Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady this week. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 7.00 lower this week. A couple small dispersals were offered this week so had some really nice cow/calf pairs and bred cows offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.11/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −102.07 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$313.11

26 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.06

vs MS average

−36.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	323.76	1,736	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	320.00	1,635	6thin
Medium and Large 2	523	291.96	1,527	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.80/cwt here — about $209 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $359.33, median $415.17 across 26 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 sale26 hd

313.11

—

MS average12 barns · 187 hd

326.17

−13.06

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−36.17

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−102.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,499	161.52	2,421	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	150.13	1,902	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	136.68	2,103	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	122.63	1,380	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,196	40
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,353	$2,658	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,895	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	282.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	310.63/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,657.67/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,748.87/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	353.89/cwt	340.00–370.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	435.83/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.96/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	403.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,506	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,098	2,852.39/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,852	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,227	2,467.93/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,468	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,844.13/head	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,844	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	313.76/cwt	300.00–330.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	267.55/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	287.61/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,058	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	978	144.76/cwt	100.00–170.00	1,416	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	138.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,130	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	156.52/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,039	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	144.75/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,789	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	110.91/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	165.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,698	8
Bulls	—	—	968	146.39/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	356.54/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	286.32/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	363.87/cwt	345.00–385.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	313.16/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,315	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	130.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,595	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	127.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	248.67/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.44/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	341.80/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	284.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	325.09/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	356.57/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	405.93/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,311	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	333.13/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	359.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.24/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	256.94/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	304.18/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	326.67/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	209.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	272.77/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,457	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,547.22/head	2,200.00–2,825.00	2,547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	252.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,577	6

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Mar 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 218Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 43Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 51Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	415.00–460.00	435.83
10	300–350	323	385.00–430.00	405.93
12	350–400	373	385.00–425.00	403.79
10	400–450	423	340.00–375.00	356.57
11	450–500	475	310.00–345.00	325.09
7	500–550	519	312.50–350.00	333.13
5	550–600	560	290.00–325.00	310.63
6	600–650	620	270.00–295.00	282.10
1	650–700	675	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	727	230.00–265.00	248.67
1	750–800	750	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	511	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	605	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	345.00–385.00	363.87
4	300–350	318	340.00–375.00	356.54
6	350–400	375	325.00–360.00	341.80
11	400–450	420	295.00–330.00	313.16
4	450–500	480	270.00–300.00	284.69
8	500–550	523	280.00–305.00	291.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	340.00–370.00	353.89
5	300–350	324	350.00–375.00	359.26
10	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	351.44
6	400–450	420	310.00–345.00	326.67
7	450–500	469	285.00–320.00	304.18
20	500–550	534	267.50–290.00	272.77
8	550–600	573	247.00–267.50	256.94
6	600–650	625	240.00–265.00	252.30
3	650–700	680	217.00–237.00	230.24
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	815	200.00–220.00	209.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	300.00–330.00	313.76
5	350–400	368	270.00–300.00	287.61
5	400–450	424	275.00–305.00	286.32
3	450–500	467	250.00–277.00	267.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	365.00	365.00
6	450–500	480	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,353	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,657.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,748.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,098	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,852.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,227	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,467.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,023	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,844.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,328	2,200.00–2,825.00	2,547.22
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	978	100.00–170.00	144.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,537	135.00–145.00	138.60
4	—	1,545	120.00–130.00	127.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	150.00–161.00	156.52
19	—	1,236	139.00–149.00	144.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	105.00–116.00	110.91
6	—	1,223	125.00–135.00	130.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,632	159.00–169.00	165.30
2	—	968	144.00–149.00	146.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle