Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-06-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 409▲ 63 vs year ago 326 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 75▼ 45 vs year ago 98 · −45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 91▲ 30 vs year ago 70 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.28/cwt on 12 head, down $35.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 25 comparable sales and sits +2.04 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$368.28
▼ 35.34 vs prior sale
12 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.67
vs MS average
−32.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517386.571,9996thin
Medium and Large 2570349.981,9956thin
One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale12 hd
368.28
—
MS average14 barns · 166 hd
377.95
−9.67
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−32.24
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
+2.04
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—High1,740213.363,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190175.442,0886thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488170.842,5427thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,089162.871,7749thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,361$3,5504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,1173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,9352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)763$2,5502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,8836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$3,44512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)932$2,5356
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)855$3,9002thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)982$2,5333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)891$2,3654thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310595.16/cwt590.00–600.001,8452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,2941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375555.60/cwt540.00–570.002,0842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408545.09/cwt530.00–560.002,2242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430441.57/cwt430.00–450.001,8993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520430.00/cwt420.00–440.002,2363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538388.28/cwt380.00–400.002,0893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567416.60/cwt410.00–425.002,3623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588389.96/cwt375.00–405.002,2933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613383.96/cwt370.00–405.002,3545
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710352.50/cwt340.00–365.002,5032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220554.55/cwt550.00–560.001,2202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365464.79/cwt450.00–480.001,6962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375422.43/cwt420.00–425.001,5842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,7351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418431.94/cwt420.00–445.001,8065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476401.29/cwt390.00–410.001,9104
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517386.57/cwt370.00–400.001,9996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576354.98/cwt345.00–365.002,0455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620336.60/cwt325.00–345.002,0873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622363.40/cwt350.00–380.002,2603
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726306.54/cwt300.00–315.002,2254
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433453.23/cwt445.00–465.001,9623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453437.49/cwt435.00–440.001,9822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483393.28/cwt385.00–400.001,9003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509401.30/cwt390.00–420.002,0434
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523371.81/cwt355.00–385.001,9453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562360.21/cwt350.00–370.002,0243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604364.96/cwt355.00–380.002,2044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673331.39/cwt315.00–345.002,2303
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728329.98/cwt325.00–335.002,4022
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828314.68/cwt300.00–330.002,6062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625197.29/cwt190.00–203.003,2063
Bulls——1,777209.90/cwt203.00–215.003,7303
Bulls——1,799228.01/cwt223.00–234.004,1024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050168.55/cwt168.00–169.001,7702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058153.22/cwt150.00–156.001,6212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117164.46/cwt162.00–167.001,8375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184172.96/cwt170.00–175.002,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203180.40/cwt177.50–183.002,1702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318173.50/cwt173.00–174.002,2872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475171.07/cwt170.00–172.002,5233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,678167.82/cwt167.00–169.002,8162
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28912,364.87/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3654
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26152,964.63/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19383,821.33/head3,700.00–3,950.003,8214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29652,377.33/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3954,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 26802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,934.65/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2803,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Large 41,4753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18553,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,600.00/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.