Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 6
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 341▲ 121 vs year ago 198 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 89▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 154▼ 21 vs year ago 53 · −39.6%
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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 $468.96/cwt on 53 head, up $25.91 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +63.36 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$468.96
▲ 25.91 vs prior sale
53 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$64.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.80
vs MS average
−21.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547477.082,61039
Medium and Large 1530473.912,5135thin
Medium and Large 2545436.362,3777thin
Medium and Large 3568412.532,3432thin
One grade step is worth $64.55/cwt here — about $267 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 sale53 hd
468.96
—
MS average13 barns · 276 hd
464.17
+4.80
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−21.87
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+63.36
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—High1,381205.302,8357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,092177.671,9408thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,603177.122,83910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,063156.231,6613thin

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)1,430$3,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$3,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$4,6006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,258$3,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,6002thin

Every lot

75 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 1200735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,4701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4521
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3233615.48/cwt600.00–630.001,4342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5861
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270668.15/cwt650.00–685.001,8042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320628.33/cwt620.00–640.002,0113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328590.53/cwt580.00–600.001,9372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358580.07/cwt570.00–590.002,0772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,06818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413519.39/cwt500.00–540.002,1452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417489.88/cwt485.00–495.002,0433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470473.35/cwt465.00–480.002,2253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507441.71/cwt430.00–455.002,2393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515479.87/cwt465.00–490.002,4713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,56918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553464.98/cwt460.00–470.002,5712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568412.53/cwt410.00–415.002,3432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,63621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573432.34/cwt420.00–450.002,4774
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629392.73/cwt380.00–405.002,4704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683350.27/cwt335.00–365.002,3922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785347.34/cwt335.00–360.002,7272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205567.32/cwt560.00–575.001,1632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255530.10/cwt525.00–535.001,3522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1256550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330539.60/cwt520.00–560.001,7813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370485.00/cwt475.00–495.001,7952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388444.94/cwt440.00–450.001,7263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430441.20/cwt430.00–455.001,8973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453392.46/cwt385.00–400.001,7782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,07829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526397.94/cwt385.00–410.002,0935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,29419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593363.37/cwt350.00–375.002,1553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,3754
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710335.00/cwt320.00–350.002,3792
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469484.73/cwt470.00–505.002,2734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515437.50/cwt420.00–455.002,2532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533377.51/cwt375.00–380.002,0122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557390.00/cwt385.00–395.002,1723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638382.53/cwt375.00–390.002,4412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,244197.06/cwt190.00–205.002,4514
Bulls——1,563216.28/cwt209.00–220.003,3803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000164.34/cwt162.00–167.001,6432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,008185.02/cwt182.00–188.001,8653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124174.58/cwt171.00–179.001,9624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548173.51/cwt171.00–176.002,6863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580168.50/cwt168.00–169.002,6622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645182.73/cwt177.00–187.003,0065
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3105,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,6805,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19854,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4303,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.