Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mixed throughout weights this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. A couple sets of really stout black steers come in today with good demand . A couple really nice sets of pairs and breds also come in to be offered even though lots of wind and rain come in the night and into this mourning.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.22/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.95 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$352.22

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$74.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.29

vs MS average

−16.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	381.32	2,049	14thin
Medium and Large 2	555	306.96	1,703	9thin

One grade step is worth $74.36/cwt here — about $346 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

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 sale23 hd

352.22

—

MS average10 barns · 161 hd

341.93

+10.29

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−16.79

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−62.95

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	—	Average	1,401	170.00	2,382	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	144.52	1,862	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	136.32	2,045	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	124.07	1,243	12

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)	1,109	$2,300	17
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,321	$2,818	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,710	28

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	1,160	163.40/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,582	174.95/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,768	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	115.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,071	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	148.49/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,040	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	136.32/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,045	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	813	144.87/cwt	94.00–177.50	1,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	320.08/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.79/cwt	360.00–402.50	2,182	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,019	2,151.67/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,152	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,045	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	2,068.75/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,069	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	963	3,136.26/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,136	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	357.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,380	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.93/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	320.68/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	315.11/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	371.94/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	272.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.53/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	423.49/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,580	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,572.75/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,817.95/head	1,750.00–3,300.00	2,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	294.50/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	408.69/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	331.77/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	313.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	378.60/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	472.94/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,291	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	324.44/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	289.46/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	411.76/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	463.26/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	289.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	132.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	405.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	284.29/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	289.81/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	398.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.05/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,508	12

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 361Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 65Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 89Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	159.00–166.00	163.40
8	—	1,582	168.00–178.00	174.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	110.00–120.00	115.78
6	—	1,078	128.00–136.00	132.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	133.00–138.00	135.60
9	—	1,374	143.00–152.00	148.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	136.00–137.00	136.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	813	94.00–177.50	144.87
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,019	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,151.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,275	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,572.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	960	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	963	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,136.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,321	1,750.00–3,300.00	2,817.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–335.00	320.08
5	350–400	376	300.00–340.00	315.11
6	400–450	420	270.00–300.00	284.29
4	450–500	470	260.00–285.00	272.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	390.00–430.00	408.69
6	300–350	323	360.00–400.00	378.60
17	350–400	386	350.00–385.00	357.58
4	400–450	418	315.00–350.00	331.77
9	450–500	473	300.00–325.00	313.37
6	500–550	523	280.00–310.00	294.50
4	550–600	570	280.00–300.00	289.65
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	450.00–500.00	472.94
12	300–350	323	440.00–490.00	463.26
12	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	423.49
14	400–450	423	395.00–435.00	413.93
12	450–500	470	395.00–430.00	411.76
10	500–550	523	360.00–405.00	381.53
4	550–600	573	360.00–402.50	380.79
6	600–650	623	275.00–305.00	289.46
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	385.00–430.00	405.64
6	300–350	323	380.00–420.00	398.60
7	350–400	375	350.00–390.00	371.94
12	400–450	420	340.00–380.00	359.05
4	450–500	468	310.00–340.00	324.44
5	500–550	528	300.00–335.00	320.68
4	550–600	588	275.00–305.00	289.81

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle