Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-03-23

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 23
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 216▼ 87 vs year ago 361 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 65▼ 8 vs year ago 65 · −12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 88▲ 107 vs year ago 89 · +120.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.02/cwt on 9 head, up $13.78 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +13.78 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$380.02
▲ 13.78 vs prior sale
9 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$78.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.05
vs MS average
−45.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527413.372,1783thin
Medium and Large 1-2547369.012,0195thin
Medium and Large 2535335.001,7921thin
One grade step is worth $78.37/cwt here — about $386 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
380.02
—
MS average13 barns · 190 hd
396.07
−16.05
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−45.17
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
+13.78
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—High1,522210.163,1996thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468172.572,53311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,092171.761,8759thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,032149.351,5417thin

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)1,158$3,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$3,8805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,071$3,0008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,037$4,13410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$4,08328
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$3,1002thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213654.94/cwt650.00–660.001,3952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275555.00/cwt550.00–560.001,5262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315605.24/cwt600.00–610.001,9072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318644.41/cwt630.00–660.002,0492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343542.52/cwt540.00–545.001,8612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387514.87/cwt500.00–525.001,9933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408459.82/cwt450.00–470.001,8762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418498.15/cwt490.00–505.002,0823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463483.22/cwt475.00–495.002,2373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488428.29/cwt420.00–435.002,0903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520452.36/cwt440.00–470.002,3524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525418.08/cwt400.00–430.002,1954
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615391.59/cwt388.00–395.002,4082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,4252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200673.33/cwt660.00–690.001,3473
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280550.00/cwt540.00–560.001,5402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305500.00/cwt490.00–510.001,5253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357460.00/cwt450.00–470.001,6423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405484.81/cwt470.00–500.001,9632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418412.49/cwt410.00–415.001,7242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430437.53/cwt435.00–440.001,8812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468455.13/cwt450.00–460.002,1302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513420.05/cwt410.00–430.002,1552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528372.75/cwt365.00–380.001,9682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560366.52/cwt355.00–375.002,0533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623327.29/cwt320.00–335.002,0392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630369.98/cwt360.00–380.002,3315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673342.42/cwt340.00–345.002,3042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763311.50/cwt300.00–320.002,3773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2442486.64/cwt475.00–495.002,1513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468440.18/cwt430.00–450.002,0603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565409.93/cwt400.00–425.002,3164
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570392.59/cwt390.00–395.002,2382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613377.49/cwt375.00–380.002,3142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623335.09/cwt330.00–340.002,0883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755289.97/cwt285.00–295.002,1892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2853270.06/cwt250.00–290.002,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,2981
Bulls——1,415189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,6741
Bulls——1,641218.24/cwt203.00–228.003,5814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2691
Cows—Lean 85-90%998137.45/cwt137.00–138.001,3722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078175.80/cwt172.00–182.501,8955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088156.38/cwt152.00–159.001,7014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095168.96/cwt167.00–171.001,8503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461166.51/cwt164.00–170.002,4335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474177.62/cwt173.00–182.002,6186
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 17754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28903,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19854,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0233,850.61/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0554,872.51/head4,600.00–5,100.004,8734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0624,273.63/head4,100.00–4,500.004,2746
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0734,098.37/head4,000.00–4,200.004,0984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0784,434.34/head4,300.00–4,600.004,4344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3154,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29703,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0253,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0673,114.76/head2,650.00–3,400.003,1157
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 11,1153,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2904,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3204,124.53/head4,000.00–4,250.004,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.