Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2025-12-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 8
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 308▼ 99 vs year ago 382 · −25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 109▼ 10 vs year ago 61 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 94▼ 12 vs year ago 66 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $387.87/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.73 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$387.87
11 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$489
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$136.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs MS average
−42.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513426.062,1865thin
Medium and Large 1-2568385.202,1893thin
Medium and Large 2563345.331,9442thin
Medium and Large 3585290.001,6971thin
One grade step is worth $136.06/cwt here — about $489 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd
387.87
—
MS average13 barns · 188 hd
390.13
−2.26
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−42.76
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−17.73
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—Average1,711193.153,3055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,089156.341,7023thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523154.952,3603thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,059139.511,47810

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,0303thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,2502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)645$2,8004thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1207509.68/cwt500.00–520.001,0553
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265464.72/cwt450.00–480.001,2322
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275532.68/cwt530.00–535.001,4652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323455.58/cwt440.00–470.001,4722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334531.62/cwt530.00–535.001,7763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370534.93/cwt520.00–550.001,9794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370499.59/cwt490.00–510.001,8483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377461.77/cwt450.00–475.001,7413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425453.71/cwt430.00–465.001,9285
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475454.53/cwt440.00–470.002,1592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480422.47/cwt420.00–425.002,0282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513426.06/cwt410.00–440.002,1865
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563345.33/cwt330.00–360.001,9442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585387.80/cwt370.00–405.002,2692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,22310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618372.43/cwt370.00–375.002,3022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210440.00/cwt440.00–440.009241
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330445.08/cwt440.00–450.001,4692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390465.06/cwt460.00–470.001,8142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420462.41/cwt455.00–470.001,9422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470410.27/cwt400.00–420.001,9284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470382.31/cwt365.00–395.001,7974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514345.11/cwt330.00–355.001,7744
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563347.56/cwt335.00–360.001,9572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563315.22/cwt305.00–325.001,7752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608317.41/cwt310.00–325.001,9302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735267.60/cwt260.00–275.001,9672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,8922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530384.95/cwt380.00–390.002,0402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613322.24/cwt310.00–335.001,9752
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670288.37/cwt280.00–295.001,9323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728230.12/cwt225.00–235.001,6752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2833247.52/cwt245.00–250.002,0622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9921
Bulls——1,710186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,1811
Bulls——1,882204.58/cwt196.00–210.003,8503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,5021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015138.14/cwt134.00–142.001,4024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033126.10/cwt124.00–128.001,3032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128155.51/cwt155.00–156.001,7542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157146.44/cwt144.00–149.001,6943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523154.95/cwt153.00–157.002,3603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 28152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Small 27952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3233,194.90/head3,100.00–3,300.003,1952
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 25002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 17902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002

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.