Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale market: Feeder calves sold $5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls sold $5.00 - $ 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.59/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −90.59 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$324.59

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$48.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.37

vs MS average

−57.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	338.92	1,744	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	318.31	1,739	5thin
Medium and Large 3	578	290.11	1,677	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.81/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

324.59

—

MS average13 barns · 365 hd

353.96

−29.37

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−57.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−90.59

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	—	Low	1,729	210.19	3,635	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	166.91	1,967	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	162.02	2,562	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	131.57	1,306	6thin

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)	1,228	$3,008	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,368	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$2,966	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	997	$2,760	10

Every lot, as filed

103 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	500–550	508	339.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	321.26/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	493.56/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	331.05/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	286.22/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	317.20/cwt	312.00–322.50	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	294.10/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	410.84/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,380	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	351.70/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	459.85/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	268.37/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	304.11/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	313.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	518.96/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	276.22/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,301	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,774.67/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,927.94/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,928	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	298.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	423.91/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,590	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	373.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	131.57/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,306	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,657	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	188.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	166.69/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	212.48/cwt	207.50–216.00	4,090	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	171.93/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.26/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	294.98/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	335.91/cwt	335.50–336.50	2,452	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	280.82/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	341.58/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	291.49/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	376.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	389.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	350.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	446.57/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	290.11/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	316.82/cwt	312.00–323.50	2,614	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,032	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,148	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,251	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	294.86/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	309.72/cwt	297.00–317.50	2,382	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,659.99/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,660	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	913	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,474	8
Bulls	—	—	1,752	218.91/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	158.57/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	181.07/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	290.21/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,228	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,022.98/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	404.40/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,686	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	3,184.03/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,184	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	340.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 256Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 70Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 56Year ago 70

Compared to last weeks sale market: Feeder calves sold $5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls sold $5.00 - $ 20.00 higher.

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	235	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	273	490.00–540.00	518.96
8	300–350	316	480.00–510.00	493.56
3	350–400	375	380.00–450.00	423.91
9	400–450	417	380.00–440.00	404.40
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	508	330.00–355.00	339.99
1	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
4	600–650	631	317.50–327.50	321.26
3	650–700	660	310.00–325.00	315.59
11	700–750	723	300.00–325.00	313.22
2	750–800	783	317.50	317.50
2	800–850	823	308.00–310.00	309.00
2	850–900	883	282.50–290.00	286.22
2	900–950	920	285.00–290.00	287.47
1	1000–1050	1,015	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	475.00	475.00
4	250–300	263	420.00–470.00	446.57
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–400.00	389.66
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	484	330.00–350.00	340.92
2	500–550	518	315.00–325.00	319.88
3	550–600	565	312.00–320.00	317.26
3	600–650	635	290.00–295.00	293.35
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	775	290.00–297.50	294.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
43	700–750	730	335.50–336.50	335.91
53	800–850	825	312.00–323.50	316.82
10	850–900	872	306.00	306.00
18	1000–1050	1,032	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	285.00–295.00	290.21
2	450–500	465	285.00–290.00	287.55
2	550–600	578	285.00–295.00	290.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	648	324.00	324.00
15	650–700	671	335.50	335.50
35	750–800	769	297.00–317.50	309.72
4	800–850	841	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
5	250–300	272	430.00–490.00	459.85
18	300–350	336	400.00–460.00	410.84
5	400–450	418	340.00–365.00	351.70
2	450–500	473	325.00–350.00	337.83
6	500–550	522	310.00–345.00	331.05
2	550–600	560	312.00–322.50	317.20
2	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	327.41
2	650–700	655	300.00–315.00	307.44
3	700–750	720	297.50–315.00	304.11
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
4	800–850	833	275.00–280.00	276.22
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00
3	900–950	915	255.00–275.00	268.37
1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	375	365.00–390.00	376.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	465	275.00–300.00	291.49
2	500–550	518	285.00–305.00	294.86
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	296.83
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	678	270.00–295.00	280.82
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	332.00	332.00
5	350–400	388	345.00–360.00	350.09
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	913	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	373.94
6	500–550	518	315.00–330.00	322.52
3	550–600	563	320.00–330.00	324.97
3	600–650	617	290.00–305.00	298.32
3	650–700	670	290.00–297.50	294.10
2	700–750	718	275.00–280.00	277.54
2	750–800	763	270.00–285.00	277.38
2	800–850	838	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	480	335.00–350.00	341.58
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,774.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,005	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,927.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,022.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,164	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,659.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,308	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,184.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	128.00–139.00	131.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,510	165.00–169.00	166.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	168.00–175.00	171.93
7	—	1,148	155.00–163.00	158.57
2	—	1,150	177.00–186.00	181.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	180.00–195.00	188.30
4	—	1,925	207.50–216.00	212.48
9	—	1,752	217.00–225.00	218.91

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

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