Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were also steady to 5.00 higher. Remember, this was the last sell of the year. The sell will resume on January 5th. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.91/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −10.78 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$361.91

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

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

$145.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs MS average

−28.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	425.00	2,263	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	397.48	2,134	3thin
Medium and Large 2	564	344.65	1,944	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	280.00	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $145.00/cwt here — about $716 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

361.91

—

MS average14 barns · 244 hd

353.13

+8.79

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−28.00

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−10.78

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	1,684	201.29	3,390	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	159.85	2,479	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	158.68	1,913	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	143.49	1,448	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,599	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$3,815	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$3,489	10

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 1-2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	415.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,964	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,748.16/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	412.96/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	466.67/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	498.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	454.79/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	382.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	359.71/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	349.53/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	137.85/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	151.90/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,701	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	162.63/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,384	6
Bulls	—	—	1,719	207.80/cwt	197.00–220.00	3,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	161.43/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,913	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	155.53/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,025	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,119	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,385	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,493	4,147.91/head	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,148	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,410	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,415	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,395	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,250	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	434.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	397.48/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	449.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	436.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	469.73/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	456.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	555.80/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	537.51/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	342.25/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	503.77/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	534.30/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,993	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	3,814.88/head	3,600.00–4,025.00	3,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	488.59/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	364.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,271	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 283Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 54Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	280	440.00–460.00	449.64
3	300–350	315	425.00–450.00	436.77
2	350–400	395	420.00–440.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	415.25
3	500–550	537	385.00–407.00	397.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	390.00–410.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	428	345.00–375.00	359.71
2	450–500	488	370.00–390.00	380.05
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	577	335.00–365.00	349.53
3	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	305.07
1	700–750	740	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	480.00–500.00	488.59
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	365	460.00–480.00	469.73
3	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	456.41
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	613	330.00–360.00	342.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	520.00–530.00	524.97
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	370	490.00–505.00	498.63
3	400–450	418	460.00–475.00	466.67
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	518	395.00–425.00	412.96
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	450.00–460.00	454.79
2	400–450	405	430.00–440.00	435.06
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.61
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	545.00–570.00	555.80
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	316	530.00–545.00	537.51
2	350–400	373	520.00–550.00	534.30
4	400–450	421	500.00–510.00	503.77
3	500–550	525	440.00–465.00	455.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	311.15
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	463	430.00–440.00	434.86
3	550–600	570	385.00–395.00	389.94
5	600–650	624	350.00–375.00	364.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,748.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	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	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,493	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,147.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	3,600.00–4,025.00	3,814.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	187.00	187.00
5	—	1,719	197.00–220.00	207.80
1	—	1,430	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	134.00–143.00	137.85
3	—	1,120	150.00–153.50	151.90
1	—	940	148.00	148.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,466	156.00–170.00	162.63
1	—	2,025	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	158.00–164.00	161.43
2	—	1,273	155.00–156.00	155.53
1	—	1,155	154.00	154.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

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