Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-30.00 Higher ; feeder Heifers sold 10.00-20.00 Higher ; Feeder calf groups were reported as # 1-2s and weaned groups with shots had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-5.00 Higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.87/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −37.82 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$334.87

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$74.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs MS average

−24.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	350.33	1,931	38
Medium and Large 2	542	315.22	1,707	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	276.17	1,450	8thin

One grade step is worth $74.16/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $372.69 across 21 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 sale52 hd

334.87

—

MS average14 barns · 474 hd

340.46

−5.59

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−24.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−37.82

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	1,581	196.58	3,107	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	161.75	2,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	160.06	1,875	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	144.97	1,427	22

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)	1,058	$2,704	91
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,381	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,323	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$3,050	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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	850–900	850	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.15/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.17/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	338.82/cwt	300.00–370.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.58/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	386.44/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	284.98/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	315.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	559.95/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	391.03/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	481.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,805	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	376.29/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	436.44/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.64/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,930	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,323.26/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,323	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,230.23/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	343.95/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	308.09/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,482.95/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,483	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	173.48/cwt	152.00–187.00	1,908	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.38/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	517.64/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.76/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	337.64/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,097	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	412.31/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,752	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	431.96/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,894.32/head	2,250.00–3,300.00	2,894	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	161.75/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	447.64/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	473.32/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	405.45/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	378.22/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	482.27/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	398.44/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	341.15/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	336.07/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,932	20
Bulls	—	—	1,660	205.36/cwt	189.00–217.00	3,409	14
Bulls	—	—	1,303	165.86/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.12/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,549	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	128.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,125	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	151.37/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,552	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	166.21/cwt	158.00–173.50	2,119	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,939.19/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,939	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	983	2,369.49/head	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,369	33
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	139.27/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,288	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	360.58/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	435.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,048	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	730	1,463.01/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	800	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.66/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.45/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	276.17/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	296.03/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	327.85/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	303.14/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	331.40/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	440.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	520.76/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,692	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 659Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 73Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 63Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	450.00–510.00	482.27
10	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	415.98
16	400–450	425	360.00–410.00	386.44
20	450–500	475	365.00–390.00	378.15
18	500–550	525	340.00–390.00	366.17
20	550–600	575	310.00–360.00	336.07
10	600–650	625	290.00–345.00	318.58
4	650–700	675	285.00–320.00	303.14
2	700–750	703	290.00–300.00	294.98
1	850–900	850	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00–370.00	338.82
8	300–350	325	300.00–370.00	337.64
4	450–500	475	275.00–315.00	296.03
8	500–550	525	250.00–300.00	276.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	430.00–440.00	435.45
6	300–350	325	385.00–410.00	398.44
8	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	385.33
2	400–450	425	325.00–350.00	338.22
4	450–500	475	300.00–345.00	323.66
4	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	325.23
2	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	295.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	480.00–550.00	517.64
8	350–400	375	400.00–460.00	431.96
18	400–450	425	370.00–450.00	412.31
16	450–500	475	350.00–400.00	376.29
14	500–550	525	300.00–360.00	331.40
12	550–600	575	300.00–330.00	315.64
8	600–650	625	265.00–310.00	288.38
3	700–750	707	265.00–300.00	284.98
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	820	265.00–275.00	269.97
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	530.00–585.00	559.95
4	300–350	325	550.00–570.00	560.76
14	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	481.31
8	400–450	425	410.00–460.00	436.44
12	450–500	475	370.00–410.00	391.03
12	500–550	525	340.00–380.00	360.93
10	550–600	575	320.00–350.00	335.64
10	600–650	625	332.00–355.00	343.95
6	650–700	675	337.00–345.00	341.15
4	700–750	725	290.00–325.00	308.09
2	750–800	763	285.00–290.00	287.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	465.00–480.00	473.32
2	250–300	275	400.00–410.00	405.45
10	300–350	325	410.00–480.00	447.64
4	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	360.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	520.00–530.00	525.45
4	300–350	325	510.00–530.00	520.76
4	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	440.65
6	400–450	425	365.00–390.00	378.22
4	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	327.85
2	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	603	350.00–352.50	351.26
6	650–700	665	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,323.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,230.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,939.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,100	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,482.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	—	1,100	2,250.00–3,300.00	2,894.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	983	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,369.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,463.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	152.00–187.00	173.48
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	125.00–149.00	139.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,575	150.00–170.00	161.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	140.00–159.00	151.12
6	—	875	120.00–135.00	128.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	142.00–158.00	151.37
48	—	1,275	158.00–173.50	166.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,660	189.00–217.00	205.36
4	—	1,303	156.00–172.00	165.86

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

Heifers · 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