Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-09-07

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 380▼ 361 vs year ago 829 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 50▼ 17 vs year ago 81 · −21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 78▲ 281 vs year ago 60 · +468.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. There were many nice replacement cows that 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 $347.86/cwt on 12 head, up $20.68 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.74 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.
Average price
$347.86
▲ 20.68 vs prior sale
12 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.51
vs MS average
−42.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505375.011,8944thin
Medium and Large 2547334.281,8288thin
One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $66 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 sale12 hd
347.86
—
MS average13 barns · 231 hd
341.35
+6.51
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−42.73
This barn, trailing median29 sales
405.60
−57.74
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—Average1,774186.443,30710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,543145.042,2382thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,149140.791,6189thin

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)1,159$3,6164thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$3,4363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$3,09211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$3,36428
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,163$3,0514thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)895$4,2514thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)597$2,46614
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$2,5712thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$2,2042thin

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 1220560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2321
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275515.27/cwt510.00–520.001,4172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318461.78/cwt455.00–470.001,4683
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325495.00/cwt480.00–510.001,6092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379445.04/cwt430.00–465.001,6875
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390405.06/cwt400.00–410.001,5802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412433.77/cwt415.00–450.001,7875
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443388.31/cwt370.00–400.001,7203
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469389.81/cwt380.00–405.001,8284
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505375.01/cwt365.00–390.001,8944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527343.91/cwt330.00–355.001,8125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580318.23/cwt310.00–325.001,8463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613306.37/cwt300.00–313.001,8782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624323.10/cwt315.00–335.002,0166
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688307.51/cwt305.00–310.002,1162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725315.97/cwt300.00–328.002,2913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4588
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4727
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277440.15/cwt420.00–455.001,2193
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278480.27/cwt470.00–490.001,3352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283407.83/cwt400.00–415.001,1542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317394.13/cwt380.00–410.001,2495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358385.10/cwt370.00–400.001,3792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369457.74/cwt445.00–470.001,6895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380352.53/cwt350.00–355.001,3402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418439.73/cwt425.00–455.001,8382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463343.47/cwt335.00–350.001,5903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470390.51/cwt365.00–405.001,8353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,9001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518308.77/cwt300.00–318.001,5993
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521331.94/cwt325.00–340.001,7294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555330.93/cwt320.00–350.001,8373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,8132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605319.50/cwt310.00–330.001,9334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0543
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725290.32/cwt278.00–300.002,1053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2938
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412408.34/cwt400.00–420.001,6823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463382.49/cwt380.00–385.001,7712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,7162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562306.74/cwt300.00–315.001,7243
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570330.18/cwt320.00–340.001,8822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683275.09/cwt270.00–280.001,8792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,9822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9131
Bulls——1,836186.07/cwt183.00–189.003,4166
Bulls——1,865192.67/cwt190.00–196.003,5933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153144.23/cwt142.00–146.001,6633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186135.68/cwt130.00–139.001,6095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543145.04/cwt144.00–146.002,2382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0432,580.46/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0943,332.27/head2,900.00–3,600.003,33210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1033,317.27/head3,000.00–3,650.003,31710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,051.08/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2434,343.86/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0232,555.01/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1503,788.48/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1803,526.17/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1933,553.67/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1943,120.74/head2,750.00–3,450.003,1217
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19682,571.32/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5712
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19832,203.56/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2042
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18954,251.40/head3,800.00–4,600.004,2514
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 15972,465.54/head1,450.00–2,700.002,46614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28903,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19153,500.00/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.