Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last report, steers and heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to $7 higher and slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.31/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −95.86 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$319.31

13 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.79

vs MS average

−59.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	330.00	1,726	3thin
Medium and Large 1	540	323.88	1,748	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	285.00	1,532	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $194 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 sale13 hd

319.31

—

MS average6 barns · 245 hd

346.10

−26.79

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−59.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−95.86

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	1,718	204.20	3,509	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	165.33	2,034	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	156.70	2,510	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	136.64	1,235	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,476	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,178	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,546	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	323.01/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	446.34/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	284.88/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	399.49/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	269.87/cwt	262.50–275.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	286.34/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	417.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	254.72/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	504.95/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	394.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	304.17/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	290.83/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	316.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	371.55/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	306.73/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	359.64/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	313.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	307.41/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	287.45/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	387.95/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	356.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	450.68/cwt	400.00–520.00	1,469	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	516.27/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	317.95/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	288.50/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,069	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	161.12/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,941	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	150.34/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,664	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	141.83/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	210.11/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,965	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	152.70/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,249	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	289.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,957	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	171.55/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,187	14
Bulls	—	—	1,465	195.34/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,862	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	127.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,176	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,476.12/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,476	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,545.78/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,178.49/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	354.73/cwt	350.00–360.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	425.38/cwt	400.00–450.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	437.55/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	313.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	267.18/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.28/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	319.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	250.01/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	336.01/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	366.75/cwt	330.00–390.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	364.88/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,439	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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 0Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 0Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 88

Compare to last report, steers and heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to $7 higher and slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	273	400.00–490.00	446.34
6	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	394.87
9	350–400	380	355.00–385.00	371.55
6	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	356.55
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	316.14
3	550–600	577	297.50–315.00	304.17
9	600–650	616	265.00–300.00	287.45
3	650–700	663	265.00–310.00	286.34
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.40
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	340.00–350.00	345.22
3	250–300	252	330.00–390.00	366.75
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	325.00–330.00	327.60
2	400–450	443	310.00–330.00	319.94
8	450–500	473	300.00–325.00	313.12
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
7	550–600	579	250.00–280.00	267.18
2	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	247.50
3	650–700	657	245.00–255.00	250.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	500.00–510.00	504.95
6	250–300	282	490.00–560.00	516.27
11	300–350	326	400.00–520.00	450.68
6	350–400	374	400.00–450.00	417.26
3	400–450	422	380.00–415.00	399.49
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	534	300.00–340.00	323.01
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	630	300.00–325.00	313.15
6	650–700	684	285.00–292.50	290.83
5	700–750	717	285.00–292.50	288.50
3	750–800	770	277.50–290.00	284.88
4	800–850	808	262.50–275.00	269.87
2	900–950	908	200.00–205.00	202.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	400.00–450.00	425.38
3	250–300	265	400.00–460.00	437.55
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
7	350–400	373	320.00–385.00	364.88
2	400–450	433	330.00–340.00	334.91
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	472	362.50	362.50
3	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	354.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	416	365.00–400.00	387.95
5	450–500	463	335.00–380.00	359.64
7	500–550	519	290.00–330.00	317.95
6	550–600	573	295.00–320.00	307.41
3	600–650	618	280.00–325.00	306.73
6	650–700	675	275.00–300.00	289.91
2	700–750	728	265.00–270.00	267.49
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	817	240.00–270.00	254.72
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	476	320.00–350.00	336.01
2	500–550	538	260.00–275.00	267.47
3	550–600	570	225.00–280.00	255.28
2	600–650	613	230.00–240.00	235.10
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	244.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	157.00–160.00	158.55
1	—	1,510	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	156.00–166.00	161.12
3	—	1,107	147.00–155.00	150.34
14	—	1,275	167.00–177.00	171.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	137.00–144.00	141.83
2	—	818	149.00–156.00	152.70
5	—	925	120.00–130.00	127.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,887	206.00–216.00	210.11
4	—	1,465	193.00–196.00	195.34

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)	Open	2	—	965	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,476.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,178.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,545.78

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle