Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 396▲ 14 vs year ago 417 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 124▲ 12 vs year ago 112 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 104▲ 14 vs year ago 113 · +12.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady, had some quality heavy heifers that sold well. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.98/cwt on 10 head, down $6.64 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +19.74 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$385.98
▼ 6.64 vs prior sale
10 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs MS average
−38.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527402.472,1206thin
Medium and Large 2563361.252,0324thin
One grade step is worth $41.22/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale10 hd
385.98
—
MS average11 barns · 245 hd
391.68
−5.70
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−38.09
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
+19.74
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—High1,730208.053,59911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159171.401,9879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490163.552,4379thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093151.641,65712

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$3,4764thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,1017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$4,1036
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,054$4,0388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)815$2,8754thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)610$3,0002thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230582.28/cwt560.00–600.001,3394
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279635.16/cwt620.00–650.001,7724
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317586.58/cwt570.00–600.001,8593
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360570.28/cwt560.00–580.002,0532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373532.81/cwt520.00–550.001,9873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420536.71/cwt520.00–550.002,2543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469478.11/cwt460.00–500.002,2424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513417.32/cwt410.00–425.002,1412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523449.71/cwt435.00–465.002,3524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570411.89/cwt400.00–420.002,3483
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622400.92/cwt390.00–415.002,4945
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225594.56/cwt590.00–600.001,3382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275544.64/cwt540.00–550.001,4982
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320604.77/cwt600.00–610.001,9352
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323540.08/cwt530.00–550.001,7442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415484.96/cwt475.00–500.002,0133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420455.12/cwt445.00–465.001,9122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471451.30/cwt440.00–460.002,1264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511407.47/cwt400.00–415.002,0824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,9482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558392.47/cwt390.00–395.002,1902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595355.00/cwt350.00–360.002,1122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619357.50/cwt345.00–370.002,2136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630444.92/cwt440.00–450.002,8032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,35113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723295.09/cwt290.00–300.002,1342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4961
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6497
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,3112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,4031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6705
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420484.76/cwt480.00–490.002,0362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468440.05/cwt430.00–450.002,0592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523414.67/cwt400.00–430.002,1693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525385.29/cwt375.00–395.002,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580382.44/cwt380.00–385.002,2182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657349.91/cwt335.00–360.002,2993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510179.81/cwt176.00–183.002,7152
Bulls——1,720198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,4061
Bulls——1,781222.31/cwt217.00–229.003,9595
Bulls——1,795206.47/cwt202.00–211.003,7063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004151.27/cwt149.00–154.001,5194
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045142.92/cwt137.00–147.001,4943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123167.17/cwt165.00–169.001,8773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161172.01/cwt170.00–174.001,9974
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175162.70/cwt158.00–167.001,9124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210176.51/cwt176.00–177.002,1362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372173.02/cwt172.00–174.002,3743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508167.93/cwt167.00–169.002,5322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660155.67/cwt152.00–160.002,5843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1803,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,973.94/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2603,353.97/head3,150.00–3,550.003,3542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3653,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4133,427.61/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 26152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29153,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19404,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19434,054.11/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0544
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19654,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29953,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3654,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.