Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.86/cwt on 15 head, up $13.12 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits −0.31 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$414.86

▲ 13.12 vs prior sale

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$108.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.72

vs MS average

−72.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	448.38	2,381	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	411.92	2,203	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	386.25	2,018	4thin
Medium and Large 3	595	340.00	2,023	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.38/cwt here — about $358 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

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 sale15 hd

414.86

—

MS average13 barns · 305 hd

449.59

−34.72

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−72.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−0.31

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	1,626	210.46	3,422	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	171.79	1,915	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	169.18	2,598	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	142.52	1,407	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$3,548	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$3,100	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$3,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	450–500	455	406.70/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	388.64/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	460.21/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	599.24/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	405.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	464.63/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	429.93/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	344.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,148.71/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	609.45/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	620.11/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	392.32/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	367.35/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	386.67/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	429.93/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	457.71/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,149	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,791	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	165.37/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	178.87/cwt	173.00–197.50	2,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	168.07/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	216.97/cwt	211.00–224.00	3,830	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,089.60/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	197.44/cwt	188.00–208.00	2,661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	154.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,622	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,308	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	511.60/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	399.91/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	459.81/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	392.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	539.90/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,946.89/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	387.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	494.81/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	348.33/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	450.16/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	417.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	473.81/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	444.82/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	644.42/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	402.43/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,056	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 351Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 67Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 73Year ago 55

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	366	480.00–510.00	494.81
5	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	429.93
3	450–500	455	395.00–415.00	406.70
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	581	335.00–365.00	348.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	330	530.00–550.00	539.90
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	405	445.00–475.00	459.81
4	500–550	511	385.00–420.00	402.43
2	550–600	565	380.00–395.00	387.63
4	600–650	629	385.00–400.00	388.64
2	750–800	775	300.00–305.00	302.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	450.00–465.00	457.71
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	480	380.00–405.00	392.32
2	600–650	620	335.00–355.00	344.92
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	450.00–475.00	460.21
1	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	535	410.00–425.00	417.43
2	550–600	575	395.00–405.00	399.91
2	600–650	605	380.00–405.00	392.60
2	700–750	708	340.00–360.00	349.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	350.00–385.00	367.35
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	610.00–630.00	620.11
2	250–300	275	600.00–620.00	609.45
9	300–350	334	590.00–620.00	599.24
1	350–400	355	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	414	460.00–485.00	473.81
2	450–500	473	455.00–475.00	464.63
3	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	405.89
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	458	420.00–445.00	429.93
3	500–550	500	375.00–395.00	386.67
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	323	630.00–660.00	644.42
3	400–450	405	500.00–525.00	511.60
1	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
4	500–550	514	440.00–465.00	450.16
2	550–600	565	435.00–455.00	444.82
2	600–650	620	350.00–375.00	362.60
1	750–800	775	333.00	333.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,148.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,356	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,089.60
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,308	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,946.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,614	170.00–176.00	172.95
3	—	1,438	162.00–169.00	165.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	173.00–197.50	178.87
4	—	1,164	164.00–171.00	168.07
2	—	930	161.00–162.00	161.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	150.00–159.00	154.84
1	—	1,175	138.00	138.00
2	—	950	130.00–135.00	132.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,765	211.00–224.00	216.97
3	—	1,348	188.00–208.00	197.44

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle