Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −19.16 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$353.53

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs MS average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	364.19	1,897	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	341.35	1,868	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $29 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 sale15 hd

353.53

—

MS average14 barns · 389 hd

363.09

−9.56

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−14.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−19.16

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	1,877	190.50	3,575	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	159.07	1,894	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	144.95	2,399	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	127.27	1,285	7thin

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)	1,144	$3,196	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,472	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$3,356	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,472.32/head	1,550.00–3,050.00	2,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	532.57/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,507	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,042.80/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,628	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	280.35/cwt	265.00–286.00	2,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	400.47/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	3,195.52/head	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,196	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	332.09/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,860	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,826.46/head	3,800.00–3,850.00	3,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	546.88/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	412.49/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	271.36/cwt	256.00–292.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	419.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	345.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	432.91/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	412.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	370.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	526.42/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	366.36/cwt	334.00–377.50	2,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	260.52/cwt	225.00–287.50	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	353.69/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.68/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	136.84/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,490	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	144.95/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	163.67/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,108	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	150.78/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,530	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	178.19/cwt	177.00–179.00	3,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,871	196.66/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	414.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	455.00/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	378.30/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	355.47/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	353.96/cwt	345.00–364.00	1,685	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	114.52/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	471.94/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	328.14/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	376.64/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	469.20/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	347.06/cwt	336.00–367.50	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	479.36/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	562.00/cwt	510.00–630.00	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	611.47/cwt	595.00–630.00	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	402.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	457.05/cwt	450.00–482.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	615.27/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	386.17/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	411.45/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	286.63/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	535.74/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	464.43/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	548.18/cwt	500.00–620.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	364.79/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	327.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	477.88/cwt	452.50–510.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.33/cwt	300.00–380.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	337.50/cwt	322.00–375.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	281.82/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,305	5

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 551Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 113Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 223Year ago 43

Compared to last week: feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,203	1,550.00–3,050.00	2,472.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,195.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,203	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,042.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	3,800.00–3,850.00	3,826.46

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	220	500.00–620.00	548.18
2	250–300	283	525.00–540.00	532.57
5	300–350	325	452.50–510.00	477.88
3	350–400	363	440.00–480.00	464.43
7	400–450	410	390.00–460.00	411.45
7	500–550	516	359.00–375.00	364.79
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	628	322.00–375.00	337.50
4	650–700	675	300.00–380.00	330.33
4	700–750	719	265.00–286.00	280.35
6	750–800	771	277.50–300.00	286.63
5	800–850	818	260.00–320.00	281.82
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00	220.00
1	1300–1350	1,320	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	850–900	897	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	470.00–475.00	472.47
3	250–300	280	435.00–470.00	450.68
5	300–350	336	410.00–430.00	419.96
4	350–400	361	400.00–420.00	412.49
5	400–450	423	350.00–385.00	370.33
4	450–500	476	345.00–364.00	353.96
3	500–550	530	348.00–358.00	353.69
4	550–600	560	320.00–338.00	332.09
3	600–650	628	225.00–287.50	260.52
3	650–700	670	256.00–292.00	271.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	335.00–375.00	355.47
5	350–400	383	340.00–395.00	378.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	460.00–480.00	469.20
8	500–550	513	365.00–405.00	386.17
7	550–600	572	362.50–400.00	376.64
6	600–650	623	336.00–367.50	347.06
5	650–700	663	325.00–340.00	334.51
5	700–750	715	320.00–336.00	328.14
1	750–800	755	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	481	385.00–410.00	400.47
3	550–600	577	340.00–355.00	345.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	500.00–570.00	526.42
3	250–300	270	540.00–555.00	546.88
8	350–400	381	460.00–495.00	479.36
4	400–450	430	410.00–445.00	432.91
3	450–500	472	400.00–420.00	412.89
1	500–550	530	366.00	366.00
7	550–600	582	334.00–377.50	366.36
1	1000–1050	1,035	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	420.00–485.00	455.00
2	250–300	258	400.00–430.00	414.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	590.00–640.00	615.27
9	250–300	276	595.00–630.00	611.47
12	300–350	329	510.00–630.00	562.00
4	350–400	355	500.00–575.00	535.74
5	400–450	417	455.00–485.00	471.94
5	450–500	463	450.00–482.00	457.05
10	500–550	521	390.00–415.00	402.22
1	550–600	575	382.50	382.50
3	700–750	728	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	754	320.00–335.00	327.49
1	800–850	815	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	133.00–139.00	136.84
3	—	903	112.50–117.50	114.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	144.00–146.00	144.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	158.00–168.00	163.67
5	—	1,015	147.50–154.00	150.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	177.00–179.00	178.19
4	—	1,871	190.00–209.00	196.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle