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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 451▲ 223 vs year ago 340 · +65.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 97▲ 11 vs year ago 56 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 58▲ 49 vs year ago 49 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , Both Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers sold mixed; Depending on interest in each Class and Weight, Some classes had aggressive buying , and some classes didn't ; Slaughter cows 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 $334.50/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −31.74 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$334.50
60 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$455
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.52
vs MS average
−63.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555347.371,92946
Medium and Large 2563307.181,7288thin
Medium and Large 3542272.201,4746thin
One grade step is worth $75.17/cwt here — about $455 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 sale60 hd
334.50
—
MS average14 barns · 339 hd
347.01
−12.52
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−63.36
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−31.74
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—High1,530189.052,89212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555157.962,45614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132153.381,73628
CowsLean 85-90%Low961127.531,22514

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,57214
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$2,52542
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,82512

Every lot

80 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 2225463.86/cwt450.00–475.001,0444
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225383.32/cwt375.00–390.008624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325503.02/cwt460.00–540.001,6356
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325436.13/cwt420.00–450.001,4174
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375501.96/cwt470.00–530.001,8824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375415.98/cwt400.00–430.001,5608
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375385.98/cwt370.00–400.001,44714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425433.22/cwt420.00–445.001,84114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.87/cwt360.00–390.001,5974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425329.09/cwt300.00–355.001,3994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475400.52/cwt390.00–410.001,9026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475355.77/cwt340.00–370.001,6906
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525372.85/cwt365.00–380.001,9578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525343.55/cwt320.00–365.001,80412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575370.85/cwt350.00–390.002,13216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575323.46/cwt300.00–345.001,8604
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575292.82/cwt285.00–300.001,6844
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.78/cwt330.00–370.002,19222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625312.99/cwt300.00–325.001,9564
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675320.73/cwt300.00–340.002,1656
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225345.55/cwt340.00–350.007774
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275371.79/cwt350.00–390.001,0224
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275322.77/cwt300.00–350.008884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325481.51/cwt460.00–500.001,5656
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325363.82/cwt345.00–380.001,1826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375460.65/cwt450.00–470.001,7274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375372.62/cwt330.00–410.001,3978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375342.99/cwt335.00–350.001,2864
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425417.02/cwt380.00–450.001,77216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425348.80/cwt325.00–370.001,4828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425308.51/cwt290.00–325.001,3114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475373.40/cwt355.00–390.001,77416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475338.15/cwt325.00–350.001,60612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475276.29/cwt250.00–300.001,31210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525369.02/cwt335.00–400.001,93718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525313.08/cwt300.00–325.001,6442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525285.70/cwt270.00–300.001,5004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575333.46/cwt310.00–355.001,91728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575305.21/cwt300.00–310.001,7556
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575245.21/cwt240.00–250.001,4102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625303.97/cwt265.00–340.001,90014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625242.79/cwt235.00–250.001,5174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675284.04/cwt240.00–325.001,9178
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675227.77/cwt220.00–235.001,5374
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725253.26/cwt230.00–275.001,8366
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775220.28/cwt195.00–244.001,7074
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825235.15/cwt230.00–240.001,9404
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875212.85/cwt200.00–225.001,8628
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920224.97/cwt220.00–230.002,0702
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325413.02/cwt370.00–450.001,34210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375387.29/cwt350.00–420.001,45212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425372.31/cwt330.00–410.001,58214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475351.55/cwt320.00–380.001,67010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525333.78/cwt305.00–360.001,75216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575299.10/cwt260.00–335.001,72014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625274.95/cwt210.00–335.001,7188
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675244.09/cwt220.00–270.001,6488
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725231.18/cwt195.00–265.001,6766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783246.81/cwt240.00–250.001,9333
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,9802
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868226.69/cwt215.00–235.001,9683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250168.80/cwt164.00–172.002,1104
Bulls——1,670199.17/cwt175.00–214.003,3268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875116.43/cwt115.00–117.501,0196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025148.20/cwt140.00–154.001,51916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025135.85/cwt130.00–140.001,3928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.29/cwt155.00–165.002,04412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555157.96/cwt151.00–163.002,45614
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2-3775130.32/cwt110.00–145.001,0106
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100173.70/cwt151.00–188.001,91118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37751,437.10/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4372
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,897.30/head1,600.00–2,100.001,89710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,806.82/head2,500.00–3,000.002,80730
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,571.59/head2,050.00–2,900.002,57214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,695.95/head2,250.00–3,000.002,6966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,160.47/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,851.16/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8514

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.