Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market feeder calves were mixed to higher in spots. Slaughter cattle steady to higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −87.01 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$328.16

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$66.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs MS average

−45.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	348.58	1,841	5thin
Medium and Large 2	556	326.00	1,813	5thin
Medium and Large 3	538	282.50	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.08/cwt here — about $323 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 sale12 hd

328.16

—

MS average12 barns · 216 hd

339.36

−11.20

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−45.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−87.01

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	1,600	184.11	2,947	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	153.25	1,912	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	139.83	2,169	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	111.46	936	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,725	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,914	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,784	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,324	$3,426	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$2,970	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$2,790	10

Every lot, as filed

105 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	700–750	730	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	3,425.87/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,426	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	377.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	390.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	363.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	265.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	273.34/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	253.07/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	404.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	339.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	380.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	300.44/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	343.77/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	259.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	248.18/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	348.71/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	1,170.68/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,171	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	173.08/cwt	158.00–195.00	1,942	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	113.82/cwt	112.50–115.00	977	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	139.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,169	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,390	182.45/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,536	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	160.58/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	457.34/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	282.59/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	315.34/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	258.35/cwt	256.00–260.00	2,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	372.50/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	285.33/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	459.58/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	291.22/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	312.81/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	348.23/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	380.49/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	445.25/cwt	360.00–480.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	416.25/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	266.06/cwt	255.00–278.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	251.48/cwt	248.00–255.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	266.17/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	308.33/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	413.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	339.00/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	445.27/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.80/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	309.19/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	345.50/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	354.01/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,969.59/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	428.30/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	409.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	261.98/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	415.92/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,491.78/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,492	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,783.62/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,784	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,224.84/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	313.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	406.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	374.74/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	87.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	743	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	124.77/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,033	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	135.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,846	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	150.82/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,903	11
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	540	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	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 May 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 614Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 135Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 94Year ago 75

Compared to last weeks market feeder calves were mixed to higher in spots. Slaughter cattle steady to higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–410.00	404.73
3	250–300	283	400.00–420.00	406.82
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	363	360.00–370.00	363.21
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	470	305.00–320.00	313.29
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–256.00	253.07
1	700–750	730	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	373	335.00–355.00	343.77
4	400–450	414	290.00–325.00	300.44
3	450–500	472	285.00–286.00	285.33
4	500–550	523	240.00–257.50	248.18
2	550–600	583	255.00–265.00	259.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	310	400.00–420.00	413.44
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	426	335.00–352.00	345.50
4	450–500	478	345.00–370.00	354.01
5	500–550	517	305.00–315.00	309.19
3	550–600	555	304.00–315.00	308.33
2	600–650	625	292.50–299.00	295.80
1	700–750	745	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	805	248.00–255.00	251.48
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	380.00–400.00	390.13
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	543	290.00–292.50	291.24
2	550–600	573	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	260.00–285.00	273.34
4	500–550	530	250.00–275.00	265.91
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	673	220.00–240.00	230.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	414	360.00–390.00	380.49
4	500–550	515	310.00–320.00	315.34
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	617	280.00–288.00	282.59
4	700–750	719	260.00–280.00	266.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–460.00	445.27
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	338.00–340.00	339.00
3	650–700	677	260.00–266.00	261.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	377.62
2	450–500	453	370.00–375.00	372.49
2	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	370.00–390.00	380.11
2	300–350	345	350.00–395.00	372.50
4	350–400	364	360.00–390.00	374.74
2	400–450	433	347.50–350.00	348.71
5	450–500	463	330.00–345.00	339.04
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	450.00–460.00	457.34
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
8	300–350	321	360.00–480.00	445.25
2	350–400	358	440.00–480.00	459.58
4	400–450	400	405.00–430.00	416.25
4	500–550	519	345.00–352.50	348.23
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	621	290.00–317.50	312.81
4	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	291.22
2	700–750	713	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	773	255.00–278.00	266.06
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	863	256.00–260.00	258.35
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00–420.00	410.00
2	250–300	273	410.00–445.00	428.30
2	300–350	338	400.00–420.00	409.78
4	350–400	380	410.00–435.00	415.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,324	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,425.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	998	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,969.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,224.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	665	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,170.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,491.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,025	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,783.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,725	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	540	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	158.00–195.00	173.08
4	—	1,366	130.00–138.00	135.13
11	—	1,262	142.00–155.00	150.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	112.50–115.00	113.82
3	—	847	85.00–90.00	87.69
5	—	828	120.00–132.00	124.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	130.00–146.00	139.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,985	190.00–200.00	194.86
4	—	1,390	180.00–184.00	182.45
2	—	1,060	157.50–164.00	160.58

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

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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

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