Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 431▼ 137 vs year ago 413 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 124▼ 80 vs year ago 147 · −54.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 127▼ 27 vs year ago 84 · −32.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher. There were some nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $408.37/cwt on 13 head, down $17.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +2.77 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$408.37
▼ 17.46 vs prior sale
13 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−40.94
vs MS average
−79.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515437.472,2536thin
Medium and Large 2545383.422,0897thin
One grade step is worth $54.05/cwt here — about $164 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 sale13 hd
408.37
—
MS average14 barns · 335 hd
449.31
−40.94
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−79.18
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
+2.77
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—High1,801215.413,8796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,159174.802,0268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495171.182,55910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059156.321,65610

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)1,170$3,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,9134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,7463thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$4,01514

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275585.00/cwt570.00–600.001,6092
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1306615.06/cwt600.00–630.001,8824
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310580.32/cwt570.00–590.001,7993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370554.93/cwt550.00–560.002,0532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421523.53/cwt500.00–540.002,2045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423473.70/cwt460.00–490.002,0043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473465.08/cwt450.00–480.002,2002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515437.47/cwt425.00–450.002,2536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518383.15/cwt370.00–395.001,9853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565383.63/cwt365.00–400.002,1684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620382.26/cwt375.00–390.002,3702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205554.88/cwt550.00–560.001,1382
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1212592.60/cwt580.00–610.001,2563
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278547.01/cwt530.00–570.001,5213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322509.79/cwt500.00–520.001,6423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368485.17/cwt480.00–490.001,7852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370465.14/cwt460.00–470.001,7212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415474.82/cwt460.00–490.001,9712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438439.97/cwt435.00–445.001,9272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475434.81/cwt425.00–450.002,0653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572346.85/cwt335.00–355.001,9843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618354.93/cwt350.00–360.002,1933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715292.60/cwt285.00–300.002,0922
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4961
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2888282.52/cwt280.00–285.002,5092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423506.85/cwt490.00–520.002,1443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482459.86/cwt450.00–470.002,2173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518431.13/cwt410.00–445.002,2333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533397.42/cwt390.00–405.002,1184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588382.49/cwt380.00–385.002,2492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623378.60/cwt365.00–390.002,3593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710297.46/cwt295.00–300.002,1122
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712323.36/cwt310.00–335.002,3023
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,3172
Bulls——1,864224.11/cwt220.00–226.004,1774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945143.13/cwt140.00–146.001,3532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084165.40/cwt162.50–169.001,7935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,7692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126172.96/cwt170.00–175.001,9484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180179.19/cwt176.00–182.002,1143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395177.90/cwt176.00–180.002,4823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448164.49/cwt164.00–165.002,3822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573169.83/cwt167.00–174.002,6715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,918.67/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Large 11,4103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4754,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1454,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2404,402.02/head4,300.00–4,500.004,4024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002

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.