Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 406▼ 379 vs year ago 659 · −57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 11 vs year ago 73 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 120▲ 70 vs year ago 63 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: light calves sold mixed to 5.00 lower. Heavy calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows 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 $362.27/cwt on 12 head, up $25.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −3.97 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.
Average price
$362.27
▲ 25.43 vs prior sale
12 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$595
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$118.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs MS average
−4.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550450.002,4751thin
Medium and Large 2537367.071,9727thin
Medium and Large 3567331.941,8804thin
One grade step is worth $118.06/cwt here — about $595 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
362.27
—
MS average14 barns · 276 hd
357.32
+4.95
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−4.38
This barn, trailing median25 sales
366.24
−3.97
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—High1,584206.063,26511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,352170.652,3073thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442166.302,3983thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,087162.541,76611

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)1,435$4,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,6152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,9067
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,8653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$3,53616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$3,0002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)815$3,3504thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)827$2,6953thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$2,1501thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1195660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2871
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223585.84/cwt570.00–600.001,3062
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2267529.69/cwt520.00–540.001,4143
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333514.96/cwt510.00–520.001,7152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363479.95/cwt470.00–490.001,7423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417412.72/cwt400.00–435.001,7215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468379.98/cwt370.00–390.001,7785
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531370.95/cwt360.00–385.001,9705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1165600.00/cwt600.00–600.009901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223554.49/cwt540.00–570.001,2372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255524.90/cwt520.00–530.001,3382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340385.00/cwt370.00–400.001,3092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368433.19/cwt425.00–445.001,5943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410408.90/cwt405.00–413.001,6762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422359.92/cwt350.00–370.001,5193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471357.83/cwt345.00–375.001,6854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528364.84/cwt350.00–380.001,9265
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560372.66/cwt355.00–390.002,0872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587329.25/cwt320.00–335.001,9333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615343.21/cwt328.00–365.002,1113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665297.52/cwt295.00–300.001,9792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416412.40/cwt400.00–425.001,7165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471375.31/cwt365.00–390.001,7684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511363.84/cwt350.00–380.001,8594
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524334.87/cwt320.00–345.001,7554
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603341.49/cwt338.00–345.002,0592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660325.06/cwt320.00–330.002,1453
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718318.53/cwt300.00–330.002,2874
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770282.50/cwt280.00–285.002,1752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,247191.22/cwt185.00–198.002,3853
Bulls——1,682203.21/cwt200.00–205.003,4183
Bulls——1,728216.67/cwt215.00–222.003,7445
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073159.45/cwt153.00–165.001,7115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096168.93/cwt166.00–172.001,8515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343171.98/cwt170.00–174.002,3102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442166.30/cwt165.00–168.002,3983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29053,418.23/head3,000.00–3,750.003,4186
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0404,108.65/head4,000.00–4,200.004,1094
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0633,459.53/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4604
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18272,694.56/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6953
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,615.28/head3,400.00–3,900.003,6152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,905.79/head2,700.00–3,050.002,9067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,048.02/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.