Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-08-17

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 280▼ 109 vs year ago 490 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 62▼ 88 vs year ago 130 · −67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 133▼ 67 vs year ago 125 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $359.33/cwt on 10 head, down $15.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −46.27 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$359.33
▼ 15.51 vs prior sale
10 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.69
vs MS average
−37.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538372.962,0056thin
Medium and Large 2559338.881,8934thin
One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $112 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 sale10 hd
359.33
—
MS average12 barns · 455 hd
376.02
−16.69
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−37.45
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−46.27
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—Average1,701199.533,3937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,397156.522,1873thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,123154.481,7349thin

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)1,328$3,4174thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$2,8643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,5173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$3,6768

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208609.76/cwt590.00–630.001,2682
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260560.00/cwt550.00–570.001,4562
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3278509.73/cwt500.00–520.001,4172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328500.15/cwt490.00–510.001,6403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420431.18/cwt415.00–450.001,8117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469378.04/cwt360.00–405.001,7735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519375.63/cwt363.00–390.001,9504
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575367.63/cwt360.00–375.002,1142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.17/cwt328.00–345.001,9273
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610334.31/cwt320.00–350.002,0396
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2077
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,31432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685308.87/cwt300.00–318.002,1162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732326.96/cwt320.00–338.002,3933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,42918
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,2641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,6921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1185635.00/cwt630.00–640.001,1752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238499.89/cwt490.00–510.001,1902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283449.91/cwt440.00–460.001,2732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381367.64/cwt350.00–390.001,4015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417365.16/cwt350.00–390.001,5233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475334.66/cwt325.00–345.001,5904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9399
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531353.64/cwt340.00–370.001,8784
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,7082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570352.76/cwt345.00–360.002,0112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572315.11/cwt300.00–325.001,8025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,99220
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612319.82/cwt300.00–330.001,9575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685289.06/cwt285.00–293.001,9802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813327.49/cwt325.00–330.002,6622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425427.44/cwt420.00–435.001,8174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469379.69/cwt365.00–395.001,7815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523352.80/cwt330.00–365.001,8454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581310.79/cwt300.00–320.001,8064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615315.75/cwt305.00–323.001,9424
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678277.55/cwt275.00–280.001,8822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719282.31/cwt270.00–295.002,0304
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,1272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500191.58/cwt182.00–195.002,8744
Bulls——1,505223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,3561
Bulls——2,200203.68/cwt202.00–206.004,4812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048142.98/cwt140.00–146.001,4982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159156.22/cwt150.00–163.001,8116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397156.52/cwt153.00–160.002,1873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,863.97/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3603,589.46/head2,900.00–3,900.003,5893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1183,574.83/head3,100.00–3,850.003,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1283,778.16/head3,700.00–3,850.003,7784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.