Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-02-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 351▲ 74 vs year ago 201 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 67▲ 26 vs year ago 52 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 73▲ 40 vs year ago 55 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 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 $414.86/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +9.26 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$414.86
15 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$108.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.72
vs MS average
−72.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531448.382,3816thin
Medium and Large 1-2535411.922,2034thin
Medium and Large 2523386.252,0184thin
Medium and Large 3595340.002,0231thin
One grade step is worth $108.38/cwt here — about $358 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 sale15 hd
414.86
—
MS average13 barns · 305 hd
449.59
−34.72
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−72.49
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+9.26
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—High1,626210.463,4229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,115171.791,91511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,536169.182,59810
CowsLean 85-90%High987142.521,4075thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$3,5484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$3,1009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$3,6002thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2228620.11/cwt610.00–630.001,4142
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6421
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275609.45/cwt600.00–620.001,6762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323644.42/cwt630.00–660.002,0812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334599.24/cwt590.00–620.002,0019
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405511.60/cwt500.00–525.002,0723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414473.81/cwt460.00–485.001,9624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458429.93/cwt420.00–445.001,9693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473464.63/cwt455.00–475.002,1982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500386.67/cwt375.00–395.001,9333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514450.16/cwt440.00–465.002,3144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523405.89/cwt400.00–410.002,1233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565444.82/cwt435.00–455.002,5132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620362.60/cwt350.00–375.002,2482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330539.90/cwt530.00–550.001,7823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365457.71/cwt450.00–465.001,6712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366494.81/cwt480.00–510.001,8114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405459.81/cwt445.00–475.001,8622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425429.93/cwt420.00–440.001,8275
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455406.70/cwt395.00–415.001,8503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480392.32/cwt380.00–405.001,8834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511402.43/cwt385.00–420.002,0564
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565387.63/cwt380.00–395.002,1902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581348.33/cwt335.00–365.002,0246
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620344.92/cwt335.00–355.002,1392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629388.64/cwt385.00–400.002,4454
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775302.56/cwt300.00–305.002,3452
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433460.21/cwt450.00–475.001,9933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535417.43/cwt410.00–425.002,2332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565367.35/cwt350.00–385.002,0762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575399.91/cwt395.00–405.002,2992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605392.60/cwt380.00–405.002,3752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708349.96/cwt340.00–360.002,4782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348197.44/cwt188.00–208.002,6613
Bulls——1,765216.97/cwt211.00–224.003,8306
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%930161.51/cwt161.00–162.001,5022
Cows—Lean 85-90%930154.84/cwt150.00–159.001,4402
Cows—Lean 85-90%950132.46/cwt130.00–135.001,2582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149178.87/cwt173.00–197.502,0555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164168.07/cwt164.00–171.001,9564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438165.37/cwt162.00–169.002,3783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614172.95/cwt170.00–176.002,7916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,148.71/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1253,946.89/head3,600.00–4,300.003,9472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3083,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3563,089.60/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0905
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0553,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002

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.