Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 pounds were steady. Feeder steers over 650 pounds were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 20.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady this week. An excellent set of steer calves and replacements were offered this week keeping the quality and value very high this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.82/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −109.35 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$305.82

57 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.98

vs MS average

−68.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	319.12	1,753	41
Medium and Large 2	558	271.73	1,517	16thin

One grade step is worth $47.39/cwt here — about $237 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 sale57 hd

305.82

—

MS average13 barns · 389 hd

333.79

−27.98

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−68.20

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−109.35

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	1,709	175.90	3,006	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	147.85	1,932	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	139.51	2,160	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	131.46	1,295	4thin

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)	1,143	$2,211	22
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,706	$4,873	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,082	23

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	400–450	423	294.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.14/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	299.48/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	255.64/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.79/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	324.64/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	361.80/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	422.94/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	383.09/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,414	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,425.70/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,426	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,435.70/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,436	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	2,470.98/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,471	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	143.74/cwt	112.00–165.00	1,344	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	337.74/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	267.15/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,706	4,872.89/head	3,950.00–5,800.00	4,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,242	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,995.45/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,995	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	854	2,549.50/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,550	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	142.56/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,782	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	154.64/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	131.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,295	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,999	184.22/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,683	7
Bulls	—	—	1,540	171.05/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	703	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	266.91/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	379.08/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.87/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	259.68/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	281.87/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	428.93/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	388.90/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.67/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	413.49/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	260.90/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	299.59/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	347.83/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	482.94/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.10/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,819	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	142.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	274.48/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	387.15/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	321.44/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	351.20/cwt	335.00–370.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	358.69/cwt	340.00–380.00	961	4

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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 489Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 73Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 68Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	335.00–370.00	351.20
3	300–350	328	315.00–350.00	337.74
10	350–400	373	305.00–340.00	321.44
4	400–450	423	280.00–310.00	294.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	400.00–450.00	422.94
4	300–350	318	370.00–410.00	388.90
5	350–400	369	360.00–400.00	383.09
6	400–450	415	330.00–365.00	346.87
12	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	316.67
10	500–550	523	292.00–325.00	307.79
6	550–600	575	285.00–315.00	299.48
8	600–650	625	250.00–270.00	259.68
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	860	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	700–750	703	1,850.00	1,850.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	460.00–510.00	482.94
8	300–350	328	410.00–450.00	428.93
10	350–400	373	390.00–440.00	413.49
9	400–450	421	355.00–400.00	379.08
15	450–500	471	330.00–365.00	347.83
18	500–550	523	300.00–340.00	319.14
23	550–600	570	300.00–335.00	319.10
16	600–650	623	265.00–300.00	281.87
24	650–700	673	250.00–285.00	266.91
10	700–750	723	250.00–272.50	260.90
6	750–800	775	242.00–270.00	255.64
4	800–850	821	240.00–250.00	245.03
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00–380.00	358.69
4	300–350	325	380.00–395.00	387.15
8	350–400	375	345.00–380.00	361.80
9	400–450	425	310.00–345.00	324.64
4	450–500	463	285.00–315.00	299.59
6	500–550	530	255.00–280.00	267.15
10	550–600	575	260.00–290.00	274.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,326	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,425.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	960	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,995.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,198	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,435.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,470.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	854	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,549.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	935	112.00–165.00	143.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,706	3,950.00–5,800.00	4,872.89
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,250	137.00–147.00	142.56
14	—	1,380	148.00–159.00	154.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	126.00–136.00	131.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,548	138.00–148.00	142.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,999	180.00–189.00	184.22
12	—	1,540	166.00–176.00	171.05

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