Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 29
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 512▼ 133 vs year ago 578 · −23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 110▼ 1 vs year ago 75 · −1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 92▲ 29 vs year ago 60 · +48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold unevenly mixed from 15.00 lower to 25.00 higher; some classes with competitive bidding and some with light bidding; feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 8.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 8.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.15/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −51.09 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$315.15
56 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.37
vs MS average
−53.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542341.401,84930
Medium and Large 2545315.801,72110thin
Medium and Large 3556265.531,47716thin
One grade step is worth $75.87/cwt here — about $372 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 sale56 hd
315.15
—
MS average14 barns · 459 hd
342.52
−27.37
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−53.76
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−51.09
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—High1,553198.563,08318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187158.811,88534
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,745158.592,7672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low980125.371,22822

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)1,036$2,56538
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,0806
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$3,3746
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)725$1,9916

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225543.32/cwt535.00–550.001,2222
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225419.41/cwt400.00–435.009442
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275540.89/cwt530.00–550.001,4876
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275490.89/cwt480.00–500.001,3504
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325520.76/cwt510.00–530.001,6924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375506.64/cwt480.00–530.001,9006
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375455.33/cwt450.00–460.001,7074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425456.44/cwt430.00–480.001,94014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425410.58/cwt400.00–420.001,7452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425349.95/cwt305.00–390.001,4876
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475418.40/cwt400.00–435.001,98714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475371.03/cwt350.00–390.001,7626
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525401.40/cwt370.00–430.002,10712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.47/cwt340.00–360.001,8406
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525315.70/cwt300.00–330.001,6572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575376.49/cwt340.00–410.002,1658
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625357.99/cwt345.00–370.002,2376
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675332.95/cwt320.00–345.002,2478
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715318.32/cwt315.00–320.002,2763
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773314.85/cwt310.00–320.002,4342
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225519.41/cwt500.00–535.001,1696
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225441.59/cwt400.00–475.009946
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275469.06/cwt450.00–485.001,2906
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275431.79/cwt410.00–450.001,1872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275377.23/cwt350.00–400.001,0374
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325471.51/cwt450.00–490.001,5324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325421.51/cwt400.00–440.001,3704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325326.89/cwt300.00–350.001,0624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375477.29/cwt440.00–510.001,79010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375391.31/cwt370.00–410.001,4672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375295.33/cwt290.00–300.001,1074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425417.02/cwt380.00–450.001,7726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425346.44/cwt320.00–370.001,4728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425300.58/cwt290.00–310.001,2774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475381.55/cwt350.00–410.001,81212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475330.77/cwt315.00–345.001,5716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475288.92/cwt260.00–315.001,3726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525345.47/cwt335.00–355.001,81420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525326.19/cwt322.00–330.001,7126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525265.70/cwt250.00–280.001,3956
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575333.25/cwt315.00–350.001,91610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575300.21/cwt295.00–305.001,7264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575265.43/cwt255.00–275.001,52610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625320.78/cwt300.00–340.002,00510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625272.60/cwt270.00–275.001,7042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675295.36/cwt285.00–305.001,99410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675240.36/cwt230.00–250.001,6222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725273.26/cwt250.00–295.001,9814
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783269.68/cwt250.00–290.002,1122
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825287.52/cwt285.00–290.002,3722
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865275.09/cwt270.00–280.002,3802
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2891
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2051
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2861
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,2621
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,140198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275475.45/cwt470.00–480.001,3078
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325464.53/cwt400.00–520.001,51010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375447.94/cwt400.00–490.001,68018
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425427.60/cwt380.00–470.001,81714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475381.55/cwt350.00–410.001,81214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525341.87/cwt300.00–380.001,79518
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575303.25/cwt285.00–320.001,7444
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625308.58/cwt280.00–335.001,9296
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675293.14/cwt275.00–310.001,9796
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6701
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185180.20/cwt175.00–184.002,1354
Bulls——1,658203.80/cwt186.00–215.003,37914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925114.46/cwt110.00–117.501,05910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025153.02/cwt146.00–158.001,56812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025134.46/cwt121.00–144.001,37812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275161.97/cwt158.00–165.502,06522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745158.59/cwt151.00–167.002,7672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,737.84/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,691.86/head3,450.00–3,850.003,6924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,016.22/head1,600.00–2,300.002,01614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,885.23/head1,750.00–3,600.002,88524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,079.55/head1,650.00–2,350.002,0806
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy7251,991.38/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9916
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100159.50/cwt146.00–168.001,75532

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.