Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last week : Feeder steers Sold Steady to $ 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold mixed to $15 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Some really nice open cows 1100-1192 pounds @ $192- $215 .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.61/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −51.56 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$363.61

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$33.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.86

vs MS average

−45.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	370.97	2,054	12thin
Medium and Large 2	541	358.47	1,941	7thin
Medium and Large 3	520	337.43	1,755	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.54/cwt here — about $299 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

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 sale21 hd

363.61

—

MS average13 barns · 433 hd

380.47

−16.86

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−45.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−51.56

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	1,766	198.29	3,502	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	163.46	2,084	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	148.24	2,339	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	133.08	1,317	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,148	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,725	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,174	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	962	$2,250	8

Every lot, as filed

96 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	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	298.91/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	496.64/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.43/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	423.44/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	313.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,941	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	474.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	535.97/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	462.98/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,926	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	753	1,573.75/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	3,148.12/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,148	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,149.37/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,149	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	158.75/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,040	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	199.62/cwt	190.00–212.00	3,643	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	124.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,247	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	141.71/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,386	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	148.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,339	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	260.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	446.63/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	562.53/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	466.43/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	459.71/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	291.26/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	340.10/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	336.91/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	355.87/cwt	300.00–390.00	2,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	313.11/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	344.74/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	337.12/cwt	337.00–337.50	2,441	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	257.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	333.76/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	347.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	517.86/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	324.80/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	420.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	363.31/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	376.83/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	343.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	478.85/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	388.04/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	366.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	303.35/cwt	290.00–320.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	379.42/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	373.15/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	386.64/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	259.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	343.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	377.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.71/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	358.88/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	473.87/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,786	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	168.17/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,127	8
Steers	Large 2	350–400	350	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,351.47/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,351	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,148.05/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,148	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,108.36/head	1,800.00–3,950.00	3,108	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 490Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 130Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 125Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	490.00–500.00	496.64
3	250–300	272	460.00–490.00	474.91
6	300–350	319	430.00–470.00	446.63
7	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	410.06
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	474	350.00–400.00	363.31
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	569	310.00–360.00	326.43
8	600–650	611	290.00–340.00	313.11
3	650–700	672	300.00–390.00	355.87
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	790	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	885	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	590	336.00	336.00
7	650–700	694	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	400.00–430.00	420.12
4	300–350	316	370.00–385.00	377.35
3	350–400	377	375.00–395.00	386.64
6	400–450	425	345.00–400.00	373.15
5	450–500	483	340.00–345.00	343.04
7	500–550	523	300.00–345.00	324.80
3	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	650–700	690	290.00–300.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	275.00–285.00	280.00
2	650–700	685	230.00–245.00	237.45
3	700–750	710	250.00–280.00	259.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	420.00–480.00	462.98
7	450–500	470	360.00–440.00	400.71
8	500–550	520	335.00–390.00	358.88
4	550–600	564	325.00–365.00	340.10
4	600–650	619	300.00–320.00	313.60
4	650–700	669	295.00–307.50	298.91
2	700–750	715	250.00–270.00	260.07
2	750–800	763	290.00–292.50	291.26
1	800–850	815	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	315.00–345.00	333.76
2	500–550	545	285.00–290.00	287.50
2	600–650	615	250.00–265.00	257.32
1	1000–1050	1,040	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	525.00–550.00	535.97
1	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	316	530.00–600.00	562.53
5	350–400	355	500.00–540.00	517.86
9	400–450	416	440.00–490.00	459.71
8	450–500	464	430.00–490.00	466.43
4	500–550	509	400.00–455.00	423.44
8	550–600	576	327.50–380.00	344.74
5	600–650	612	340.00–355.00	347.43
5	650–700	665	330.00–342.50	336.91
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	765	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	900–950	920	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	207.50	207.50
1	1200–1250	1,200	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	602	356.00	356.00
13	700–750	724	337.00–337.50	337.12
10	800–850	816	322.00	322.00
6	850–900	880	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	318	460.00–490.00	478.85
5	350–400	377	450.00–480.00	473.87
2	400–450	428	360.00–400.00	379.42
5	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	388.04
5	500–550	526	365.00–390.00	376.83
2	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	312.56
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	290.00–320.00	303.35
5	350–400	363	350.00–380.00	366.06
4	450–500	480	330.00–355.00	343.65
2	500–550	520	335.00–340.00	337.43
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	485.00	485.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,148.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,149.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,351.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	753	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,573.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,345	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,148.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,330	1,800.00–3,950.00	3,108.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,285	153.00–163.00	158.75
8	—	1,265	164.00–173.00	168.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	120.00–128.00	124.44
5	—	978	137.50–146.00	141.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	140.00–154.00	148.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,825	190.00–212.00	199.62
1	—	1,355	189.00	189.00

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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