Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-06-01

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 1
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
50 vs last sale 359 16 vs year ago 393 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
30 vs last sale 105 28 vs year ago 103 · 27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
92 vs last sale 183 20 vs year ago 71 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.06/cwt on 9 head, down $47.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits 19.66 against this barn's trailing median of $375.72.
Average price
$356.06
47.55 vs prior sale
9 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.98
vs MS average
48.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529374.001,9785thin
Medium and Large 2523333.641,7454thin
One grade step is worth $40.36/cwt here — about $233 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

20 sales
425391357323median 375.7201/0503/3005/1807/1308/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $375.72 across 20 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 sale9 hd
356.06
MS average13 barns · 202 hd
379.04
−22.98
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−48.70
This barn, trailing median20 sales
375.72
−19.66
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
BullsAverage1,505199.823,0079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162177.052,0588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461171.182,5019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low948161.451,53110

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)1,062$3,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$3,1395
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,9782thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,8752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$2,9002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)588$2,5504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720345.15/cwt330.00–365.002,4853
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625337.40/cwt325.00–350.002,1092
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510412.50/cwt405.00–420.002,1042
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616385.91/cwt370.00–400.002,3775
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288604.96/cwt600.00–610.001,7422
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700661337.50/cwt330.00–345.002,2314
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380635.92/cwt620.00–660.002,4163
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6821
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1441
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415625.00/cwt610.00–640.002,5942
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6701
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7141
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508381.67/cwt370.00–390.001,9393
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516440.99/cwt420.00–455.002,2764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,18018
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419423.10/cwt410.00–440.001,7735
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3451
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560362.50/cwt360.00–365.002,0302
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550536375.09/cwt350.00–395.002,0104
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265576.89/cwt560.00–600.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828309.06/cwt305.00–313.002,5592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3451
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612375.00/cwt365.00–385.002,2953
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427451.31/cwt440.00–470.001,9273
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550417.50/cwt400.00–435.002,2962
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 27102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2353,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 19753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-26553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 18103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 25202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bulls1,474181.75/cwt177.00–188.002,6794
Bulls1,633215.60/cwt213.00–218.003,5212
CowsLean 85-90%903152.19/cwt149.00–155.001,3743
CowsLean 85-90%925173.08/cwt172.00–174.001,6012
CowsLean 85-90%985162.35/cwt158.00–166.001,5995
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390178.53/cwt178.00–179.002,4822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178174.50/cwt170.00–179.002,0566
Bulls1,385196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,7151
Bulls1,498222.10/cwt220.00–224.003,3272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,424172.71/cwt170.00–176.002,4594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,557164.24/cwt162.00–166.002,5573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115184.71/cwt180.00–190.002,0602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1103,647.30/head3,350.00–3,900.003,6472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,977.63/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9782
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350313569.63/cwt560.00–580.001,7833
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0471
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500478437.38/cwt430.00–445.002,0912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223505.39/cwt500.00–510.001,1272
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350333535.04/cwt530.00–540.001,7822
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255564.90/cwt560.00–570.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423501.24/cwt485.00–520.002,1203
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626301.31/cwt290.00–310.001,8864
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523333.64/cwt325.00–345.001,7454
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421393.28/cwt375.00–405.001,6564
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000965265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5571
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2811
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481418.51/cwt405.00–430.002,0134
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323465.19/cwt450.00–480.001,5034
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950935285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6651
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230585.33/cwt580.00–590.001,3462
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560397.48/cwt395.00–400.002,2262
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650608340.14/cwt330.00–350.002,0683
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700653377.51/cwt375.00–380.002,4652
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745352.50/cwt345.00–360.002,6262
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001

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.