Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 14
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 424▲ 404 vs year ago 288 · +140.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 117▼ 8 vs year ago 100 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 13 vs year ago 48 · +27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , Feeder Steers under 400# sold 1.00-20.00 Lower ; Steers over 500# sold 7.00-10.00 Higher ; Feeder Heifers Sold Mixed with most classes selling 5.00-20.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups were weaned this gave them added value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-6.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.40/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −50.84 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$315.40
62 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.99
vs MS average
−23.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546324.121,76948
Medium and Large 2555289.221,60510thin
Medium and Large 3525276.171,4504thin
One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $319 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 sale62 hd
315.40
—
MS average14 barns · 567 hd
321.39
−5.99
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−23.34
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−50.84
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

25 sales
425381337293median 366.2403/0204/2707/1308/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $306.82, median $366.24 across 25 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—High1,575201.273,1708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,155158.771,83354
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643152.132,49914
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003135.941,36318

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$2,59022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$3,0525
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$2,3252thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225485.55/cwt480.00–490.001,0924
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225366.64/cwt350.00–380.008254
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275510.89/cwt500.00–520.001,4054
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275374.51/cwt350.00–395.001,0306
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325476.13/cwt460.00–490.001,5474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325432.27/cwt400.00–460.001,4054
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325376.89/cwt350.00–400.001,22516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375426.64/cwt400.00–450.001,60010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.65/cwt380.00–400.001,4656
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.98/cwt335.00–365.001,3164
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425390.58/cwt380.00–400.001,66010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.58/cwt355.00–375.001,55410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425338.22/cwt325.00–350.001,4374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475366.03/cwt345.00–385.001,73916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475337.89/cwt330.00–345.001,6058
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525342.85/cwt335.00–350.001,80010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525320.23/cwt315.00–325.001,6816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575335.21/cwt330.00–340.001,92712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575315.64/cwt300.00–330.001,8154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625316.89/cwt300.00–332.501,98118
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625295.20/cwt290.00–300.001,8454
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9863
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675297.77/cwt290.00–305.002,01014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725295.17/cwt290.00–300.002,14012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775280.32/cwt270.00–290.002,17210
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805271.25/cwt265.00–277.502,1842
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225411.09/cwt400.00–420.009254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275421.79/cwt400.00–440.001,1604
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275375.45/cwt370.00–380.001,0324
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275341.79/cwt320.00–360.009404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325400.76/cwt390.00–410.001,3024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325379.36/cwt360.00–396.001,2334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325355.38/cwt350.00–360.001,1554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375365.33/cwt360.00–370.001,3704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375342.99/cwt335.00–350.001,2866
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375322.66/cwt320.00–325.001,2106
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425363.51/cwt345.00–380.001,54514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425335.58/cwt325.00–345.001,4264
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425310.58/cwt300.00–320.001,3208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475335.77/cwt320.00–350.001,59520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475310.52/cwt300.00–320.001,47516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475280.77/cwt265.00–295.001,3344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525328.32/cwt310.00–345.001,72428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525310.23/cwt305.00–315.001,6294
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525276.17/cwt250.00–300.001,4504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575318.25/cwt300.00–335.001,83020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575275.21/cwt270.00–280.001,5826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625290.78/cwt270.00–310.001,81716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625265.20/cwt260.00–270.001,6584
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625252.60/cwt250.00–255.001,5796
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8603
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675288.14/cwt270.00–305.001,94516
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675265.18/cwt260.00–270.001,7904
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.51/cwt250.00–280.001,92512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775265.15/cwt244.00–285.002,0554
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865247.00/cwt244.00–250.002,1372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325364.20/cwt340.00–385.001,1846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375380.65/cwt370.00–390.001,4276
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416347.97/cwt330.00–380.001,44827
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475341.55/cwt310.00–370.001,62218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525303.78/cwt275.00–330.001,59526
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575300.85/cwt280.00–320.001,73016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625333.63/cwt300.00–370.002,0858
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675282.77/cwt275.00–290.001,9096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,575201.27/cwt188.00–210.003,1708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925123.92/cwt115.00–130.001,1464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025151.12/cwt140.00–159.001,54926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025139.37/cwt130.00–146.001,42914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275165.88/cwt159.00–172.002,11528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643152.13/cwt143.00–158.002,49914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,302.33/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3024
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100161.39/cwt135.00–178.001,77526
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,117.57/head1,850.00–2,300.002,1186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,767.05/head2,000.00–3,250.002,76716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.