Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 9
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 210▼ 207 vs year ago 558 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 72▼ 38 vs year ago 105 · −36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 37▼ 89 vs year ago 162 · −54.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle were steady to 5.00 higher. Sold some nice open replacement heifers. Their average weight was 832lbs @$2,950 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.93/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$369.93
9 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.62
vs MS average
−54.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538382.912,0595thin
Medium and Large 2545353.721,9284thin
One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
369.93
—
MS average10 barns · 251 hd
391.56
−21.62
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−54.02
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
+3.70
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—High1,667198.493,30910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,120175.781,96912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476169.142,4969thin
CowsLean 85-90%High998142.551,4224thin

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)1,500$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$3,0385
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$3,49820
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)955$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$2,7504thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222660.00/cwt650.00–670.001,4653
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230604.78/cwt600.00–610.001,3912
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,7001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275629.64/cwt620.00–640.001,7322
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278535.23/cwt530.00–540.001,4882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307633.26/cwt620.00–650.001,9443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312586.47/cwt570.00–600.001,8303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363504.90/cwt500.00–510.001,8332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365539.86/cwt530.00–550.001,9702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428432.28/cwt425.00–440.001,8502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438475.09/cwt470.00–480.002,0812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470432.61/cwt430.00–435.002,0332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473456.50/cwt450.00–465.002,1593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520422.55/cwt420.00–425.002,1972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523448.44/cwt440.00–460.002,3453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532380.06/cwt370.00–390.002,0223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573370.15/cwt365.00–375.002,1212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635378.81/cwt375.00–380.002,4054
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725322.55/cwt320.00–325.002,3382
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2253476.71/cwt460.00–490.001,2063
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260523.70/cwt510.00–540.001,3624
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322449.64/cwt440.00–460.001,4483
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323523.92/cwt510.00–540.001,6923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368483.21/cwt470.00–500.001,7783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1402463.32/cwt450.00–480.001,8633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421420.96/cwt400.00–440.001,7724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428329.80/cwt325.00–335.001,4122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468422.66/cwt410.00–435.001,9784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513389.87/cwt380.00–400.002,0003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520347.57/cwt345.00–350.001,8072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570359.87/cwt355.00–365.002,0512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575372.46/cwt370.00–375.002,1422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609365.89/cwt354.00–375.002,2285
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790275.00/cwt265.00–290.002,1733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408469.88/cwt450.00–490.001,9172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468386.51/cwt370.00–400.001,8093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480415.16/cwt410.00–420.001,9932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543394.93/cwt380.00–410.002,1442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573393.33/cwt385.00–400.002,2543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608356.32/cwt345.00–370.002,1664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,0902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760252.50/cwt250.00–255.001,9192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575181.02/cwt180.00–182.002,8513
Bulls——1,622191.19/cwt185.00–199.003,1013
Bulls——1,770217.08/cwt210.00–222.003,8424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
Cows—Lean 85-90%940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058167.72/cwt165.00–170.001,7743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103142.09/cwt139.00–145.001,5672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137180.65/cwt172.00–198.002,0548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318158.01/cwt157.00–159.002,0832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373167.50/cwt167.00–168.002,3002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580174.25/cwt170.00–179.002,7535
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28352,721.41/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0273,715.42/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7156
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3804,129.83/head3,950.00–4,350.004,1306
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Large 11,5003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Large 11,5303,671.16/head3,650.00–3,700.003,6712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.