Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-05-25

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 610▼ 31 vs year ago 390 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 88▼ 109 vs year ago 214 · −50.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 90▲ 3 vs year ago 180 · +1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. There were many nice replacement cows that sold high both today and at the special sell last Friday (5/22/2026).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $402.18/cwt on 37 head, down $13.30 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.42 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$402.18
▼ 13.30 vs prior sale
37 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.39
vs MS average
−58.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545412.902,2523thin
Medium and Large 1-2563403.452,27331
Medium and Large 2552378.292,0883thin
One grade step is worth $34.61/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd
402.18
—
MS average13 barns · 324 hd
433.56
−31.39
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
−58.19
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−3.42
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—High1,715217.343,72814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,156179.542,07610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443175.242,52912
CowsLean 85-90%Average993163.881,6278thin

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)1,293$3,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,5633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,3958
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$3,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)983$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$4,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$4,5268
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,082$4,3656
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$4,35212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)887$3,2836
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)695$3,7002thin

Every lot

98 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 1220609.09/cwt600.00–620.001,3402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305569.84/cwt560.00–580.001,7382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333514.74/cwt500.00–530.001,7144
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8206
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,4191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427508.34/cwt490.00–530.002,1716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452498.00/cwt498.00–498.002,25126
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523414.35/cwt400.00–430.002,1672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,27618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568379.93/cwt365.00–395.002,1582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593380.54/cwt379.00–387.002,25713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610347.54/cwt345.00–350.002,1202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638362.47/cwt360.00–365.002,3132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675364.27/cwt362.00–365.002,45920
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7391
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,1679
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228525.16/cwt520.00–530.001,1972
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240480.00/cwt470.00–490.001,1522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278465.41/cwt450.00–480.001,2942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5253
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358446.22/cwt430.00–460.001,5974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435399.89/cwt385.00–415.001,7403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485396.48/cwt395.00–398.001,9232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494386.49/cwt382.00–400.001,9098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520384.94/cwt380.00–390.002,0023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573339.78/cwt330.00–350.001,9472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,2136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.40/cwt350.00–375.002,3192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660352.35/cwt338.00–355.002,32613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681317.94/cwt303.00–333.002,1654
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,1871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,9881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768322.46/cwt320.00–325.002,4762
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7125
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,6543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517363.16/cwt355.00–370.001,8783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555355.05/cwt350.00–360.001,9712
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,9211
Bulls——1,525182.86/cwt177.00–188.002,7892
Bulls——1,746229.50/cwt220.00–239.004,0078
Bulls——1,840214.33/cwt209.00–218.003,9443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982155.39/cwt150.00–160.001,5263
Cows—Lean 85-90%999168.98/cwt167.00–171.001,6885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124173.71/cwt170.00–177.001,9534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178183.43/cwt180.00–188.002,1616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352181.43/cwt178.00–185.002,4535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491172.54/cwt170.00–176.002,5735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553166.51/cwt165.00–168.002,5862
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18554,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 28602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0404,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0504,451.43/head4,400.00–4,500.004,4514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2034,630.77/head4,200.00–4,900.004,6314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2455,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3084,847.42/head4,800.00–4,900.004,8474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3354,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4154,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0833,344.80/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1603,852.59/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,502.23/head3,000.00–4,100.003,5023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2182,925.56/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2403,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3453,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.