Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-08-24

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 24
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 381▼ 158 vs year ago 592 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 30 vs year ago 66 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 58▲ 33 vs year ago 58 · +56.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well. There was 243 heifers that sold at the Replacement Heifer Sale (8/22/2026), and they averaged $5,100.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.11/cwt on 20 head, up $13.78 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.49 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$373.11
▲ 13.78 vs prior sale
20 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$65.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.48
vs MS average
+2.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510402.002,0509thin
Medium and Large 1509365.051,8585thin
Medium and Large 2560336.491,8846thin
One grade step is worth $65.51/cwt here — about $166 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 sale20 hd
373.11
—
MS average11 barns · 224 hd
361.63
+11.48
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
+2.11
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−32.49
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—Average1,583190.083,0096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188157.001,8642thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,108146.841,6266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,389145.982,0284thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,1774thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$3,0968
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)858$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,31810
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,007$2,6506
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$3,5001thin

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 1245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2282458.20/cwt450.00–470.001,2923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325491.62/cwt485.00–500.001,5983
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380418.63/cwt400.00–435.001,5915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425415.88/cwt405.00–430.001,7675
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427381.71/cwt360.00–395.001,6305
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509365.05/cwt350.00–385.001,8585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0509
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,7221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567338.19/cwt320.00–348.001,9185
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,04612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633328.46/cwt320.00–335.002,0793
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663320.55/cwt318.00–323.002,1252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760317.47/cwt315.00–320.002,4132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325374.77/cwt370.00–380.001,2182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330455.68/cwt440.00–470.001,5042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384419.92/cwt405.00–435.001,6124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420412.05/cwt400.00–425.001,7312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420373.59/cwt365.00–385.001,5693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,4672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513320.14/cwt300.00–335.001,6426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563348.33/cwt325.00–394.001,96112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563317.10/cwt308.00–323.001,7854
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616319.51/cwt315.00–325.001,9684
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632285.36/cwt283.00–288.001,8033
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720312.85/cwt300.00–325.002,2532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,7464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425365.04/cwt360.00–370.001,5513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428399.91/cwt385.00–410.001,7124
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483336.67/cwt330.00–345.001,6263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,89710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510356.86/cwt340.00–370.001,8203
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533314.88/cwt310.00–320.001,6782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571317.59/cwt300.00–330.001,8134
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617297.08/cwt280.00–313.001,8336
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718274.88/cwt270.00–280.001,9742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558205.51/cwt198.00–210.003,2023
Bulls——1,608174.65/cwt170.00–185.002,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100142.00/cwt140.00–144.001,5622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140147.02/cwt146.00–148.001,6763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378151.00/cwt150.00–152.002,0812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400140.96/cwt140.00–142.001,9732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,044.44/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29432,810.08/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0933,543.48/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,793.47/head2,650.00–3,050.002,7934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2813,399.02/head3,250.00–3,650.003,3994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.