Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 13
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
66 vs last sale 461 297 vs year ago 692 · 42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
5 vs last sale 50 37 vs year ago 92 · 40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
12 vs last sale 89 40 vs year ago 61 · +65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder steers sold steady, and feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.76/cwt on 13 head, down $3.84 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 21 comparable sales and sits +6.07 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.
Average price
$378.76
3.84 vs prior sale
13 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.61
vs MS average
17.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548394.962,1657thin
Medium and Large 2530359.861,9076thin
One grade step is worth $35.10/cwt here — about $258 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.

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 sale13 hd
378.76
MS average14 barns · 307 hd
394.37
−15.61
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−17.29
This barn, trailing median21 sales
372.69
+6.07
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
BullsAverage1,636208.483,4108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,519183.302,7849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,275182.862,33113
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029166.281,7103thin

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)1,170$3,3873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$3,3857
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$3,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,180$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,95716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)873$2,7544thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)980$3,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2450–500476386.54/cwt370.00–410.001,8406
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409446.41/cwt435.00–460.001,8264
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425495.15/cwt480.00–515.002,1044
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575391.57/cwt385.00–400.002,2523
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508438.92/cwt425.00–450.002,2305
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621357.42/cwt350.00–365.002,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528397.50/cwt380.00–410.002,0994
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810327.58/cwt315.00–340.002,6532
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628388.46/cwt380.00–395.002,4403
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470437.74/cwt430.00–445.002,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6081
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723336.04/cwt325.00–355.002,4304
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450403469.92/cwt460.00–480.001,8943
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813307.49/cwt305.00–310.002,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516410.85/cwt395.00–425.002,1205
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735322.53/cwt320.00–325.002,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7431
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485444.95/cwt440.00–450.002,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670412.54/cwt410.00–415.002,7642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28732,754.44/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7544
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7631
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29803,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5704,143.26/head4,000.00–4,350.004,1436
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670340.04/cwt335.00–345.002,2782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3333,730.68/head3,450.00–4,000.003,7312
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770315.00/cwt300.00–330.002,4262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1404,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2004,448.13/head4,400.00–4,500.004,4484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,5603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2083,565.01/head3,300.00–3,800.003,5654
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258182.63/cwt180.00–185.002,2975
CowsLean 85-90%998172.42/cwt168.00–177.001,7212
CowsLean 85-90%1,090154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6791
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486188.02/cwt185.00–192.002,7944
Bulls1,563204.67/cwt197.00–218.003,1995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241177.02/cwt174.00–179.002,1974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4293,654.42/head3,400.00–4,000.003,6544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls1,650181.50/cwt181.50–181.502,9951
Bulls1,810231.48/cwt226.00–236.004,1902
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545179.53/cwt176.00–182.002,7745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330189.00/cwt187.50–190.502,5144
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275515.18/cwt510.00–520.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285550.00/cwt540.00–560.001,5683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,939.80/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250243534.90/cwt525.00–550.001,3003
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620351.10/cwt325.00–365.002,1775
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300267613.38/cwt590.00–630.001,6383
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370520.54/cwt500.00–540.001,9262
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370452.47/cwt450.00–455.001,6742
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525363.83/cwt350.00–375.001,9105
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328469.47/cwt460.00–480.001,5402
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450442451.75/cwt440.00–470.001,9973
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583388.30/cwt375.00–400.002,2643
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5521
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630362.20/cwt350.00–375.002,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750732306.61/cwt290.00–320.002,2443
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7491
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573364.08/cwt340.00–380.002,0865
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466452.89/cwt435.00–465.002,1105
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,9762
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320499.64/cwt490.00–510.001,5993
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770302.55/cwt300.00–305.002,3302
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819302.53/cwt300.00–305.002,4784
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1871
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350322572.69/cwt550.00–590.001,8443
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673332.55/cwt330.00–335.002,2382
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570417.41/cwt415.00–420.002,3792
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6811
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250203664.81/cwt650.00–680.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465414.35/cwt390.00–435.001,9273
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350308540.16/cwt520.00–560.001,6642

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.