Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 8
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 551▲ 449 vs year ago 380 · +118.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 113▲ 21 vs year ago 60 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 223▲ 17 vs year ago 43 · +39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −12.71 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$353.53
15 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.56
vs MS average
−14.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521364.191,8978thin
Medium and Large 2547341.351,8687thin
One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $29 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 sale15 hd
353.53
—
MS average14 barns · 389 hd
363.09
−9.56
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−14.81
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−12.71
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—Low1,877190.503,5756thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,191159.071,89414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655144.952,3992thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,009127.271,2857thin

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)1,144$3,1964thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,4725
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$3,35610

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220526.42/cwt500.00–570.001,1584
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228615.27/cwt590.00–640.001,4032
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3228455.00/cwt420.00–485.001,0372
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3258414.56/cwt400.00–430.001,0702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270546.88/cwt540.00–555.001,4773
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276611.47/cwt595.00–630.001,6889
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329562.00/cwt510.00–630.001,84912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355535.74/cwt500.00–575.001,9024
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381479.36/cwt460.00–495.001,8268
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417471.94/cwt455.00–485.001,9685
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430432.91/cwt410.00–445.001,8624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463457.05/cwt450.00–482.002,1165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472412.89/cwt400.00–420.001,9493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521402.22/cwt390.00–415.002,09610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582366.36/cwt334.00–377.502,1327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4393
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1754327.49/cwt320.00–335.002,4694
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6081
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,4061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220548.18/cwt500.00–620.001,2063
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233472.47/cwt470.00–475.001,1012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280450.68/cwt435.00–470.001,2623
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283532.57/cwt525.00–540.001,5072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323355.47/cwt335.00–375.001,1482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325477.88/cwt452.50–510.001,5535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336419.96/cwt410.00–430.001,4115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361412.49/cwt400.00–420.001,4894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363464.43/cwt440.00–480.001,6863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383378.30/cwt340.00–395.001,4495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410411.45/cwt390.00–460.001,6877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423370.33/cwt350.00–385.001,5665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476353.96/cwt345.00–364.001,6854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516364.79/cwt359.00–375.001,8827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530353.69/cwt348.00–358.001,8753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560332.09/cwt320.00–338.001,8604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628337.50/cwt322.00–375.002,1206
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628260.52/cwt225.00–287.501,6363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670271.36/cwt256.00–292.001,8183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675330.33/cwt300.00–380.002,2304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719280.35/cwt265.00–286.002,0164
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771286.63/cwt277.50–300.002,2106
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818281.82/cwt260.00–320.002,3055
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,62821
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2551
Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,320240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,1681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420469.20/cwt460.00–480.001,9717
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481400.47/cwt385.00–410.001,9268
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513386.17/cwt365.00–405.001,9818
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572376.64/cwt362.50–400.002,1547
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577345.85/cwt340.00–355.001,9963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623347.06/cwt336.00–367.502,1626
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663334.51/cwt325.00–340.002,2185
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715328.14/cwt320.00–336.002,3465
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,871196.66/cwt190.00–209.003,6804
Bulls——1,888178.19/cwt177.00–179.003,3642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903114.52/cwt112.50–117.501,0343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,015150.78/cwt147.50–154.001,5305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089136.84/cwt133.00–139.001,4904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288163.67/cwt158.00–168.002,1089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655144.95/cwt144.00–146.002,3992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29203,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1443,195.52/head2,600.00–3,550.003,1964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,472.32/head1,550.00–3,050.002,4725
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,826.46/head3,800.00–3,850.003,8264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,042.80/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0436

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.