Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▲ 419 vs last sale 256▲ 297 vs year ago 378 · +78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 70▲ 21 vs year ago 85 · +24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 56▲ 57 vs year ago 70 · +81.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale market: Feeder calves sold $5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls sold $5.00 - $ 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $324.59/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −81.02 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$324.59
14 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.37
vs MS average
−57.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515338.921,7447thin
Medium and Large 2546318.311,7395thin
Medium and Large 3578290.111,6772thin
One grade step is worth $48.81/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
324.59
—
MS average13 barns · 365 hd
353.96
−29.37
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−57.09
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−81.02
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—Low1,729210.193,63517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179166.911,96715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,581162.022,5624thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average993131.571,3066thin

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)1,228$3,0087
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,3685
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,036$2,96610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)997$2,76010

Every lot

103 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205475.00/cwt475.00–475.009741
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263446.57/cwt420.00–470.001,1744
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273518.96/cwt490.00–540.001,4173
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316493.56/cwt480.00–510.001,5608
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368389.66/cwt380.00–400.001,4342
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375423.91/cwt380.00–450.001,5903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417404.40/cwt380.00–440.001,6869
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423290.21/cwt285.00–295.001,2282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465287.55/cwt285.00–290.001,3372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484340.92/cwt330.00–350.001,6505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508339.99/cwt330.00–355.001,7276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518319.88/cwt315.00–325.001,6572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565317.26/cwt312.00–320.001,7933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578290.11/cwt285.00–295.001,6772
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631321.26/cwt317.50–327.502,0274
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635293.35/cwt290.00–295.001,8633
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660315.59/cwt310.00–325.002,0833
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723313.22/cwt300.00–325.002,26511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730335.91/cwt335.50–336.502,45243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775294.98/cwt290.00–297.502,2863
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823309.00/cwt308.00–310.002,5432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825316.82/cwt312.00–323.502,61453
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,66810
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883286.22/cwt282.50–290.002,5272
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920287.47/cwt285.00–290.002,6452
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7411
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,032305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,14818
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272459.85/cwt430.00–490.001,2515
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336410.84/cwt400.00–460.001,38018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375376.00/cwt365.00–390.001,4105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388350.09/cwt345.00–360.001,3585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418351.70/cwt340.00–365.001,4705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465291.49/cwt275.00–300.001,3553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473337.83/cwt325.00–350.001,5982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518294.86/cwt285.00–305.001,5272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522331.05/cwt310.00–345.001,7286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560317.20/cwt312.00–322.501,7762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575296.83/cwt290.00–300.001,7074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623327.41/cwt325.00–330.002,0402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,10010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655307.44/cwt300.00–315.002,0142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671335.50/cwt335.50–335.502,25115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678280.82/cwt270.00–295.001,9045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720304.11/cwt297.50–315.002,1903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769309.72/cwt297.00–317.502,38235
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833276.22/cwt275.00–280.002,3014
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3974
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
Heifers900–950Medium 1-2913271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,4748
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915268.37/cwt255.00–275.002,4563
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426373.94/cwt370.00–380.001,5935
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480341.58/cwt335.00–350.001,6403
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518322.52/cwt315.00–330.001,6716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563324.97/cwt320.00–330.001,8303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617298.32/cwt290.00–305.001,8413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670294.10/cwt290.00–297.501,9703
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,9932
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763277.38/cwt270.00–285.002,1162
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1838250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0952
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483188.30/cwt180.00–195.002,7924
Bulls——1,752218.91/cwt217.00–225.003,8359
Bulls——1,925212.48/cwt207.50–216.004,0904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993131.57/cwt128.00–139.001,3066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148158.57/cwt155.00–163.001,8207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150181.07/cwt177.00–186.002,0822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224171.93/cwt168.00–175.002,1046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510166.69/cwt165.00–169.002,5173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,6571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29532,774.67/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,927.94/head2,500.00–3,150.002,9286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0833,022.98/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,659.99/head1,950.00–3,000.002,6604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,184.03/head2,800.00–3,450.003,1846

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.