Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▲ 309 vs last sale 322▼ 44 vs year ago 675 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 44▼ 43 vs year ago 106 · −40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 122▼ 52 vs year ago 127 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks Sale: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold mixed to $15.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to $5.00 higher. Had a 410lb steer bring $5.50 that was really good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.84/cwt on 40 head, down $62.25 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −29.40 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$336.84
▼ 62.25 vs prior sale
40 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−46.18
vs MS average
−23.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556353.011,96310thin
Medium and Large 1-2585346.212,02520
Medium and Large 2552318.211,7576thin
Medium and Large 3536277.531,4864thin
One grade step is worth $75.49/cwt here — about $477 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd
336.84
—
MS average14 barns · 404 hd
383.02
−46.18
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−23.68
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−29.40
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—Average1,718214.373,68314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238179.572,22415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570176.362,7692thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,054156.401,6498thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$3,32810
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,9592thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$4,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$3,53518
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)685$1,8502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)802$1,9405

Every lot

97 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225570.89/cwt550.00–590.001,2852
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272503.50/cwt500.00–510.001,3703
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3283454.96/cwt450.00–460.001,2882
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288534.96/cwt530.00–540.001,5412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325403.08/cwt400.00–410.001,3103
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326492.12/cwt480.00–510.001,6045
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362478.32/cwt470.00–485.001,7323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372417.76/cwt410.00–440.001,5545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375364.80/cwt350.00–380.001,3682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423431.60/cwt415.00–455.001,8265
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507364.86/cwt330.00–395.001,8505
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583334.23/cwt320.00–342.501,9494
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,18014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669325.57/cwt300.00–345.002,1787
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712321.98/cwt320.00–325.002,2923
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716322.39/cwt317.00–325.502,30839
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,52413
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6511
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,9331
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,230270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,3211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3243364.95/cwt360.00–370.008872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266441.13/cwt425.00–450.001,1734
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325456.77/cwt450.00–460.001,4853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365390.27/cwt320.00–455.001,4242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372388.27/cwt375.00–395.001,4443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408404.79/cwt390.00–430.001,6524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,5064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468364.91/cwt355.00–385.001,7086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,3972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518322.42/cwt320.00–325.001,6702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531352.98/cwt347.50–360.001,8744
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563280.07/cwt275.00–285.001,5772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569316.10/cwt310.00–330.001,7994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573353.03/cwt345.00–365.002,0236
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585346.21/cwt343.00–360.002,02520
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617298.34/cwt295.00–300.001,8413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635329.15/cwt322.50–335.002,0903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,9912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675339.99/cwt330.50–365.002,29522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679337.69/cwt315.00–380.002,2934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724338.55/cwt330.00–347.502,4516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725302.45/cwt300.00–305.002,1932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2743245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,8202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4086
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771299.98/cwt295.00–315.002,3136
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,4223
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823300.02/cwt295.00–305.002,4692
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0041
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421408.81/cwt400.00–420.001,7214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423360.28/cwt350.00–365.001,5243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472356.45/cwt330.00–385.001,6823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511343.43/cwt335.00–350.001,7555
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580316.22/cwt310.00–320.001,8344
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586276.29/cwt265.00–285.001,6194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618315.73/cwt307.50–325.001,9513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673272.38/cwt260.00–285.001,8334
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0082
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0752
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9891
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 11,225210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5731
Bulls1250–1300Medium and Large 11,250206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508203.28/cwt198.00–208.003,0654
Bulls——1,630220.31/cwt218.00–226.003,5913
Bulls——1,801235.36/cwt230.00–241.004,2395
Bulls——2,063175.13/cwt170.00–180.003,6132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023141.63/cwt141.00–142.001,4493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104167.07/cwt164.00–169.001,8444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186184.38/cwt180.00–188.002,1877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284175.37/cwt170.00–179.002,2528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570176.36/cwt175.00–178.002,7692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,959.25/head1,550.00–2,300.001,9592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,328.07/head2,650.00–3,900.003,32810
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28021,939.78/head1,550.00–2,450.001,9405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28652,762.72/head2,000.00–3,700.002,7636
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1604,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,866.13/head3,400.00–4,050.003,86610

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.