Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.87/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −27.30 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$387.87

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$136.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs MS average

−42.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	426.06	2,186	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	385.20	2,189	3thin
Medium and Large 2	563	345.33	1,944	2thin
Medium and Large 3	585	290.00	1,697	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.06/cwt here — about $489 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

387.87

—

MS average13 barns · 188 hd

390.13

−2.26

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−42.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−27.30

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	—	Average	1,711	193.15	3,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	156.34	1,702	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	154.95	2,360	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	139.51	1,478	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,030	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$2,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	453.71/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	317.41/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.56/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	345.33/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	461.77/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	534.93/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	464.72/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	455.58/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	426.06/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	372.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	454.53/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	387.80/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	509.68/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	531.62/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	499.59/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	532.68/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	322.24/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	138.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	126.10/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	146.44/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,694	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	154.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	204.58/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,992	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	815	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,323	3,194.90/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	790	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	500	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	345.11/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	315.22/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	382.31/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	462.41/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	288.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,932	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 308Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 109Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 94Year ago 66

Compared to last weeks: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	440.00–470.00	455.58
3	350–400	377	450.00–475.00	461.77
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–360.00	345.33
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00–480.00	464.72
2	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	370	490.00–510.00	499.59
5	400–450	425	430.00–465.00	453.71
2	450–500	480	420.00–425.00	422.47
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	585	370.00–405.00	387.80
10	600–650	604	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	500.00–520.00	509.68
2	250–300	275	530.00–535.00	532.68
3	300–350	334	530.00–535.00	531.62
4	350–400	370	520.00–550.00	534.93
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	440.00–470.00	454.53
5	500–550	513	410.00–440.00	426.06
2	600–650	618	370.00–375.00	372.43
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	330	440.00–450.00	445.08
2	350–400	390	460.00–470.00	465.06
2	400–450	420	455.00–470.00	462.41
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	514	330.00–355.00	345.11
2	550–600	563	335.00–360.00	347.56
2	600–650	608	310.00–325.00	317.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	410.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	470	365.00–395.00	382.31
2	550–600	563	305.00–325.00	315.22
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	260.00–275.00	267.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	400.00–405.00	402.50
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	288.37
2	700–750	728	225.00–235.00	230.12
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	833	245.00–250.00	247.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	380.00–390.00	384.95
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	613	310.00–335.00	322.24
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	134.00–142.00	138.14
2	—	1,033	124.00–128.00	126.10
1	—	995	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,157	144.00–149.00	146.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	153.00–157.00	154.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,128	155.00–156.00	155.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,882	196.00–210.00	204.58
1	—	1,200	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	815	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,194.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	500	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle