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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 15
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 294 vs last sale 829▲ 233 vs year ago 302 · +77.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 81▼ 19 vs year ago 109 · −17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 60▲ 46 vs year ago 56 · +82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold mixed to $ 10 lower in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $ 15 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.92/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.68 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$373.92
14 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.71
vs MS average
−30.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512395.942,0275thin
Medium and Large 2570361.692,0619thin
One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about −$34 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
373.92
—
MS average13 barns · 451 hd
382.63
−8.71
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−30.72
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−31.68
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—Low1,623205.203,33113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,122160.571,80115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568153.062,4003thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low945132.391,2519thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,748$4,5932thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,505$3,9001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$3,03011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$3,18620
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,003$2,6504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)871$1,9077
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)690$1,5001thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228578.05/cwt560.00–600.001,3184
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273476.30/cwt450.00–510.001,3005
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326560.74/cwt500.00–590.001,8287
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333424.96/cwt420.00–430.001,4152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360310.09/cwt310.00–390.001,1161,363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370544.89/cwt510.00–570.002,0165
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375451.17/cwt430.00–475.001,6924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417458.23/cwt430.00–480.001,9115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9946
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466417.35/cwt400.00–460.001,9454
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471376.35/cwt360.00–390.001,7735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512395.94/cwt380.00–420.002,0275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576361.28/cwt330.00–375.002,0818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625353.59/cwt340.00–370.002,2108
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672344.96/cwt335.00–350.002,3185
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723333.25/cwt330.00–340.002,4093
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770325.04/cwt320.00–330.002,5034
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213516.41/cwt500.00–550.001,1003
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0723
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275454.82/cwt450.00–460.001,2512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315515.00/cwt460.00–570.001,6222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328419.62/cwt410.00–430.001,3762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368355.24/cwt350.00–360.001,3072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369421.44/cwt410.00–430.001,5556
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371449.92/cwt440.00–460.001,6695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419393.56/cwt370.00–450.001,6497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445317.50/cwt310.00–325.001,4132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478366.69/cwt360.00–370.001,7536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480331.81/cwt325.00–335.001,5933
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516361.02/cwt355.00–365.001,8635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517261.66/cwt260.00–265.001,3533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567263.43/cwt245.00–275.001,4943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580333.65/cwt310.00–350.001,9357
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615328.21/cwt320.00–340.002,0183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635255.16/cwt245.00–265.001,6202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668328.54/cwt310.00–350.002,1953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417446.48/cwt410.00–490.001,8623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435381.81/cwt370.00–390.001,6616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469364.12/cwt350.00–390.001,7087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488282.38/cwt275.00–290.001,3782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521349.02/cwt340.00–370.001,8186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533310.09/cwt300.00–330.001,6534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,9821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565305.13/cwt300.00–310.001,7242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573317.73/cwt310.00–325.001,8212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621297.28/cwt285.00–315.001,8466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623324.98/cwt320.00–330.002,0254
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665279.96/cwt275.00–285.001,8622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0141
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338181.62/cwt178.00–185.002,4302
Bulls——1,505196.78/cwt192.50–200.002,9623
Bulls——1,739214.25/cwt208.00–220.003,7268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860124.81/cwt120.00–128.001,0734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013138.45/cwt134.00–144.001,4025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102152.14/cwt147.00–157.501,6777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137173.82/cwt170.00–180.001,9763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140164.42/cwt159.00–168.001,8745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568153.06/cwt150.00–160.002,4003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-26901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27181,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29411,949.93/head1,750.00–2,150.001,9504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1493,422.28/head2,750.00–3,650.003,42210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,373.76/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27651,844.88/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3073,473.94/head1,250.00–4,600.003,4748
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7484,593.28/head4,500.00–4,700.004,5932

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.