Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle were steady to 5.00 higher. Sold some nice open replacement heifers. Their average weight was 832lbs @$2,950 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.93/cwt on 9 head, up $32.29 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 21 comparable sales and sits −2.75 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$369.93

▲ 32.29 vs prior sale

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.62

vs MS average

−54.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	382.91	2,059	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	353.72	1,928	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

369.93

—

MS average10 barns · 251 hd

391.56

−21.62

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−54.02

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−2.75

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	1,667	198.49	3,309	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	175.78	1,969	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	169.14	2,496	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	142.55	1,422	4thin

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)	1,500	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$3,038	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$3,498	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	550–600	573	370.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	432.28/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	604.78/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	386.51/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	535.23/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	456.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	475.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	586.47/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	422.66/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	629.64/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	432.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	2,721.41/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	359.87/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	449.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	380.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	539.86/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	217.08/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,622	191.19/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,083	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	174.25/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	180.65/cwt	172.00–198.00	2,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,851	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	167.72/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	504.90/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,530	3,671.16/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,671	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,500	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,380	4,129.83/head	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,130	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	394.93/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.33/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	329.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	469.88/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	476.71/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	448.44/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	463.32/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	389.87/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	422.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,197	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	420.96/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	633.26/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,944	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	3,715.42/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	415.16/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	483.21/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	365.89/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	378.81/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	356.32/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	523.92/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	523.70/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,362	4

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 210Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 72Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 37Year ago 162

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle were steady to 5.00 higher. Sold some nice open replacement heifers. Their average weight was 832lbs @$2,950 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	278	530.00–540.00	535.23
2	350–400	365	530.00–550.00	539.86
2	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	432.28
2	450–500	470	430.00–435.00	432.61
3	500–550	532	370.00–390.00	380.06
2	550–600	573	365.00–375.00	370.15
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00–610.00	604.78
2	250–300	275	620.00–640.00	629.64
3	300–350	312	570.00–600.00	586.47
1	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	438	470.00–480.00	475.09
3	450–500	473	450.00–465.00	456.50
2	500–550	520	420.00–425.00	422.55
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–325.00	322.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	363	500.00–510.00	504.90
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	650.00–670.00	660.00
1	250–300	250	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	307	620.00–650.00	633.26
1	400–450	400	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	523	440.00–460.00	448.44
4	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	378.81
1	700–750	710	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	370.00–400.00	386.51
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	643	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	760	250.00–255.00	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	450.00–490.00	469.88
2	500–550	543	380.00–410.00	394.93
3	550–600	573	385.00–400.00	393.33
4	600–650	608	345.00–370.00	356.32
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	410.00–420.00	415.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	460.00–490.00	476.71
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	368	470.00–500.00	483.21
4	400–450	421	400.00–440.00	420.96
4	450–500	468	410.00–435.00	422.66
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	322	440.00–460.00	449.64
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	345.00–350.00	347.57
2	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	359.87
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	790	265.00–290.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	428	325.00–335.00	329.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	260	510.00–540.00	523.70
3	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	523.92
3	400–450	402	450.00–480.00	463.32
3	500–550	513	380.00–400.00	389.87
2	550–600	575	370.00–375.00	372.46
5	600–650	609	354.00–375.00	365.89
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,721.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,380	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,129.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,027	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,715.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,530	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,671.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	210.00–222.00	217.08
3	—	1,622	185.00–199.00	191.19
3	—	1,575	180.00–182.00	181.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,103	139.00–145.00	142.09
1	—	940	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	167.00–168.00	167.50
2	—	1,318	157.00–159.00	158.01
5	—	1,580	170.00–179.00	174.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,137	172.00–198.00	180.65
3	—	1,058	165.00–170.00	167.72

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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