Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-06-01

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 1
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 359▲ 16 vs year ago 393 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 105▼ 28 vs year ago 103 · −27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 183▲ 20 vs year ago 71 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.06/cwt on 9 head, down $47.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −10.18 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$356.06
▼ 47.55 vs prior sale
9 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.98
vs MS average
−48.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529374.001,9785thin
Medium and Large 2523333.641,7454thin
One grade step is worth $40.36/cwt here — about $233 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 sale9 hd
356.06
—
MS average13 barns · 202 hd
379.04
−22.98
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−48.70
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−10.18
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—Average1,505199.823,0079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162177.052,0588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461171.182,5019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low948161.451,53110

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)1,062$3,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$3,1395
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,9782thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,8752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$2,9002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)588$2,5504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,0501thin

Every lot

94 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 2230585.33/cwt580.00–590.001,3462
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255564.90/cwt560.00–570.001,4402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288604.96/cwt600.00–610.001,7422
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313569.63/cwt560.00–580.001,7833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333535.04/cwt530.00–540.001,7822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380635.92/cwt620.00–660.002,4163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415625.00/cwt610.00–640.002,5942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423501.24/cwt485.00–520.002,1203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478437.38/cwt430.00–445.002,0912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516440.99/cwt420.00–455.002,2764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560397.48/cwt395.00–400.002,2262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616385.91/cwt370.00–400.002,3775
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653377.51/cwt375.00–380.002,4652
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745352.50/cwt345.00–360.002,6262
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223505.39/cwt500.00–510.001,1272
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265576.89/cwt560.00–600.001,5294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323465.19/cwt450.00–480.001,5034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419423.10/cwt410.00–440.001,7735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421393.28/cwt375.00–405.001,6564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508381.67/cwt370.00–390.001,9393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523333.64/cwt325.00–345.001,7454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560362.50/cwt360.00–365.002,0302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625337.40/cwt325.00–350.002,1092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626301.31/cwt290.00–310.001,8864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661337.50/cwt330.00–345.002,2314
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828309.06/cwt305.00–313.002,5592
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6821
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6651
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2965265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427451.31/cwt440.00–470.001,9273
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481418.51/cwt405.00–430.002,0134
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510412.50/cwt405.00–420.002,1042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536375.09/cwt350.00–395.002,0104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,18018
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550417.50/cwt400.00–435.002,2962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608340.14/cwt330.00–350.002,0683
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612375.00/cwt365.00–385.002,2953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720345.15/cwt330.00–365.002,4853
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,7151
Bulls——1,474181.75/cwt177.00–188.002,6794
Bulls——1,498222.10/cwt220.00–224.003,3272
Bulls——1,633215.60/cwt213.00–218.003,5212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903152.19/cwt149.00–155.001,3743
Cows—Lean 85-90%925173.08/cwt172.00–174.001,6012
Cows—Lean 85-90%985162.35/cwt158.00–166.001,5995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115184.71/cwt180.00–190.002,0602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178174.50/cwt170.00–179.002,0566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390178.53/cwt178.00–179.002,4822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424172.71/cwt170.00–176.002,4594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557164.24/cwt162.00–166.002,5573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,977.63/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1103,647.30/head3,350.00–3,900.003,6472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2353,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 27102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 25202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.