Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows sold steady to $ 6 higher. Slaughter bulls sold higher $2-$10.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $311.77/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −69.95 against this barn's trailing median of $381.72.

Average price

$311.77

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$38.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	325.00	1,723	7thin
Medium and Large 1	552	312.91	1,727	9thin
Medium and Large 2	564	286.03	1,613	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $110 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

10 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.44, low $314.40, median $381.72 across 10 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 sale20 hd

311.77

—

MS average11 barns · 132 hd

316.15

−4.38

This barn, trailing median10 sales

381.72

−69.95

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	—	High	1,647	197.63	3,254	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	156.79	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	152.63	2,343	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	122.32	1,089	5thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,426	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,142	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,100	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,142.08/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,425.50/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	289.96/cwt	277.50–303.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	317.03/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	340.50/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	289.71/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	388.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	252.85/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	3,384.70/head	2,300.00–3,900.00	3,385	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	305.34/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	392.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	329.60/cwt	285.00–375.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	359.19/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	379.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	320.06/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	377.73/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	279.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	388.67/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	678	1,819.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	318.66/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,089	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	152.63/cwt	146.00–157.50	2,343	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,379	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	169.11/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,280	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	151.59/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,869	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	205.86/cwt	196.00–212.50	3,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,382	184.47/cwt	176.00–191.50	2,549	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	209.72/cwt	202.00–216.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	271.63/cwt	268.00–274.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	431.67/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	405.09/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	347.14/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	388.35/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.87/cwt	307.50–328.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	292.73/cwt	287.50–298.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	396.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	328.98/cwt	310.00–346.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	294.29/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	344.97/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	439.20/cwt	430.00–450.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	223.04/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	202.44/cwt	197.50–207.50	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	443.14/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	318.70/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	257.39/cwt	244.00–274.00	2,033	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 390Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 214Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 180Year ago 42

Compared to last weeks market Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows sold steady to $ 6 higher. Slaughter bulls sold higher $2-$10.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	429	380.00–405.00	388.35
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	508	338.00–352.00	344.97
3	600–650	615	300.00–345.00	318.70
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	715	270.00–272.00	270.98
3	750–800	765	268.00–274.00	271.63
1	800–850	810	264.00	264.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	380	385.00–395.00	388.67
3	400–450	447	347.50–365.00	359.19
2	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	354.79
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	575	314.00–320.00	317.03
1	600–650	620	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	683	270.00–285.00	279.20
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
14	750–800	790	244.00–274.00	257.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
7	300–350	333	410.00–480.00	443.14
3	350–400	385	420.00–445.00	431.67
10	400–450	410	377.50–440.00	405.09
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	523	307.50–328.00	319.87
5	550–600	575	285.00–325.00	307.35
3	600–650	630	277.50–303.00	289.96
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	760	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	878	220.00–226.00	223.04
1	950–1000	955	208.00	208.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	197.50–207.50	202.44
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00–400.00	388.64
2	250–300	283	285.00–375.00	329.60
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	366	370.00–395.00	379.08
6	450–500	471	325.00–348.00	340.50
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	580	285.00–292.00	289.71
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	274.94
2	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	430.00–450.00	439.20
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	333	390.00–405.00	396.83
6	400–450	417	340.00–365.00	347.14
1	450–500	475	358.00	358.00
7	500–550	514	310.00–346.00	328.98
2	550–600	553	316.00–318.00	317.00
2	600–650	613	292.50–296.00	294.29
2	650–700	663	287.50–298.00	292.73
3	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	385.00–400.00	392.17
2	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	377.73
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	423	318.00–322.00	320.06
3	450–500	470	318.00–320.00	318.66
1	500–550	505	302.00	302.00
3	550–600	585	302.50–307.50	305.34
1	600–650	645	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	663	247.50–258.00	252.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	340.00–350.00	344.86

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,142.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,425.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,169	2,300.00–3,900.00	3,384.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	678	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,819.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	202.00–216.00	209.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	120.00–126.00	122.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	146.00–157.50	152.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	135.00–140.00	137.34
8	—	1,348	161.00–178.00	169.11
4	—	1,233	147.00–157.00	151.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,812	196.00–212.50	205.86
5	—	1,382	176.00–191.50	184.47

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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