Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-01-26

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 26
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
28 head
473 vs last sale 501 520 vs year ago 548 · 94.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
49 vs last sale 67 50 vs year ago 68 · 73.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
55 vs last sale 69 44 vs year ago 58 · 75.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Due to the inclement weather there were too few cattle present to establish a market trend. The few slaughter cattle that sold were higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $295.00/cwt on 1 head, down $23.29 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits 50.97 against this barn's trailing median of $345.97.
Average price
$295.00
23.29 vs prior sale
1 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
39.78
vs MS average
98.00 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1615295.001,8141thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

13 sales
387360332304median 345.9701/0503/2304/2705/2507/27
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $373.13, low $318.29, median $345.97 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
295.00
MS average7 barns · 55 hd
334.78
−39.78
National average59 barns · 10,952 hd
393.00
−98.00
This barn, trailing median13 sales
345.97
−50.97
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455180.542,6275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193176.492,1066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low966141.751,3694thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,8512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450408438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,7874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2002,850.94/head2,825.00–2,875.002,8512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193176.49/cwt170.00–187.002,1066
CowsLean 85-90%783137.23/cwt137.00–137.501,0752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200425.00/cwt425.00–425.008501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8431
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
CowsLean 85-90%1,148146.27/cwt143.00–149.001,6792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455180.54/cwt171.00–186.002,6275
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370435.00/cwt430.00–440.001,6102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325484.08/cwt470.00–500.001,5732

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.