Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago since no market were done last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 18.00 higher. A smaller but strong market this week even though we had lot of rain and wind with tornados in close by areas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.42/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −99.75 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$315.42

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$50.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs MS average

−41.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	333.59	1,828	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	283.12	1,556	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.46/cwt here — about $272 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 sale25 hd

315.42

—

MS average10 barns · 146 hd

325.61

−10.19

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−41.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−99.75

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	1,690	175.50	2,965	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	143.15	1,746	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	135.00	1,856	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	122.79	1,100	7thin

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)	878	$1,808	22
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$3,044	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,915	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,008	2,970.80/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	446.06/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	348.80/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.36/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.93/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	269.89/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,546	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,222.14/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	3,043.94/head	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	411.14/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	307.60/cwt	285.00–320.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	298.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.64/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,489	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	872	2,726.15/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,726	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	1,716.21/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,716	18
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	803	160.59/cwt	114.00–182.50	1,290	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	114.90/cwt	108.00–118.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	128.71/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,197	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	134.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	146.43/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,813	10
Bulls	—	—	1,696	183.23/cwt	177.00–188.00	3,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	258.93/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.81/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	260.83/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	332.82/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	315.39/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	389.05/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.60/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	373.52/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	247.17/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	359.74/cwt	340.00–375.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	363.79/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,357	14
Bulls	—	—	1,683	167.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	342.49/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	281.91/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	359.07/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	286.99/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,048	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 367Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,008	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,970.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	872	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,726.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,146	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,222.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	818	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,716.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,423	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,043.94
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	803	114.00–182.50	160.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	430.00–465.00	446.06
8	300–350	323	395.00–440.00	415.93
10	350–400	373	390.00–435.00	411.14
12	400–450	420	370.00–410.00	389.05
9	450–500	471	330.00–365.00	348.80
8	500–550	523	332.00–370.00	350.36
8	550–600	573	300.00–335.00	316.81
4	600–650	625	270.00–295.00	282.20
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	720	240.00–268.00	258.93
2	750–800	750	225.00–230.00	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	355.00–395.00	373.52
8	350–400	378	340.00–380.00	359.07
5	400–450	422	325.00–355.00	342.49
4	500–550	523	270.00–300.00	284.64
5	550–600	571	265.00–294.00	281.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	340.00–375.00	359.74
12	300–350	323	355.00–395.00	373.60
14	350–400	373	345.00–385.00	363.79
6	400–450	423	317.00–350.00	332.82
7	450–500	467	297.50–330.00	315.39
1	500–550	530	282.50	282.50
6	550–600	573	255.00–286.00	269.89
5	600–650	619	245.00–272.00	260.83
4	650–700	668	235.00–260.00	247.17
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	285.00–315.00	298.89
3	300–350	320	285.00–320.00	307.60
4	350–400	365	275.00–300.00	286.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	108.00–118.00	114.90
4	—	930	124.50–134.00	128.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	133.00–137.00	134.95
10	—	1,238	141.00–151.00	146.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,696	177.00–188.00	183.23
6	—	1,683	165.00–170.00	167.77

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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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle