Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower. Even with showers all through the night and this morning, we had a good selection of replacement females in cow/calf pairs and bred cows in a couple small herd sell outs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.58/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −93.60 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$321.58

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.08

vs MS average

−42.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	333.62	1,856	11thin
Medium and Large 2	528	299.50	1,581	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $274 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

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 sale17 hd

321.58

—

MS average11 barns · 201 hd

337.66

−16.08

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−42.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−93.60

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	1,465	170.01	2,491	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	145.22	1,751	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	140.13	2,001	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	123.33	1,188	14

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)	1,089	$1,913	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,676	38

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	336.57/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	289.50/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	378.91/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	439.35/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	319.74/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	350.27/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.75/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,578	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	2,863.32/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,863	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	322.77/cwt	300.00–340.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,080	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,373.40/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	311.41/cwt	295.00–330.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	316.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,214	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	2,355.07/head	1,450.00–2,900.00	2,355	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	943	1,703.65/head	1,025.00–2,100.00	1,704	22
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	848	151.62/cwt	106.00–180.00	1,286	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	117.28/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,088	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	131.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,327	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	140.13/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,001	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	149.64/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,890	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	138.58/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,552	12
Bulls	—	—	1,829	180.65/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	316.76/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	284.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	250.18/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	416.30/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	354.05/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	274.55/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	372.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	396.02/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	398.69/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.13/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.68/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	254.71/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	371.79/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	468.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,279	10
Bulls	—	—	1,283	164.69/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	353.00/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	272.10/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	299.50/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	309.36/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	338.16/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,420	11

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 229Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 35Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 65Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	350.00–400.00	372.94
6	300–350	323	360.00–400.00	378.91
7	350–400	367	350.00–390.00	371.79
12	400–450	423	320.00–355.00	336.57
12	450–500	475	300.00–335.00	316.76
14	500–550	523	285.00–320.00	301.75
10	550–600	575	270.00–302.50	285.68
9	600–650	620	245.00–275.00	261.13
5	650–700	678	247.00–260.00	254.71
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	300.00–340.00	322.77
4	300–350	320	295.00–330.00	311.41
6	350–400	383	300.00–335.00	316.93
5	400–450	424	275.00–300.00	289.50
4	450–500	465	260.00–285.00	272.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	450.00–490.00	468.35
8	300–350	310	420.00–460.00	439.35
6	350–400	375	395.00–440.00	416.30
3	400–450	410	370.00–410.00	396.02
12	450–500	473	335.00–375.00	354.05
5	500–550	518	330.00–365.00	350.27
6	550–600	588	300.00–340.00	319.74
12	600–650	623	270.00–300.00	284.46
8	650–700	670	260.00–290.00	274.55
3	700–750	718	240.00–256.00	250.18
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	380.00–420.00	398.69
5	350–400	377	340.00–375.00	353.00
11	400–450	420	320.00–355.00	338.16
8	450–500	470	295.00–325.00	309.36
6	500–550	528	285.00–315.00	299.50

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	24	—	995	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,863.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	765	1,450.00–2,900.00	2,355.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,080	179.00	179.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,410	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,373.40
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	943	1,025.00–2,100.00	1,703.65
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	848	106.00–180.00	151.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	928	112.00–122.00	117.28
6	—	1,010	126.00–136.00	131.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	134.00–144.00	140.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,263	144.00–154.00	149.64
12	—	1,120	133.00–143.00	138.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,829	176.00–185.00	180.65
8	—	1,283	162.00–172.00	164.69

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle