Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-02-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 28▼ 214 vs year ago 424 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 72 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 14▼ 15 vs year ago 52 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $390.59/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −15.02 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$390.59
9 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−79.37
vs MS average
−92.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539398.322,1487thin
Medium and Large 2528363.501,9172thin
One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $231 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 sale9 hd
390.59
—
MS average7 barns · 127 hd
469.95
−79.37
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−92.44
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−15.02
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—Average1,538192.492,9606thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457176.312,57011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169172.812,0209thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999142.141,4208thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)740$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,8002thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6081
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,7601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283640.00/cwt630.00–650.001,8113
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313653.30/cwt630.00–670.002,0453
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352583.32/cwt570.00–600.002,0533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365535.21/cwt520.00–550.001,9542
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418521.45/cwt510.00–530.002,1803
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420478.76/cwt470.00–490.002,0114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472438.27/cwt430.00–450.002,0693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531398.67/cwt385.00–415.002,1175
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560397.46/cwt395.00–400.002,2262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660371.59/cwt360.00–390.002,4523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,5055
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768342.98/cwt338.00–348.002,6342
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273535.14/cwt520.00–550.001,4612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285470.12/cwt460.00–480.001,3403
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325490.00/cwt480.00–500.001,5932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371446.36/cwt430.00–460.001,6564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375424.20/cwt410.00–440.001,5912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380395.20/cwt390.00–400.001,5022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417464.76/cwt455.00–480.001,9383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423429.94/cwt420.00–440.001,8192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463425.18/cwt410.00–435.001,9693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463394.86/cwt390.00–400.001,8282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590354.01/cwt353.00–355.002,0892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623360.01/cwt355.00–365.002,2433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3311
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7421
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9991
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2471
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730314.79/cwt300.00–330.002,2982
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,0051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425184.24/cwt180.00–188.002,6252
Bulls——1,440177.35/cwt176.00–179.002,5542
Bulls——1,748215.89/cwt212.00–220.003,7742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Cows—Lean 85-90%943136.08/cwt135.00–137.001,2832
Cows—Lean 85-90%968144.35/cwt142.50–148.001,3973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148150.96/cwt150.00–152.001,7332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172179.46/cwt172.00–187.502,1035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185167.00/cwt166.00–168.001,9793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400165.71/cwt162.50–168.002,3203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479180.29/cwt170.00–193.002,6668
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4603,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002

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.