00–395.001,4724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425401.06/cwt400.00–402.001,7052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425386.61/cwt380.00–392.501,6436
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425338.22/cwt325.00–350.001,4374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475359.72/cwt340.00–377.501,70920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475339.36/cwt332.00–346.001,6126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475307.34/cwt280.00–332.001,4604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6459
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525358.78/cwt330.00–385.001,88418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525325.85/cwt318.00–333.001,7114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525315.90/cwt307.00–324.001,6588
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575339.55/cwt320.00–357.501,95224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625317.67/cwt300.00–334.001,98512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625289.56/cwt288.00–291.001,8106
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675295.36/cwt285.00–305.001,99412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725283.88/cwt280.00–287.502,0588
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755277.45/cwt270.00–285.002,0952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275337.72/cwt335.00–340.009294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325412.27/cwt380.00–440.001,3404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325355.38/cwt350.00–360.001,1554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325333.87/cwt320.00–350.001,0858
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375355.33/cwt350.00–360.001,3324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375316.99/cwt305.00–327.501,1898
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425348.97/cwt345.00–352.501,4838
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425324.23/cwt320.00–328.001,3788
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475326.57/cwt320.00–332.501,5518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475304.20/cwt295.00–312.501,4454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,59310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525314.94/cwt305.00–324.001,65314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575311.60/cwt297.00–327.501,79216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575291.69/cwt287.00–296.001,6776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575265.21/cwt260.00–270.001,5256
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625305.98/cwt280.00–330.001,91214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675273.25/cwt266.00–280.001,8444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675258.75/cwt252.00–266.001,7476
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,4761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741256.88/cwt256.00–260.001,9039
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764264.50/cwt264.50–264.502,0217
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835233.16/cwt220.00–246.001,9472
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9471
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2541
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060208.75/cwt200.00–217.502,2132
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,175192.68/cwt187.50–198.002,2642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325345.71/cwt300.00–385.001,1246
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,27514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425368.51/cwt350.00–385.001,56618
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475345.77/cwt330.00–360.001,64218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525324.39/cwt310.00–337.501,70314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575316.34/cwt308.00–324.001,8194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625287.99/cwt275.00–300.001,8006
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675282.77/cwt275.00–290.001,9094
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733271.23/cwt260.00–277.501,9883
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0371
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275167.25/cwt163.00–170.002,1326
Bulls——1,620197.13/cwt182.00–208.003,1948
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800112.22/cwt100.00–123.008984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025146.10/cwt142.00–149.001,49810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025135.78/cwt127.00–142.001,3926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275155.88/cwt149.00–162.001,98740
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498143.40/cwt134.00–150.002,14816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,231.08/head1,800.00–2,525.002,2316
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,075.68/head1,600.00–2,400.002,0766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,690.91/head2,200.00–3,000.002,69140
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,261.36/head1,525.00–2,725.002,26118
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,827.03/head2,500.00–3,050.002,8276
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,423.26/head3,000.00–3,700.003,4234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,355.81/head2,600.00–3,850.003,3568
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100169.34/cwt154.00–179.001,86312

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.