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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 1
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 592▲ 89 vs year ago 462 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 66▲ 18 vs year ago 95 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 58▲ 121 vs year ago 102 · +118.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder Cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.46 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$373.14
14 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$90.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.78
vs MS average
−43.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509403.122,0526thin
Medium and Large 2523363.401,9026thin
Medium and Large 3568312.441,7752thin
One grade step is worth $90.68/cwt here — about $277 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 sale14 hd
373.14
—
MS average13 barns · 448 hd
382.92
−9.78
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−43.39
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−32.46
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—High1,707202.363,45513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198164.841,97513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,587159.002,5247thin
CowsLean 85-90%High929143.951,33816

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)1,330$5,2552thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$4,12821
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)826$4,0034thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$4,2158
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$3,54114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)910$2,3004thin

Every lot

93 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218558.40/cwt550.00–575.001,2173
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223519.93/cwt500.00–535.001,1593
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3651
Steers250–300Large 2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3269464.18/cwt450.00–475.001,2496
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280587.16/cwt550.00–610.001,64410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322559.59/cwt500.00–610.001,80212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3327378.42/cwt375.00–385.001,2373
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328470.66/cwt450.00–490.001,5448
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368503.39/cwt500.00–510.001,8523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377380.73/cwt350.00–400.001,4355
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383450.39/cwt420.00–490.001,7253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412473.73/cwt450.00–500.001,9528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414420.07/cwt410.00–430.001,7395
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430374.83/cwt370.00–380.001,6122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480396.81/cwt390.00–410.001,9053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509403.12/cwt390.00–440.002,0526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512365.08/cwt360.00–380.001,8695
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568312.44/cwt300.00–325.001,7752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608364.98/cwt360.00–370.002,2196
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720277.40/cwt270.00–285.001,9972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,0912
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274508.25/cwt490.00–530.001,3935
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279461.05/cwt450.00–475.001,2864
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317372.00/cwt355.00–390.001,1793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323474.88/cwt440.00–500.001,53410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384397.89/cwt360.00–410.001,52810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415399.88/cwt390.00–420.001,6604
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440347.41/cwt340.00–355.001,5292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463285.20/cwt270.00–295.001,3203
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471367.96/cwt360.00–375.001,7335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473417.89/cwt385.00–450.001,9773
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524376.87/cwt350.00–470.001,9755
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528331.66/cwt330.00–335.001,7513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567328.26/cwt325.00–335.001,8613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573382.42/cwt365.00–400.002,1912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610298.52/cwt285.00–310.001,8213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,1141
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409462.45/cwt450.00–490.001,8914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423375.27/cwt370.00–380.001,5872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478361.07/cwt350.00–370.001,7264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528356.44/cwt350.00–365.001,8823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578351.60/cwt350.00–355.002,0323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588348.48/cwt335.00–375.002,0493
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620328.35/cwt320.00–345.002,0365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 2675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,9772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820264.94/cwt245.00–275.002,1733
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2131
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8661
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,632191.81/cwt187.00–197.003,1305
Bulls——1,681204.26/cwt200.00–210.003,4345
Bulls——1,877216.77/cwt212.00–224.004,0693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191
Cows—Lean 85-90%917148.72/cwt145.00–155.001,3646
Cows—Lean 85-90%927131.09/cwt130.00–134.001,2153
Cows—Lean 85-90%954142.11/cwt139.00–144.001,3566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181167.15/cwt163.00–173.001,9746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204156.09/cwt153.00–160.001,8795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235179.79/cwt175.00–186.002,2202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558156.14/cwt155.00–157.002,4335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660166.14/cwt163.00–169.002,7582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,397.94/head2,800.00–3,900.003,3984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 31,0953,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1634,779.57/head4,500.00–5,000.004,7804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,869.77/head3,300.00–4,400.003,8704
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27833,953.04/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9532
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28684,053.03/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1944,128.07/head1,550.00–6,100.004,12821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3305,255.08/head5,100.00–5,400.005,2552

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.