Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
306 vs last sale 575 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
31 vs last sale 75 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
124 vs last sale 67 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: With the futures down, feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to slightly lower. Had a couple of good replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.24/cwt on 14 head, down $20.50 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits 6.45 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.
Average price
$366.24
20.50 vs prior sale
14 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.78
vs MS average
47.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523385.152,0146thin
Medium and Large 1-2556362.212,0145thin
Medium and Large 2554335.131,8563thin
One grade step is worth $50.02/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
425391357323median 372.6912/1503/0904/2707/0608/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $372.69 across 21 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 sale14 hd
366.24
MS average14 barns · 191 hd
387.02
−20.78
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−47.54
This barn, trailing median21 sales
372.69
−6.45
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
BullsAverage1,538193.142,97110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,098161.141,7695thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432152.622,1858thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,030148.131,5258thin

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)991$3,8055
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$3,5123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,3173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)600$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)978$4,3004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$3,78012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$3,23818
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$2,5902thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,049152.02/cwt150.00–154.001,5955
CowsLean 85-90%1,068145.47/cwt145.00–146.001,5542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452147.04/cwt146.00–148.002,1353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408157.94/cwt157.00–159.002,2243
Bulls1,290174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250200475.00/cwt475.00–475.009501
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5834,691.47/head4,300.00–5,000.004,6914
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bulls1,894205.27/cwt201.00–212.003,8884
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805318.96/cwt313.00–325.002,5682
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658347.41/cwt340.00–355.002,2862
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337458.44/cwt450.00–470.001,5453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280518.48/cwt510.00–525.001,4523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29703,319.59/head3,200.00–3,450.003,3206
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1083,445.77/head3,000.00–3,750.003,4468
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29704,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468399.97/cwt395.00–405.001,8722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433405.09/cwt400.00–410.001,7542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273560.64/cwt550.00–570.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779329.34/cwt321.00–338.002,5668
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640325.48/cwt323.00–328.002,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523407.18/cwt400.00–415.002,1302
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815279.91/cwt275.00–285.002,2812
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575372.24/cwt365.00–380.002,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425445.16/cwt430.00–455.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,8192
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563377.53/cwt375.00–380.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500493365.05/cwt355.00–375.001,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378455.04/cwt440.00–470.001,7205
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8271
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 27602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred HeifersSmall 26002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsSmall 28102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 28652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,065166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7681
CowsLean 85-90%855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438153.00/cwt152.00–154.002,2002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,088161.56/cwt160.00–163.001,7583
Bulls1,252184.36/cwt180.00–187.502,3083
Bulls1,380191.63/cwt190.00–193.002,6442
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573340.20/cwt335.00–345.001,9492
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765287.58/cwt275.00–300.002,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1851
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415463.45/cwt450.00–480.001,9233
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1033,667.91/head3,550.00–3,800.003,6682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19913,804.54/head3,500.00–4,200.003,8055
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523385.15/cwt370.00–400.002,0146
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520447.45/cwt445.00–450.002,3272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0454,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19854,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313542.56/cwt535.00–550.001,6982
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655339.05/cwt333.00–345.002,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900853318.01/cwt316.00–320.002,7132
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,2312
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465462.04/cwt460.00–464.002,1482
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411478.75/cwt470.00–490.001,9684
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426440.94/cwt425.00–455.001,8785
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350308526.68/cwt520.00–535.001,6223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4661
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728329.98/cwt325.00–335.002,4022
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29302,590.32/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311494.82/cwt480.00–510.001,5394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,1366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556362.21/cwt360.00–365.002,0145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29203,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350308504.88/cwt500.00–510.001,5552

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.