Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. Sold three fancy bred tiger strip cows that averaged 1,383lbs at $6,200 per head. Also sold a nice group of replacement heifers that averaged 761lbs at $2,700 each.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.24/cwt on 17 head, up $27.38 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +27.07 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$442.24

▲ 27.38 vs prior sale

17 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$83.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.39

vs MS average

−44.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	484.93	2,439	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	449.40	2,305	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	401.21	2,173	4thin

One grade step is worth $83.72/cwt here — about $267 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 sale17 hd

442.24

—

MS average13 barns · 207 hd

453.63

−11.39

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−44.78

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

+27.07

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	1,765	194.60	3,434	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	168.16	1,911	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	162.82	2,516	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	147.58	1,500	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,216	$4,333	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,802	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$3,280	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	645	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,504.10/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	442.29/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	525.27/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	495.14/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	449.40/cwt	425.00–459.00	2,305	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	645.18/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	491.88/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	500.11/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	380.06/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	409.97/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	306.76/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	610.09/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	623.85/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	404.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	554.80/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	583.73/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	608.24/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,429	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	870	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	645	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	397.57/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	457.55/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	457.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	875	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	875	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	173.19/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,974	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	163.90/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,870	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	155.77/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,587	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	159.62/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	173.22/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	184.33/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	195.62/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	206.85/cwt	199.00–213.00	3,655	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,986	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,595	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,405	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,383	6,200.00/head	6,200.00–6,200.00	6,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,480	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,380	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	484.93/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	331.46/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	381.49/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	442.32/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,269	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	366.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	402.50/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	409.80/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	452.41/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	534.97/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	338.50/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	332.55/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	679.89/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	664.52/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	562.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	408.89/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,163	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	392.47/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,386	2

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 275Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 78Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 95Year ago 51

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)	2	—	1,038	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,504.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,383	6,200.00	6,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	3,200.00	3,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	277	550.00–580.00	562.83
1	300–350	315	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	452.41
4	450–500	464	430.00–455.00	442.29
5	500–550	529	395.00–425.00	408.89
3	600–650	607	360.00–375.00	366.66
3	650–700	667	345.00–355.00	349.95
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	510.00–540.00	525.27
2	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	474.77
2	350–400	360	490.00–500.00	495.14
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	469	400.00–420.00	409.97
3	500–550	535	365.00–390.00	380.06
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	715	295.00–325.00	306.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	457.55
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	718	285.00–290.00	287.51
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	630.00–660.00	645.18
3	300–350	320	610.00–640.00	623.85
3	400–450	420	480.00–500.00	491.88
2	450–500	465	490.00–510.00	500.11
11	500–550	513	425.00–459.00	449.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	590.00–625.00	608.24
2	250–300	268	600.00–620.00	610.09
1	300–350	345	590.00	590.00
4	350–400	365	570.00–600.00	583.73
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	470	440.00–475.00	457.13
2	500–550	505	390.00–405.00	397.57
2	550–600	578	400.00–410.00	404.85
1	600–650	620	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	370	550.00–560.00	554.80
2	450–500	470	420.00–425.00	422.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
3	250–300	292	670.00–690.00	679.89
2	300–350	310	650.00–680.00	664.52
4	400–450	413	520.00–550.00	534.97
2	500–550	503	470.00–500.00	484.93
2	600–650	608	385.00–400.00	392.47
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	705	338.00–339.00	338.50
2	750–800	755	325.00–340.00	332.55
1	800–850	810	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	395.00–410.00	402.50
2	550–600	573	405.00–415.00	409.80
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	377.50
1	600–650	645	333.00	333.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	513	430.00–455.00	442.32
3	600–650	627	365.00–395.00	381.49
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	713	328.00–335.00	331.46
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	169.00–176.00	173.19
4	—	1,141	162.00–166.00	163.90
1	—	1,100	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	154.00–158.00	155.77
2	—	1,070	138.00–139.00	138.48
1	—	900	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	157.00–162.00	159.62
3	—	1,488	165.00–167.00	166.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	170.00–179.00	173.22
2	—	1,738	182.00–186.00	184.33
2	—	1,638	194.00–197.00	195.62
5	—	1,767	199.00–213.00	206.85

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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