Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
126 vs last sale 406 379 vs year ago 659 · 57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
1 vs last sale 61 11 vs year ago 73 · 15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
13 vs last sale 120 70 vs year ago 63 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: light calves sold mixed to 5.00 lower. Heavy calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.27/cwt on 12 head, up $25.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits 13.45 against this barn's trailing median of $375.72.
Average price
$362.27
25.43 vs prior sale
12 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$595
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$118.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs MS average
4.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550450.002,4751thin
Medium and Large 2537367.071,9727thin
Medium and Large 3567331.941,8804thin
One grade step is worth $118.06/cwt here — about $595 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale12 hd
362.27
MS average14 barns · 276 hd
357.32
+4.95
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−4.42
This barn, trailing median20 sales
375.72
−13.45
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
BullsAverage1,584206.063,26511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,352170.652,3073thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442166.302,3983thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087162.541,76611

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)1,435$4,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,6152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,9067
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,8653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$3,53616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$3,0002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)815$3,3504thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)827$2,6953thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$2,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531370.95/cwt360.00–385.001,9705
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468379.98/cwt370.00–390.001,7785
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368433.19/cwt425.00–445.001,5943
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471357.83/cwt345.00–375.001,6854
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471375.31/cwt365.00–390.001,7684
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524334.87/cwt320.00–345.001,7554
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223585.84/cwt570.00–600.001,3062
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333514.96/cwt510.00–520.001,7152
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422359.92/cwt350.00–370.001,5193
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528364.84/cwt350.00–380.001,9265
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7841
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770282.50/cwt280.00–285.002,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340385.00/cwt370.00–400.001,3092
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363479.95/cwt470.00–490.001,7423
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560372.66/cwt355.00–390.002,0872
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600587329.25/cwt320.00–335.001,9333
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255524.90/cwt520.00–530.001,3382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665297.52/cwt295.00–300.001,9792
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300267529.69/cwt520.00–540.001,4143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343171.98/cwt170.00–174.002,3102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3021
Bulls1,247191.22/cwt185.00–198.002,3853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2042,905.79/head2,700.00–3,050.002,9067
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442166.30/cwt165.00–168.002,3983
CowsLean 85-90%1,073159.45/cwt153.00–165.001,7115
CowsLean 85-90%1,096168.93/cwt166.00–172.001,8515
CowsLean 85-90%1,110146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6211
Bulls1,682203.21/cwt200.00–205.003,4183
Bulls1,728216.67/cwt215.00–222.003,7445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0803,615.28/head3,400.00–3,900.003,6152
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,048.02/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0633,459.53/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0404,108.65/head4,000.00–4,200.004,1094
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29053,418.23/head3,000.00–3,750.003,4186
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18272,694.56/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6953
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603341.49/cwt338.00–345.002,0592
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511363.84/cwt350.00–380.001,8594
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718318.53/cwt300.00–330.002,2874
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615343.21/cwt328.00–365.002,1113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200165600.00/cwt600.00–600.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223554.49/cwt540.00–570.001,2372
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416412.40/cwt400.00–425.001,7165
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417412.72/cwt400.00–435.001,7215
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200195660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4551
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660325.06/cwt320.00–330.002,1453
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410408.90/cwt405.00–413.001,6762
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7561
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0631

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.