Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold mixed to $ 10 lower in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $ 15 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.92/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −41.25 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$373.92

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs MS average

−30.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	395.94	2,027	5thin
Medium and Large 2	570	361.69	2,061	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale14 hd

373.92

—

MS average13 barns · 451 hd

382.63

−8.71

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−30.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−41.25

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	1,623	205.20	3,331	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	160.57	1,801	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	153.06	2,400	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	132.39	1,251	9thin

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)	1,748	$4,593	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,505	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,030	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,186	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,003	$2,650	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	871	$1,907	7
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	690	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	516.41/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	460.00–570.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	395.94/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	446.48/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	328.54/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	560.74/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	458.23/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	366.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	417.35/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	578.05/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	449.92/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.16/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	333.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	328.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	349.02/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,982	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	393.56/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,649	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,844.88/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,845	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	718	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,373.76/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,374	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	152.14/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,677	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	124.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	138.45/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,402	5
Bulls	—	—	1,338	181.62/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	153.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	173.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,976	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	3,473.94/head	1,250.00–4,600.00	3,474	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	1,949.93/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	214.25/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,726	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	164.42/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	196.78/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	3,422.28/head	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,422	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,748	4,593.28/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.09/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,116	1,363
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	421.44/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	364.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	263.43/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	305.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	454.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	310.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	333.65/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	419.62/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	355.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	381.81/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	476.30/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	361.28/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	297.28/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	331.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	376.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	544.89/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	353.59/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	451.17/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	361.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	344.96/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	3

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 829Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 81Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 60Year ago 56

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold mixed to $ 10 lower in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $ 15 higher.

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	500.00–550.00	516.41
2	300–350	315	460.00–570.00	515.00
5	350–400	371	440.00–460.00	449.92
7	400–450	419	370.00–450.00	393.56
6	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	366.69
5	500–550	516	355.00–365.00	361.02
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	615	320.00–340.00	328.21
3	650–700	668	310.00–350.00	328.54
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	960	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	275	450.00–460.00	454.82
2	300–350	328	410.00–430.00	419.62
6	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	421.44
2	400–450	445	310.00–325.00	317.50
3	450–500	480	325.00–335.00	331.81
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	580	310.00–350.00	333.65
2	600–650	635	245.00–265.00	255.16
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	368	350.00–360.00	355.24
3	500–550	517	260.00–265.00	261.66
3	550–600	567	245.00–275.00	263.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	403	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	560.00–600.00	578.05
2	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	326	500.00–590.00	560.74
5	350–400	370	510.00–570.00	544.89
5	400–450	417	430.00–480.00	458.23
4	450–500	466	400.00–460.00	417.35
5	500–550	512	380.00–420.00	395.94
8	600–650	625	340.00–370.00	353.59
5	650–700	672	335.00–350.00	344.96
3	700–750	723	330.00–340.00	333.25
4	750–800	770	320.00–330.00	325.04
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	450.00–510.00	476.30
2	300–350	333	420.00–430.00	424.96
4	350–400	375	430.00–475.00	451.17
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	471	360.00–390.00	376.35
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
8	550–600	576	330.00–375.00	361.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1,363	350–400	360	310.00–390.00	310.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	410.00–490.00	446.48
6	500–550	521	340.00–370.00	349.02
1	550–600	560	354.00	354.00
4	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	488	275.00–290.00	282.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	370.00–390.00	381.81
7	450–500	469	350.00–390.00	364.12
4	500–550	533	300.00–330.00	310.09
2	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.73
6	600–650	621	285.00–315.00	297.28
2	650–700	665	275.00–285.00	279.96
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	305.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	941	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,949.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	915	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,149	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,422.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	780	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	765	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,844.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,307	1,250.00–4,600.00	3,473.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,748	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,593.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	147.00–157.50	152.14
3	—	1,137	170.00–180.00	173.82
5	—	1,140	159.00–168.00	164.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	120.00–128.00	124.81
5	—	1,013	134.00–144.00	138.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	150.00–160.00	153.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	178.00–185.00	181.62
8	—	1,739	208.00–220.00	214.25
3	—	1,505	192.50–200.00	196.78

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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