Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-01-05

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 5
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
153 vs last sale 339 158 vs year ago 334 · +47.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
86 vs last sale 56 95 vs year ago 47 · +202.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
74 vs last sale 77 93 vs year ago 58 · +160.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.24/cwt on 11 head, down $1.67 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 26 comparable sales and sits 7.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.
Average price
$407.24
1.67 vs prior sale
11 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$728
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$93.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.56
vs MS average
59.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567443.672,5134thin
Medium and Large 1-2560409.982,2973thin
Medium and Large 2522374.991,9573thin
Medium and Large 3510350.001,7851thin
One grade step is worth $93.67/cwt here — about $728 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
483437391345median 415.1712/1502/2304/2006/0808/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $359.33, median $415.17 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
407.24
MS average7 barns · 90 hd
412.80
−5.56
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−59.09
This barn, trailing median26 sales
415.17
−7.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,882201.013,78413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180161.401,90511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561160.692,5087thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082140.311,51915

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)1,338$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$2,9023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,1552thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)763$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)697$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,044$3,2728
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$3,16114

Every lot, as filed

117 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550503367.49/cwt365.00–370.001,8482
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6781
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468422.43/cwt420.00–425.001,9772
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705259.93/cwt250.00–270.001,8332
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430440.12/cwt430.00–450.001,8933
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650612328.31/cwt320.00–340.002,0093
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1652,154.51/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850813275.02/cwt270.00–280.002,2362
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560382.43/cwt375.00–390.002,1422
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280556.79/cwt540.00–580.001,5594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523374.83/cwt370.00–380.001,9602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483483.28/cwt470.00–500.002,3343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563355.02/cwt350.00–360.001,9992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0861
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375516.53/cwt500.00–530.001,9373
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300277616.93/cwt600.00–630.001,7093
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288444.96/cwt440.00–450.001,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363435.17/cwt430.00–440.001,5802
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320435.00/cwt420.00–450.001,3922
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603310.02/cwt305.00–315.001,8692
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673318.97/cwt318.00–320.002,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468412.43/cwt410.00–415.001,9302
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700668280.06/cwt275.00–285.001,8712
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485362.58/cwt355.00–370.001,7592
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275390.73/cwt380.00–400.001,0752
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27632,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-26972,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsSmall 1-27002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bulls2,112210.90/cwt200.00–221.004,4548
Bulls1,643189.98/cwt186.00–197.503,1213
CowsLean 85-90%1,010136.76/cwt133.00–140.001,3814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598156.43/cwt156.00–157.002,5002
CowsLean 85-90%1,248151.67/cwt150.00–153.001,8933
Bulls1,275180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143158.35/cwt156.00–160.001,8103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546162.39/cwt158.00–168.002,5115
Bulls1,370176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204165.19/cwt162.00–169.001,9896
CowsLean 85-90%1,052124.45/cwt120.00–130.001,3093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165154.58/cwt154.00–155.001,8012
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,3153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4703,387.76/head3,300.00–3,500.003,3884
Bred CowsLarge 11,4153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 21,2952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
CowsLean 85-90%1,059145.84/cwt142.00–149.001,5445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470410.28/cwt400.00–420.001,9283
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6831
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3661
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621370.09/cwt360.00–380.002,2982
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573425.07/cwt420.00–430.002,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713311.65/cwt300.00–330.002,2223
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0703,744.28/head3,450.00–4,000.003,7444
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525407.57/cwt400.00–415.002,1402
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3401
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300282660.12/cwt650.00–670.001,8623
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612344.92/cwt325.00–360.002,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1653,053.22/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0532
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582446.56/cwt430.00–460.002,5993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350307616.68/cwt600.00–630.001,8933
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659425.74/cwt400.00–430.002,8067
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273554.59/cwt540.00–570.001,5142
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5311
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455439.89/cwt430.00–450.002,0012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740287.45/cwt280.00–295.002,1272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,6141
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708319.83/cwt310.00–321.002,26412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583412.47/cwt410.00–415.002,4052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650607378.79/cwt373.00–390.002,2993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323576.44/cwt560.00–590.001,8623

How this sale compares

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.