Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 18
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 659▲ 2 vs year ago 488 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 73▲ 44 vs year ago 86 · +51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 63▲ 89 vs year ago 36 · +247.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-30.00 Higher ; feeder Heifers sold 10.00-20.00 Higher ; Feeder calf groups were reported as # 1-2s and weaned groups with shots had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-5.00 Higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.87/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −31.37 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$334.87
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.59
vs MS average
−24.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551350.331,93138
Medium and Large 2542315.221,7076thin
Medium and Large 3525276.171,4508thin
One grade step is worth $74.16/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale52 hd
334.87
—
MS average14 barns · 474 hd
340.46
−5.59
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−24.93
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−31.37
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—High1,581196.583,10718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575161.752,5488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171160.061,87582
CowsLean 85-90%Average984144.971,42722

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)1,058$2,70491
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$2,38120
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,3234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$3,0507

Every lot

75 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 3225473.32/cwt465.00–480.001,0652
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275559.95/cwt530.00–585.001,5406
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275525.45/cwt520.00–530.001,4452
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275405.45/cwt400.00–410.001,1152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325560.76/cwt550.00–570.001,8224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325520.76/cwt510.00–530.001,6924
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325447.64/cwt410.00–480.001,45510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375481.31/cwt460.00–500.001,80514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375440.65/cwt430.00–450.001,6524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425436.44/cwt410.00–460.001,8558
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425378.22/cwt365.00–390.001,6076
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425360.58/cwt350.00–370.001,5324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475391.03/cwt370.00–410.001,85712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525360.93/cwt340.00–380.001,89512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525327.85/cwt320.00–335.001,7214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575335.64/cwt320.00–350.001,93010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603351.26/cwt350.00–352.502,1184
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625343.95/cwt332.00–355.002,15010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625327.60/cwt325.00–330.002,0482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2946
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675341.15/cwt337.00–345.002,3036
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725308.09/cwt290.00–325.002,2344
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763287.52/cwt285.00–290.002,1942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225338.82/cwt300.00–370.007624
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275435.45/cwt430.00–440.001,1974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325482.27/cwt450.00–510.001,56710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325398.44/cwt385.00–410.001,2956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325337.64/cwt300.00–370.001,0978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375415.98/cwt400.00–430.001,56010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375385.33/cwt380.00–390.001,4458
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425386.44/cwt360.00–410.001,64216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425338.22/cwt325.00–350.001,4372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475378.15/cwt365.00–390.001,79620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475323.66/cwt300.00–345.001,5374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475296.03/cwt275.00–315.001,4064
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525366.17/cwt340.00–390.001,92218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525325.23/cwt320.00–330.001,7074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525276.17/cwt250.00–300.001,4508
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575336.07/cwt310.00–360.001,93220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575295.21/cwt290.00–300.001,6972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625318.58/cwt290.00–345.001,99110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675303.14/cwt285.00–320.002,0464
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703294.98/cwt290.00–300.002,0742
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325517.64/cwt480.00–550.001,68210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375431.96/cwt400.00–460.001,6208
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425412.31/cwt370.00–450.001,75218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475376.29/cwt350.00–400.001,78716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2503370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525331.40/cwt300.00–360.001,74014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575315.64/cwt300.00–330.001,81512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625288.38/cwt265.00–310.001,8028
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1707284.98/cwt265.00–300.002,0153
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820269.97/cwt265.00–275.002,2142
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303165.86/cwt156.00–172.002,1614
Bulls——1,660205.36/cwt189.00–217.003,40914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875128.57/cwt120.00–135.001,1256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025151.37/cwt142.00–158.001,55234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025151.12/cwt140.00–159.001,54916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275166.21/cwt158.00–173.502,11948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575161.75/cwt150.00–170.002,5488
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,939.19/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,323.26/head2,900.00–3,600.003,3234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,230.23/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27301,463.01/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4632
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19832,369.49/head1,400.00–2,700.002,36933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,894.32/head2,250.00–3,300.002,89458
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,482.95/head1,900.00–2,850.002,48318
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925139.27/cwt125.00–149.001,28812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100173.48/cwt152.00–187.001,90816

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.