Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 2
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 367▲ 208 vs year ago 367 · +56.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 70▼ 5 vs year ago 80 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 80▼ 31 vs year ago 98 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady. 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 $419.88/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +14.28 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$419.88
40 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$574
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$81.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.51
vs MS average
−55.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543426.622,31634
Medium and Large 1-2552388.972,1495thin
Medium and Large 2505345.001,7421thin
One grade step is worth $81.62/cwt here — about $574 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 sale40 hd
419.88
—
MS average12 barns · 212 hd
453.39
−33.51
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−55.68
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+14.28
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—High1,757199.183,50011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125170.241,9159thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471157.732,3219thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011145.841,47411

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)Young (2-4 yrs)994$3,1592thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)978$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$3,3004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$3,1318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)2,600$2,6002thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3741
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223538.99/cwt530.00–550.001,2022
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228594.95/cwt590.00–600.001,3562
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,7491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293550.09/cwt540.00–560.001,6122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327619.90/cwt610.00–630.002,0273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335535.00/cwt530.00–540.001,7922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335454.85/cwt450.00–460.001,5242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368527.45/cwt520.00–535.001,9412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378483.30/cwt470.00–500.001,8273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410483.01/cwt470.00–500.001,9805
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438452.46/cwt450.00–455.001,9822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523395.22/cwt390.00–400.002,0672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1542427.28/cwt410.00–435.002,31633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572384.80/cwt375.00–395.002,2013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621380.07/cwt360.00–385.002,36011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630338.37/cwt320.00–350.002,1323
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665378.94/cwt370.00–384.002,52019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680338.99/cwt338.00–340.002,3052
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724319.09/cwt310.00–328.002,3104
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730349.44/cwt347.00–355.002,55113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773326.61/cwt315.00–338.002,5252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819323.28/cwt322.00–324.002,64811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823308.55/cwt305.00–312.002,5392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235537.45/cwt535.00–540.001,2632
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318524.80/cwt510.00–540.001,6694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360495.00/cwt490.00–500.001,7822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365451.37/cwt440.00–460.001,6484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425442.56/cwt440.00–445.001,8812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436392.64/cwt385.00–400.001,7124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463359.86/cwt355.00–365.001,6662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468382.50/cwt370.00–405.001,7904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471440.24/cwt410.00–450.002,0747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527380.19/cwt370.00–390.002,0043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573401.17/cwt385.00–405.002,2999
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575357.50/cwt350.00–365.002,0562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633347.49/cwt339.00–366.002,20014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670328.99/cwt328.00–330.002,2042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673404.96/cwt395.00–415.002,7252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687331.37/cwt325.00–365.002,27710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738323.38/cwt300.00–328.002,3876
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,9651
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778290.47/cwt280.00–301.002,2602
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,55610
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428520.41/cwt510.00–530.002,2272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470458.39/cwt440.00–475.002,1543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563392.56/cwt390.00–395.002,2102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628357.41/cwt350.00–365.002,2452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723314.12/cwt310.00–318.002,2712
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363182.06/cwt181.00–183.002,4812
Bulls——1,790193.56/cwt189.00–200.003,4654
Bulls——1,889210.52/cwt206.00–218.003,9775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009144.89/cwt140.00–149.001,4624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042154.33/cwt150.00–158.001,6085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113159.00/cwt157.00–161.001,7702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118180.54/cwt174.00–192.502,0183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136168.13/cwt165.00–171.001,9104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278171.00/cwt170.00–172.002,1852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430161.00/cwt156.00–165.002,3023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,599148.65/cwt145.00–154.002,3774
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,212.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 22,6002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19943,158.53/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
Bred Cows—Large 11,3553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.