Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 20
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 423▲ 35 vs year ago 361 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 101▲ 60 vs year ago 64 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 149▲ 36 vs year ago 68 · +52.9%
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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 $422.01/cwt on 13 head, down $3.65 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.41 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$422.01
▼ 3.65 vs prior sale
13 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.27
vs MS average
−57.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528439.672,3198thin
Medium and Large 2567393.772,2335thin
One grade step is worth $45.90/cwt here — about $87 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 sale13 hd
422.01
—
MS average14 barns · 250 hd
447.28
−25.27
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−57.02
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+16.41
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—Average1,810206.763,74313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162174.182,02410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,423169.752,41510
CowsLean 85-90%High1,055154.431,62911

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)1,410$3,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,545$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$3,0246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,7752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$4,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$3,9676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,269$3,8258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)603$2,8004thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215645.00/cwt640.00–650.001,3872
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278614.77/cwt610.00–620.001,7092
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290570.06/cwt560.00–580.001,6533
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315640.87/cwt620.00–660.002,0195
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315589.84/cwt580.00–600.001,8583
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358565.03/cwt560.00–570.002,0232
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408522.70/cwt500.00–540.002,1334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438487.46/cwt480.00–495.002,1354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468464.95/cwt460.00–470.002,1763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514439.71/cwt420.00–460.002,2606
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567393.77/cwt380.00–415.002,2335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568439.54/cwt425.00–455.002,4972
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621397.43/cwt380.00–415.002,4688
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623364.87/cwt355.00–375.002,2733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715324.97/cwt320.00–330.002,3242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720346.62/cwt340.00–355.002,4963
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,70417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777348.62/cwt347.00–352.002,7099
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782347.72/cwt341.00–354.002,7193
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822339.47/cwt335.00–341.002,79015
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272493.01/cwt480.00–510.001,3413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320515.31/cwt510.00–520.001,6492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355474.93/cwt470.00–480.001,6862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370495.20/cwt490.00–500.001,8322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418419.86/cwt400.00–435.001,7553
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419449.06/cwt440.00–460.001,8825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509414.93/cwt400.00–435.002,1126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578382.12/cwt370.00–395.002,2092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620361.83/cwt345.00–375.002,2433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620330.08/cwt320.00–340.002,0462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,3535
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715332.59/cwt320.00–345.002,3782
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4703
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,3742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410500.00/cwt490.00–510.002,0502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478458.65/cwt450.00–470.002,1924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523444.62/cwt430.00–465.002,3253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565390.02/cwt375.00–405.002,2044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614372.59/cwt355.00–385.002,2884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2838282.52/cwt280.00–285.002,3682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7201
Bulls——1,485184.94/cwt180.00–187.002,7463
Bulls——1,863224.58/cwt216.00–232.004,1846
Bulls——2,083207.76/cwt200.00–215.004,3282
Bulls——2,340175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031161.26/cwt158.00–165.001,6635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055141.21/cwt140.00–142.001,4902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084152.49/cwt147.00–157.001,6534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148180.28/cwt177.00–187.002,0704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165172.56/cwt170.00–176.002,0103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177167.66/cwt166.00–169.001,9733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350177.98/cwt177.00–179.002,4033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445173.85/cwt172.00–176.002,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455165.21/cwt163.00–168.002,4044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2053,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4103,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred Cows—Large 11,4653,413.82/head3,250.00–3,650.003,4143
Bred Cows—Large 11,5453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 25952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19604,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0254,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0904,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2653,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3354,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 29252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.