Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 466▲ 371 vs year ago 288 · +128.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 144▲ 18 vs year ago 55 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 101▲ 26 vs year ago 37 · +70.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder Steers under 550# sold 3.00-30.00 Higher; steers over 550# sold Mixed; feeder Heifers sold mixed with most classes 10.00-20.00 Higher , with few classes weaker ; Feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and # 3-4s ; groups calves had shots and were straight off cows ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-14.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-14.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.20/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.04 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$323.20
34 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.33
vs MS average
−27.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547337.521,84718thin
Medium and Large 1-2575320.001,8402thin
Medium and Large 2555307.611,70710thin
Medium and Large 3525299.301,5714thin
One grade step is worth $38.22/cwt here — about $276 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 sale34 hd
323.20
—
MS average14 barns · 393 hd
336.52
−13.33
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−27.61
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−43.04
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—High1,583193.203,05818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150160.811,84932
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475154.492,2798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003137.021,37418

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)1,100$2,58310
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$2,24524
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$2,77516

Every lot

84 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275552.68/cwt520.00–580.001,5208
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275466.34/cwt450.00–480.001,2824
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325560.76/cwt550.00–570.001,8224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325516.89/cwt490.00–540.001,6804
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325403.78/cwt350.00–450.001,31212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375487.29/cwt450.00–520.001,8274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375421.31/cwt400.00–440.001,5806
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375371.31/cwt350.00–390.001,3926
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425418.22/cwt405.00–430.001,7774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425358.80/cwt335.00–380.001,52516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475372.89/cwt365.00–380.001,77114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475343.40/cwt325.00–360.001,6316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475338.15/cwt325.00–350.001,60610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8829
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525354.39/cwt340.00–367.501,86112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525335.23/cwt330.00–340.001,7608
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525318.32/cwt300.00–335.001,6712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575337.82/cwt330.00–345.001,94212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.43/cwt310.00–330.001,84210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614341.50/cwt341.50–341.502,09740
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616324.30/cwt300.00–341.501,9989
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625270.78/cwt250.00–290.001,6924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675335.18/cwt330.00–340.002,2624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,35514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275482.68/cwt450.00–510.001,3278
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275430.89/cwt420.00–440.001,1854
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275381.24/cwt360.00–399.001,04810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325463.02/cwt420.00–500.001,5054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325399.20/cwt375.00–420.001,29710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325318.07/cwt310.00–325.001,0344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375393.64/cwt375.00–410.001,47610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375358.64/cwt340.00–375.001,3452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375321.31/cwt300.00–340.001,2058
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425375.87/cwt360.00–390.001,59714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425350.29/cwt345.00–355.001,4898
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425321.15/cwt300.00–340.001,3658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475366.85/cwt355.00–380.001,74314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475338.15/cwt325.00–350.001,60612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475295.77/cwt280.00–310.001,40510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,57011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,77725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525342.85/cwt335.00–350.001,80010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525322.62/cwt320.00–325.001,6944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525299.30/cwt285.00–315.001,5714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575330.85/cwt310.00–350.001,9028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575297.61/cwt295.00–300.001,7116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,02721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625325.98/cwt300.00–350.002,0376
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625277.60/cwt275.00–280.001,7354
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675304.25/cwt290.00–317.502,0544
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715306.34/cwt300.00–312.502,1902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375452.62/cwt410.00–490.001,69712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425376.44/cwt350.00–400.001,60018
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475331.55/cwt300.00–360.001,57514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525333.32/cwt315.00–350.001,75014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575318.03/cwt305.00–330.001,82912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625310.59/cwt295.00–325.001,94112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675292.77/cwt285.00–300.001,9764
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7831
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832237.52/cwt227.50–245.001,9763
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878217.35/cwt210.00–225.001,9082
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9671
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250168.80/cwt158.00–176.002,1104
Bulls——1,678200.17/cwt180.00–212.003,35914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975122.31/cwt110.00–130.001,1938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025155.37/cwt146.00–162.001,59316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025148.78/cwt140.00–155.001,52510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275166.24/cwt162.00–170.002,12016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475154.49/cwt147.00–160.002,2798
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27531,420.33/head1,050.00–1,760.001,4202
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,767.57/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7688
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,636.36/head1,900.00–3,100.002,63614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,582.95/head2,000.00–2,950.002,58310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,606.76/head2,250.00–2,850.002,6076
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,880.23/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,873.26/head2,450.00–3,150.002,8736
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100166.82/cwt130.00–190.001,83510

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.