Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 269▼ 13 vs year ago 229 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 191▲ 23 vs year ago 65 · +35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple of good replacement cows that sold well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $430.54/cwt on 12 head, up $10.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.94 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$430.54
▲ 10.66 vs prior sale
12 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$108.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.69
vs MS average
−41.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505468.612,3664thin
Medium and Large 1-2522428.402,2365thin
Medium and Large 2540395.002,1332thin
Medium and Large 3595360.002,1421thin
One grade step is worth $108.61/cwt here — about $224 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 sale12 hd
430.54
—
MS average13 barns · 102 hd
438.23
−7.69
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−41.58
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+24.94
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—High1,446190.202,75110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471167.132,4588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,126166.491,87511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123149.001,6743thin

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)1,230$3,6404thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,292$2,6693thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)814$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$3,82010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$3,52114

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,3501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243610.10/cwt600.00–620.001,4832
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275544.73/cwt540.00–550.001,4982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323603.40/cwt590.00–620.001,9493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,1781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375484.73/cwt480.00–490.001,8182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388523.09/cwt500.00–540.002,0303
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410547.44/cwt545.00–550.002,2452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435504.89/cwt500.00–510.002,1962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438464.93/cwt450.00–475.002,0364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467488.39/cwt480.00–495.002,2813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505468.61/cwt455.00–480.002,3664
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522428.40/cwt410.00–445.002,2365
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620377.42/cwt375.00–380.002,3402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668346.48/cwt345.00–348.002,3142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738334.29/cwt325.00–345.002,4673
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225480.00/cwt470.00–490.001,0802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273556.95/cwt540.00–570.001,5203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325375.46/cwt360.00–390.001,2202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388439.94/cwt430.00–450.001,7072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1871
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463459.95/cwt450.00–470.002,1302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485411.56/cwt400.00–430.001,9963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517403.15/cwt395.00–415.002,0843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,4043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578377.27/cwt370.00–385.002,1812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613308.57/cwt290.00–320.001,8923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.52/cwt360.00–365.002,3202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683352.55/cwt350.00–355.002,4082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737334.91/cwt325.00–345.002,4683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9781
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475470.05/cwt465.00–475.002,2332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485495.05/cwt490.00–500.002,4012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528397.44/cwt395.00–400.002,0982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535436.68/cwt430.00–445.002,3363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572381.56/cwt370.00–390.002,1833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625379.76/cwt370.00–390.002,3742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680370.11/cwt365.00–375.002,5172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723349.80/cwt335.00–360.002,5293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4551
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9261
Bulls——1,403190.73/cwt187.00–194.002,6762
Bulls——1,437174.20/cwt171.00–178.002,5033
Bulls——1,569204.48/cwt200.00–208.003,2084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058163.67/cwt160.00–166.001,7324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,7382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155158.50/cwt158.00–159.001,8312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169171.94/cwt168.00–175.002,0105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475170.44/cwt168.00–173.002,5145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490162.90/cwt162.00–164.002,4272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,754.18/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Large 11,3253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3382,902.80/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29993,381.48/head3,100.00–3,700.003,3818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0883,584.48/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0953,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1354,071.70/head4,050.00–4,100.004,0724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1584,054.21/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0544
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3853,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 26182,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.