Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.88/cwt on 40 head, down $22.36 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +4.71 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$419.88

▼ 22.36 vs prior sale

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$81.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.51

vs MS average

−55.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	426.62	2,316	34
Medium and Large 1-2	552	388.97	2,149	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	345.00	1,742	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.62/cwt here — about $574 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

419.88

—

MS average12 barns · 212 hd

453.39

−33.51

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−55.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

+4.71

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	1,757	199.18	3,500	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	170.24	1,915	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	157.73	2,321	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	145.84	1,474	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$3,159	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$3,131	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	2,600	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	594.95/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	290.47/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	347.49/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,200	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	349.44/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,551	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	2,600	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	527.45/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	338.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	538.99/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	483.01/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	323.28/cwt	322.00–324.00	2,648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	331.37/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,277	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	384.80/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	483.30/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	323.38/cwt	300.00–328.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	382.50/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	392.64/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	458.39/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	359.86/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	451.37/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	452.46/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	550.09/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	328.99/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	180.54/cwt	174.00–192.50	2,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	168.13/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,910	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	182.06/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	193.56/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,889	210.52/cwt	206.00–218.00	3,977	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,185	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	161.00/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	148.65/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,377	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	154.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,355	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	144.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	520.41/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,212.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,218	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	314.12/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	392.56/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	401.17/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	404.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	395.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	442.56/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	380.19/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	524.80/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	440.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	537.45/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	326.61/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	619.90/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	308.55/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	378.94/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,520	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	427.28/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,316	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	319.09/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,310	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	3,158.53/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	380.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,360	11

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 367Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 70Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 80Year ago 98

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	2,600	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,212.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	994	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,158.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	590.00–600.00	594.95
1	250–300	260	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	335	530.00–540.00	535.00
2	350–400	368	520.00–535.00	527.45
5	400–450	410	470.00–500.00	483.01
2	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	395.22
3	550–600	572	375.00–395.00	384.80
3	600–650	630	320.00–350.00	338.37
2	650–700	680	338.00–340.00	338.99
13	700–750	730	347.00–355.00	349.44
11	800–850	819	322.00–324.00	323.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	530.00–550.00	538.99
2	250–300	293	540.00–560.00	550.09
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	378	470.00–500.00	483.30
2	400–450	438	450.00–455.00	452.46
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–460.00	454.85
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	327	610.00–630.00	619.90
1	400–450	420	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	455	520.00	520.00
33	500–550	542	410.00–435.00	427.28
1	550–600	570	405.00	405.00
11	600–650	621	360.00–385.00	380.07
19	650–700	665	370.00–384.00	378.94
4	700–750	724	310.00–328.00	319.09
2	750–800	773	315.00–338.00	326.61
2	800–850	823	305.00–312.00	308.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	535.00–540.00	537.45
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	360	490.00–500.00	495.00
4	400–450	436	385.00–400.00	392.64
4	450–500	468	370.00–405.00	382.50
2	550–600	575	350.00–365.00	357.50
14	600–650	633	339.00–366.00	347.49
10	650–700	687	325.00–365.00	331.37
6	700–750	738	300.00–328.00	323.38
2	750–800	778	280.00–301.00	290.47
10	800–850	809	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	451.37
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	463	355.00–365.00	359.86
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	670	328.00–330.00	328.99
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	318	510.00–540.00	524.80
2	400–450	425	440.00–445.00	442.56
7	450–500	471	410.00–450.00	440.24
3	500–550	527	370.00–390.00	380.19
9	550–600	573	385.00–405.00	401.17
2	650–700	673	395.00–415.00	404.96
1	700–750	715	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	770	385.00	385.00
1	850–900	855	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	440.00–475.00	458.39
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	510.00–530.00	520.41
2	550–600	563	390.00–395.00	392.56
2	600–650	628	350.00–365.00	357.41
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	723	310.00–318.00	314.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	157.00–161.00	159.00
3	—	1,118	174.00–192.50	180.54
4	—	1,136	165.00–171.00	168.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	1,430	156.00–165.00	161.00
4	—	1,599	145.00–154.00	148.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	133.00	133.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,042	150.00–158.00	154.33
4	—	1,009	140.00–149.00	144.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	181.00–183.00	182.06
4	—	1,790	189.00–200.00	193.56
5	—	1,889	206.00–218.00	210.52

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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