Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 13
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 319▼ 66 vs year ago 489 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 35▲ 28 vs year ago 73 · +38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 32▲ 81 vs year ago 68 · +119.1%
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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. There were several nice bred cows and cow-calf pairs 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 $410.62/cwt on 27 head, up $15.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +44.38 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$410.62
▲ 15.77 vs prior sale
27 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.45
vs MS average
−16.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547415.842,27619thin
Medium and Large 1537415.172,2274thin
Medium and Large 2550381.242,0974thin
One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $179 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 sale27 hd
410.62
—
MS average13 barns · 200 hd
415.07
−4.45
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−16.77
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
+44.38
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—Low1,874210.753,95011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,169179.862,10311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,414174.912,47311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,083153.291,6619thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$3,4262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$3,1864thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$3,0622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$3,90926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)768$3,1254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)910$2,4504thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$2,3501thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293675.04/cwt670.00–680.001,9782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317669.72/cwt650.00–690.002,1235
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338619.56/cwt600.00–640.002,0942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355625.07/cwt620.00–630.002,2192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3358570.07/cwt560.00–580.002,0412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440497.53/cwt495.00–500.002,1892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474476.04/cwt465.00–490.002,2565
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,3967
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507414.98/cwt400.00–435.002,1043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508455.13/cwt440.00–475.002,3123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3861
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,4398
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635391.56/cwt380.00–400.002,4863
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640327.44/cwt320.00–335.002,0962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665379.00/cwt373.00–385.002,5202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,7152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265569.94/cwt560.00–580.001,5103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313576.60/cwt560.00–600.001,8053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2353516.70/cwt500.00–540.001,8243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378473.04/cwt460.00–490.001,7883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413477.70/cwt465.00–500.001,9735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432448.44/cwt430.00–460.001,9373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473442.61/cwt435.00–455.002,0943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,1656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532420.22/cwt410.00–435.002,2363
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540377.57/cwt370.00–385.002,0392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560384.91/cwt375.00–395.002,1552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,32513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3491
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,39013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,43513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,5412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460468.42/cwt460.00–480.002,1553
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485452.45/cwt450.00–455.002,1942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516434.93/cwt420.00–455.002,2444
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573390.01/cwt380.00–405.002,2353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615359.84/cwt350.00–370.002,2132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,688196.12/cwt195.00–197.003,3112
Bulls——1,690170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8731
Bulls——1,818209.00/cwt204.00–214.003,8004
Bulls——2,070229.99/cwt225.00–233.504,7614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020136.29/cwt130.00–143.001,3903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105167.25/cwt164.00–175.001,8484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135150.89/cwt147.00–155.001,7132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141175.15/cwt170.00–180.001,9985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179187.55/cwt181.00–196.002,2115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385175.89/cwt173.00–178.002,4365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432165.26/cwt163.00–168.502,3673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443182.92/cwt182.00–184.002,6403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19553,426.44/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,061.94/head2,750.00–3,350.003,0622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Large 11,5053,447.01/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 27852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 27902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 28102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 21,0102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,631.29/head3,550.00–3,700.003,6314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1504,310.43/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1594,356.96/head4,000.00–4,700.004,3578
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,177.10/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3755,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4303,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.